Ragam of song 'unnai kaanaamal naan' from vishwaroopam

[cmr]

Hello,

The ragam of the pleasing song 'unnai kaanaamal naan' from the movie vishwaroopam seems to be Dwijavanthi. Can someone please confirm or give the correct ragam?

Thanks,
Hari

[vasanthakokilam]

It sounded more like Piloo / Mishra Piloo to me. Piloo in Hindusthani usually reminds me more of CM Kapi but I do not hear much of that in this song, so I am really not sure.
But my reference for mishra piloo is 'Raghu Pathi Ragava Raja ram' for thinking about these kinds of movie songs like in this fusion interpretation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SIjFaOMwu0 . That catchy instrumental interlude in the Viswaroopam song has some similarity to RPRRR.

You can hear the Vishwaroopam song here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo7dHH5k1OM

I am sure other forum members will correct me if needed and provide the right raga info. ( song itself starts after 30 or so seconds )

[cmr]

I think you are right. This song reminds me here and there of 'Andha Sivagami Maganidam' from 'Pattanathil Bootham', which I think is Kapi/Piloo (at least the beginning of the song). Thanks for the links. The medley version of this song is nice.

[Rsachi]

Sounds closer to Dwijavanti.

[Lakshman]

To me it sounds like mishra gArA.

[Rsachi]

Well, it is a mish-mash of many ragas but it has the signature of Jaijaivanti- the two Gas.. Listen to VKM's YouTube link at 2:10...

[vasanthakokilam]

Rsachi, I do hear what you point out at 2:10 but somehow it does not invoke Jaijaivanti for me. Definitely P M1 G3 M1 R2 G2 R2 S when played even by me evokes Jaijaivanti (it is quite a thrill indeed, good bang for the buck Amazing how that little G2 changes it so dramatically from Sahana to Jaijaivanti. Thanks to Arun for pointing this out to me a while back).
So that should do it but somehow not in that section of the song in that swara sequence.. May be the uccharaNai/Intonation is different. Just speculating.