The raaga of 'Ninnukori Varnam' (Agni Natchathiram): listen for its bright, sunny pentatonic scale that skips two notes (no ma, no ni).
joyful, bright, auspicious
Mōhanaṁ is a audava (five-note) raaga in the Carnatic tradition.
in the raaga jeeva (life note) nyasa (resting note)
or tap any lit note to hear it
arohana / ascending
S R2 G3 P D2 S
avarohana / descending
S D2 P G3 R2 S
How to hear it
Life notes / jeeva
R2, G3, D2
Resting notes / nyasa
G3, P
Signature phrases / prayoga
Janta (dual-swara) phrases like ga ga pa pa dha dha; Datu/jump phrases like dha ga ri ga sa ri; PG phrasing where panchama is approached from gandharam
Ornament / gamaka
Sarva-swara-gamaka raga (all notes take gamaka); gandharam (G3) gets kampita/oscillation; rishabham (R2) and dhaivatham (D2) are oscillated
Easy to confuse with
Shivaranjani (same scale but with sadharana gandharam)
Bilahari and Mohanakalyani (share Mohanam's arohana)
Hindustani equivalent Bhoop/Bhopali
Listen for it
Mohana Rama (Tyagaraja)
Nannu Palimpa (Tyagaraja)
Kapali (Papanasam Sivan)
Sri Ranga Ranganathanin / Nilavum Malarum (Then Nilavu, A.M. Rajah–P. Susheela) film
Paarkathey Paarkathey (Gentleman, A.R. Rahman) film
Modal cousins
The same set of notes heard with a different note as Sa (graha bhedam). These raagas share this scale-shape.