Atana

For other uses, see Atana (disambiguation).

Atana

Mela	29th, Shankarabharanam
Arohanam	S R₂ M₁ P N₃ Ṡ
Avarohanam	Ṡ N₃ D₂ P M₁ P G₃ R₂ S

Atana, Athana or Adana (अठाण / अठाणा / अडाणा) is a raga (musical scale) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). It is a Janya raga (derived scale), whose Melakarta raga (parent, also known as janaka) is the 29th Melakarta Sankarabharanam, 29th raga, commonly known as Dhirasankarabharanam in the Melakarta system. There is also a Hindusthani raaga named Adana (अडाणा), however, it is unrelated.

Atana is very common in drama music. The note structures include, "Sadja, Chatusruti Rishabha, Suddha Madhyama, Pancama, Chatusruti Dhaivata, Kaisiki Nishada and as a rare feature, Kakali Nishada in descent."

It is considered to be a very catchy raga that gives a stage flavor for a musician when everything is going dull in a concert. It stimulates the audience by its qualities of Veeram (courage).

Structure and Lakshana

Parent scale Shankarabharanam with Shadjam at C

Atana is one of those rare organically developed Raga where it doesn't adhere to strict ascending and descending order but has phrases which are used in interwoven patterns in its improvisation. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

• ārohaṇa : S R₂ M₁ P N₃ Ṡ
• avarohaṇa : Ṡ N₃ D₂ P M₁ P G₃ R₂ S

The swaras used are chatushruti rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chatushruti daivatam and kakali nishadam. Atana is a bhashanga raga (kind of raga where the arohana and avarohana are not strictly followed). That is, it has two anyaswaras (alien notes; foreign swaras). They are sadharana gandharam (G2) and kaishiki nishadham (N2).

Popular Compositions

Here are some more compositions set to Atana.

Type	Composition	Composer	Tala
Kriti	Amba Nee Irangayenil	Papanasam Sivan	Adi
Kriti	Sri Rama Nama	Papanasam Sivan	Adi
Kriti	Kannan Maligaikke	Papanasam Sivan	Adi
Kriti	Atla Palukuduvu	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Amma Dharmasamvardhani	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Mumoorthulu Gummi	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Rara Raghuveera	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Rama Namamu Janma	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Kattu Jesinaavu	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Chedebuddhi Maanura	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Sita Lakshmana Sahitham	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Ye Papamu Jesitira Rama	Thyagaraja	Khanda Chapu
Kriti	Narada Gana Lola	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Bhajana Seya Rada	Thyagaraja	Rupaka
Kriti	Sripa Priya Sangitopasana	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Ela Nee Daya Radu(Balakanakamaya)	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Ilalo Pranatarthi Harudanuchu	Thyagaraja	Adi
Kriti	Anupama Gunaambudhi	Thyagaraja	Khanda Chapu
Kriti	Herambaya Namaste	Muthuswami Dikshitar	Rupakam
Kriti	Shri Madhurambikaya Rakshithoam	Muthuswami Dikshitar	Misra Chapu
Kriti	Brihaspate Tara Pate	Muthuswami Dikshitar	Tisra Triputa
Kriti	Sri Vaidyanatham Bhajami	Muthuswami Dikshitar	Adi
Kriti	Mahalingeshvaraya Namaste	Muthuswami Dikshitar	Adi
Kriti	Sri Dakshinamurthim Sada	Muthuswami Dikshitar	Khanda Eka
Kriti	Vamanka Sthithaya	Muthuswami Dikshitar	Khanda Eka
Kriti	Thyagarajo Virajate Maharaja	Muthuswami Dikshitar	Rupakam
Kriti	Kulukaga Nadavaro Kommalaala	Annamacharya	Adi
Kriti	Kadiri Nrusimhudu	Annamacharya	Adi
Kriti	Sakala Graha Bala (5th Navaratna Malike)	Purandara Dasa	Khanda Chapu
Kriti	Bagilanu Teredu	Kanakadasa	Khanda Chapu
Kriti	Sri Rama Namame	Bhadrachala Ramadasu	Adi
Kriti	Madhura Madhura Venugitam	Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi	Adi
Kriti	Brindha Mallikabharana	Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi	Rupaka
Kriti	Velli Nilavinile	Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi	Rupaka
Kriti	Gopakumara	Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi	Rupaka
Padam (Telugu)	Evate Thalunamma	Kshetrayya	Misra Chapu
Padam (Telugu)	Dakkithinante	Kshetrayya	Misra Chapu
Padam (Tamil)	Thiruvottriyur Thyagarajan	Ghanam Krishna Iyer	Roopakam
Padam (Tamil)	Summa Summa Varuguma Sugam	Ghanam Krishna Iyer	Adi
Padam (Tamil)	Ariven Ayya	Ghanam Krishna Iyer	Adi
Varnam	Ninne Nera Namminanura	Thuraiyur Rajagopala Sharma	Adi
Varnam	Sarasijanabha Kim	Swathi Thirunal	Adi
Padam (Malayalam)	Kantha Thava Pizha	Swathi Thirunal	Adi
Padam (Telugu)	Valapu Thalavasama	Swathi Thirunal	Misra Chapu
Padam (Sanskrit)	Sadhu Jane	Swathi Thirunal	Roopakam
Kriti	Sarasayata Lochana	Swathi Thirunal	Adi
Kriti	Sri Kumara Nagaralaye	Swathi Thirunal	Adi
Bhajan	Sumarana Kar	Swathi Thirunal	Adi
Kriti	Dharma Marga Pala	Swathi Thirunal	Dhruva
Kriti	Khelati Mama Hridhaye	Sadasiva Brahmendra	Adi
Kriti	Karunasagara	Mayavaram Vedanayagam Pillai	Adi
Kriti	Ishanin Porpadha	Mayavaram Vedanayagam Pillai	Adi
Kriti	Maname Nee Maravadhe	Mayavaram Vedanayagam Pillai	Adi
Kriti	Shri Mahaganapatim Bhajeham	Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur	Adi
Kriti	Vaachaama gocharundani	Mysore Sadasiva Rao	Adi
Kriti	Parama Pavani	Annaswamy Sastri	Adi
Kriti	Tirumal Nam Perumal	Manachanallur Giridharan	Aegam
Tillana	Tillana	Nallan Chakravartula Krishnamacharyulu	Adi
Kriti	Pranamamyaham Shiva Parvathi Sutham	Hari Sundareswara Sharma	Adi
Kriti	Hariyum Haranum	M. D. Ramanathan	Adi

Film Songs

Language:Tamil

Song	Movie	Composer	Singer
Varugiraal Unnai Thedi	Thanga Padhumai	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	M. L. Vasanthakumari, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
Kathavai Saathadi	Ratha Kanneer	C. S. Jayaraman	M. L. Vasanthakumari
Thillana Dance	Krishna Bhakthi	S. V. Venkatraman	P. A. Periyanayaki
Yaar Tharuvar Intha Ariyasanam	Mahakavi Kalidas	K. V. Mahadevan	T. M. Soundararajan
Mayangugiraal	Pasamalar	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy	P. Susheela
Baala Kanakamaya	Salangai Oli	Illayaraja	S. Janaki
Yaaradhu Yaro Yaro	Yathumaagi	James Vasanthan	Belli Raj,Srimathumitha

Tamil Serials

Yamuna nadhiyin sooriya thogai Dheerga Sumangali 2005-2006 Abinaya Creations

Language : Telugu

Song	Movie	Composer	Singers
Joharu Sikhipincha maulee	Sri Krishna Vijayamu	Pendyala (composer)	P. Susheela
Oho bangaaru pichukaa	Bangaru Pichika	K. V. Mahadevan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Bala Kanakamaya Chela	Sagara Sangamam	Ilaiyaraaja	S. Janaki