Atana
Athana is a raga in Carnatic music. It is a Janya raga, whose Melakarta raga is Dheerasankarabharanam, 29th raga, commonly known as Shankarabharanam in the Melakarta system.
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.
Structure and Lakshana
Its structure is as follows :- Arohana| :
- Avarohana| :
Popular Compositions
Here are some more compositions set to Atana.| Type | Composition | Composer | Tala |
| kriti | atla palukaduvu | Tyagaraja | Adi |
| kriti | amma dharma-samvardhani | Thyagaraja | Adi |
| Kriti | Narada-gana Lola | Thyagaraja | Adi |
| Kriti | Sripa-priya Sangitopasana | Thyagaraja | Adi |
| Kriti | Ela nee daya radu | Thyagaraja | Adi |
| Kriti | Ilalo pranatartti harudanuchu | Thyagaraja | Adi |
| Kriti | Anupama Gunaambudhi | Thyagaraja | Khanda Chapu |
| kriti | Herambaya namaste | Muthuswami Dikshitar | Rupakam |
| Kriti | Brihaspate tara pate | Muthuswami Dikshitar | Tisra Triputa |
| kriti | Sri vaidyanatham bhajami | Muthuswami Dikshitar | Adi |
| Kriti | Kulukaga Nadavaro Kommalaala | Annamacharya | Adi |
| Kriti | sakala graha bala nine | Purandara Dasa | Khanda chapu |
| kriti | madhura madhura venugitam | Uttukadu Venkata kavi | Adi |
| Varnam | Sarasijanabha Kim | Swathi Thirunal | Adi |
| Padam | Kantha Thava Pizha | Swathi Thirunal | Adi |
| Padam | Valapu Thalavasama | Swathi Thirunal | Misra Chapu |
| Padam | 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 | Amba nee iranga enil | Papanasam Sivan | Adi |
| Kriti | Karunasagara | Vedanayagam pillai | Adi |
| Kriti | Shri Mahaganapatim Bhajeham | Jayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur | Adi |
| Kriti | Vaachaama gocharundani | Mysore Sadasiva Rao | Adi |
| Kriti | Parama Pavani | Annaswamy Sastri | Adi |
| Devotional | Tirumal Nam Perumal | Manachanallur Giridharan | Aegam |
| Film Song | Yar Tharuvar Indha Ariyasanam | K V Mahadevan | Adi |
| Thillana | Thillana Composition | Nallan Chakravartula Krishnamacharyulu | Adi |
| kriti | Pranamamyaham shiva-parvati-sutam | Hari Sundareswara Sharma | Adi |
Film Songs
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- Varugiraal Unnai Thedi, Composer:Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, Singers:M. L. Vasanthakumari, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi
- Yaar Tharuvar Intha Ariyasanam, Composer:K. V. Mahadevan, Singers:T. M. Soundararajan
- Baala Kanakamaya, Composer:Illayaraja, Singers:S. Janaki