Compositions of Chitravina N Ravikiran
Chitravina N Ravikiran (born 1967) is a prodigious musician and prolific composer. Ravikiran has handled various traditional Carnatic forms like kriti, varnam, tillana, javali and padam as well as North Indian forms like bhajans and folk forms like chindu. He has also innovated a form called swarakrti. He is also a rare example of a composer to have used five languages – Sanskrit, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi. Most of his compositions include the signature phrase (mudra), Ravi-Shashi and a few rare ones sport the word, Ravikiran. He has also composed practice forms for students such as geetams. Some of his popular compositions are included here.
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Mandata giri nivasa - Lalita - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful composition of Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran, Mandata giri nivasa in the lilting raga, Lalitha set to Roopakam. This composition is part of the Jyotirlinga Krtis on the Amaleshwar Deity in Omkareshwar.
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Bhagavatagre - Lalitha panchamam - Khanda chapu - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful Krti of Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran in Lalitha panchamam, Bhagavatagre set to Khanda chapu, taught by Vid.Lakshmi Nagaraj .
Lyrics can be found below:
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Tillana - Sindubhairavi - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful Tillana of Chitravina N Ravikiran in Sindubhairavi, set to Adi, taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran.
Notation can be found here
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Janakaja mata - Deshakshi - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful krti of Chitravina N Ravikiran in Deshakshi, Janakaja mata set to Adi, taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran.
Lyrics can be found below:
P: janakajA mAtA seetA samEta
janaka jAmAta pAlayamAm sadAA: jana kaShTa nivAraNa nipuNa (sat) kAma
janaka parAkrama sAg... -
Nanda kishora - Raghupriya - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful krti of Chitravina N Ravikiran in Raghupriya, Nanda kishora set to Adi, taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran.
Lyrics can be found below:
P: nanda kishOra navaneeta chOra
shata kOTi mAra sundara dheeraAP: bandha vidAra rukmiNi tAra
Agama sAra yAdava veeraC...
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Kaman kanaihal - Hindolam Varnam - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful Varnam of Shri Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran in Hindolam, Kaman kanaihal set to Adi, taught by Vid. Anahita Ravindran. Lyrics can be found below:
P: kAman kaNaihaL ennai tuLaipadu kaNdum
uLLam urugAdO kaNNAA: tAmarai mugam ravi shashi nayanamE
tArakam ena nin t... -
Shruti layam inaya - Dhavalambari - Roopakam - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful Krti of Shri Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran in Dhavalambari, Shruti layam inaya set to Roopakam, taught by Composer himself. Lyrics can be found below:
P: shruti layam iNaiya bhAratiyE dayai purivAiA: mati nayam mihunda vAkpati vANi dhavaLAmbari
C1: patita pAvani ...
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Parashakti pavani - Vasantabhairavi - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful Krti of Shri Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran in Vasantabhairavi, Parashakti pavani set to Adi, taught by Composer himself. Lyrics can be found below:
P: parAshakti pAvani (dEvi)
parAsakhtuDaina nannu brovumu (parAshakti)A: parAkElanamma paramEshwari
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Sharade - Sunadavinodini - Mishra Chapu - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful Krti of Shri Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran in Sunadavinodini, Sharade set to Mishra Chapu, taught by Composer himself. Lyrics can be found below:
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Kanavilum nanavilum - Bilahari - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful Krti of Shri Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran in Bilahari, Kanavilum nanavilum set to Adi, taught by Vid. Bhargavi Balasubramanian. Lyrics can be found below:
P: kanavilum nanavilum nee pada kamala smaraNE koDaiyya
AP: anavaratamum ninnu nambi bandEnE
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Samaja gamani - Reetigowla - Roopakam - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful Krti of Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran in Reetigowla, Samaja gamani set to Roopakam, taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran & Vid. Bhargavi Balasubramanian. Lyrics are provided below:
P : sAmaja gamani shivE pArvati trilOka janani
A : sAma nigama vinuta padE shyAmalE...
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Namamyaham - Vivahapriya - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran (Wedding Songs)
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This composition is from the Wedding Songs Series. This is a general wedding prayer song, composed...
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Tillana - Ravichandrika - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn this beautiful Tillana in the raga Ravichandrika set to Adi talam, a composition of Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran taught by composer itself. The lyrics are provided below:
Tillana - Ravichandrika - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
(Pallavi Starts after 29/32 - 3 before the beat. AP a...
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Phani mani - Mohanakalyani - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful composition in the raga Mohanakalyani set to Adi tala composed and taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran. The notation can be found here.
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Smara smara - Desh Bhajan - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn this beautiful Bhajan in Desh, Smara smara set to Adi, composed and taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran. Notation can be found here. Lyrics are included below:
rAgam- dEsh
tAlam- Adi
chitravINA ravikiraNP: smara smara smara janakam hEy mAnava
smara smara sura kanakam hEmAm... -
Mandara mamalai - Kutoohalam - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful composition in the raga Kutoohalam set to Adi tala taught by the composer Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran. Lyrics are provided below:
Mandara mamalai - Kutoohalam - Adi - Ravikiran Dashavatara Ratna Mala - Koormam SRMNDPNS - SNDPMGRS (29 Janyam)
P: mandara mAmalai tAn...
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Sama saramana - Reetigowla - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful composition Sama saramana in the raga reetigowla set to Adi tala composed and taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran. The notation can be found here
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Ashtadasharagamalika Varnam - Ragamalika - Adi - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn to sing the beautiful 18-raga ragamalika varnam composed by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran. Find the notation here
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Smarami sada- Gambheeravani - Adi Tala - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn Smarami sada, a beautiful composition of Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran in Raga Gambheeravani set to Adi tala taught by the composer himself.
Charanam features word play with the phrase ‘mana’
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smarAmi sadA kShitijA ramaNam
smarAti manOharam Atma dhanamAP
smarAja karArchita pAda yugam
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Palayamam - Hamsadhwani - Roopakam - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn a beautiful composition in Hamsadhwani raga set to roopaka tala composed and taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran.
The notation for this composition can be found here -
Kalaimahale – Hindolam - Chitravina Ravikiran
Learn the beautiful Hindolam geetham, Kalaimahale, a composition of Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran taught by the composer himself. The notation is provided in the Perfecting Carnatic Music Level 1 e-book.
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Manchi Samayamide - Devamanohari - Adi tala - Chitravina N Ravikiran - Varnam
Learn the rare Devamanohari varnam, Manchi samayamaide, a composition of Shri Chitravina N Ravikiran, set to Adi talam, taught by the guru himself. The notation is provided in the Perfecting Carnatic Music 2 ebook.
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Arulavendum – Devamanohari – Adi Tala - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the composition Arulavendum, set to Devamanohari ragam and Adi Talam, composed and taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran.
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Dayanidhe- Shankarabharanam - Adi Tala - Chitravina N Ravikiran
Learn the composition Dayanidhe, in raga Dheerashankarabharanam, set to Adi Tala, composed and taught by Sangeet Samrat Chitravina N Ravikiran.