Compositions of Chitravina N Ravikiran

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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Compositions of Chitravina N Ravikiran
  • 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.

  • 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:
    Notation can be found here

  • 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

  • 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 sadA

    A: 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 dheera

    AP: bandha vidAra rukmiNi tAra
    Agama sAra yAdava veera

    C...

  • 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 kaNNA

    A: 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 purivAi

    A: mati nayam mihunda vAkpati vANi dhavaLAmbari

    C1: patita pAvani ...

  • 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
    parAparAti rahasy...

  • 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:

  • 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
    ...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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.

  • 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 ravikiraN

    P: 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...

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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’

    P
    smarAmi sadA kShitijA ramaNam
    smarAti manOharam Atma dhanam

    AP
    smarAja karArchita pAda yugam
    sm...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.