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'''Revati''' is a [[rāga]]m in [[Carnatic music]] (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an ''audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a ''[[janya]]'' rāgam (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven ''[[swara]]s'' (musical notes).

In [[Hindustani music]] a raga that closely resembles ''Revati'' is ''[[Bairagi|Bairagi Bhairav]]''.<ref name="raganidhi">''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras</ref> It is said to evoke ''Karuṇa'' [[rasa (aesthetics)|rasa]] (pathos).<ref name="raganidhi" /> This scale has also been used in chanting [[Vedas]].

Arohanam- S R1 M1 P N1 S

Avarohanam- S N1 P M1 R1 S

==Structure and Lakshana==
''Revati'' is a symmetric rāgam that does not contain ''gāndhāram'' or ''dhaivatam''. It is a pentatonic scale (''audava-audava'' ragam<ref name="raganidhi" /><ref name="ragas">''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications</ref> in Carnatic music classification – ''audava'' meaning 'of 5'). Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see [[Swara#Swaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms):

*[[Arohana|{{IAST|ārohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC|S|R1|M1|P|N2|S'|foot=yes}}
*[[Avarohana|{{IAST|avarohaṇa}}]] : {{svaraC|S'|N2|P|M1|R1|S|foot=yes}}
(notes used in this scale are ''shuddha rishabham, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, kaisiki nishadham'')

''Revati'' is considered a ''janya'' rāgam of ''[[Ratnangi]]'', the 2nd ''[[Melakarta]]'' rāgam, though it can be derived from other melakarta rāgams, ''[[Vanaspati (Raga)|Vanaspati]]'', ''[[Hanumatodi]]'', ''[[Natakapriya]]'', ''[[Vakulabharanam]]'' or ''[[Chakravakam (raga)|Chakravakam]]'', by dropping both ''gāndhāram'' and ''dhaivatam''.

==Popular compositions==
''Revati'' rāgam lends itself for elaboration and exploration and has many compositions. Here are some popular ''[[kriti]]s'' composed in ''Revati''.

*''Jagannatha anatharakshaka'' by Subba Rao
*''Nanati baduku'' by [[Annamacharya]]
*''Rogaharane krupasagara'', ''Siri Ramana'' By [[Jagannatha Dasa]]
*''Mahadeva shiva shambho'' by Thanjavur Sankara Iyer
*'' Bho shambho shiva shambho svayambho'' by [[Dayananda_Saraswati_(Arsha_Vidya)|Swami Dayananda Saraswati]]
*''navaratna bhushanalankrte'' by Kollegal R Subramanian
*''Vâni Vēna Pâni'' by [[Kalyani Varadarajan]]

[[Lalgudi Jayaraman]] has also composed a melodious ''Thillana'' in this rāgam.

== Film Songs ==
=== Language:[[Tamil language|Tamil]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Movie
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Illam Sangeetham Athil
|[[Avan Aval Adhu]]
| rowspan="4" |[[M. S. Viswanathan]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Vani Jairam]]
|-
|Mandhira Punnagai
|[[Manal Kayiru]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]],B. S. Sasireka
|-
|Viral Meetaal
|Pennai Solli Kutramillai
|[[P. Susheela]]
|-
|Maragatha Megam
|Meegathukum Thaagam undu
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[P. Susheela]]
|-
|Ninaithaal Unaithan
|Unnidathil Naan (1986)
|Thayanban
|[[K.J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jairam]]
|-
|Anandha Thagam
|Vaa Indha Pakkam
|[[Shyam (composer)|Shyam]]
|[[Deepan Chakravarthy]], [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Kanavu Ondru
|[[Oru Odai Nadhiyagirathu]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Illayaraja]]
|[[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Sangeetha Jathimullai
|[[Kaadhal Oviyam]]
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|-
|Durga Durga
|[[Priyanka (1994 film)|Priyanka]]
|[[K. S. Chithra]]
|-
|Adadaa Aghangaara Arakka Kaigalil
|[[Pithamagan]]
|rowspan=2|[[K.J. Yesudas]]
|-
|Kannurangu Ponmayile
|[[Idhu Namma Aalu (1988 film)|Idhu Namma Aalu]]
|[[K. Bhagyaraj]]
|-
|Bhuvaneswari Arul
|[[Thaye Neeye Thunai]]
|[[Raveendran]]
|[[K.J. Yesudas]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
|-
|Vizhigal Meydaiyam Imaigal
|[[Kilinjalgal]]
|[[Vijaya T. Rajendar]]
|Kalyan, [[S. Janaki]]
|-
|Kaakha Kaakha
|[[Naan Avanillai (2007 film)|Naan Avanillai]]
|[[Vijay Antony]]
|[[Vijay Antony]], [[Charulatha Mani]],Megha,Vinaya,Maya
|}

== Tamil Devotional Songs ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Album
!Composer
!Singer
|-
|Guru Bhagavane Saranam
|Sri Guru Bhagavan
| Veeramani Kannan
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
|}

==Related rāgams==
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

In Japanese/Western music Revati corresponds to [[Insen scale]]

=== ''Graha bhedam'' ===
''Revati's'' notes when shifted using ''[[Graha bhedam]]'', yields 2 other pentatonic rāgams, namely, ''[[Shivaranjani]]'' and ''[[Sunadavinodini]]''. ''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the ''shadjam'' to the next note in the rāgam. See ''[[Graha bhedam#Shivaranjani|Graha bhedam on Shivaranjani]]'' for more details and an illustration.

===Scale similarities===
*''[[Madhyamavati|Madhyamāvati]]'' is a rāgam which has the ''chathusruthi rishabham'' in place of the ''shuddha rishabham''. Its ''{{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}}'' structure is S R2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 P M1 R2 S

==Notes==
{{notelist|30em}}

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

{{Melakarta ragas|state=collapsed}}
{{Janya}}

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