Essence or ragam vasantha

      Ragam vasantha has many beautiful compositons to its credit.I was recently listening to seethamma mayamma by Thyagaraja swamigal and Ramchandram Bhavayami by dikshitar .Both the compositons are in the same raaga and I could find a distinct similarity in the way both the kritis were handled.It was soulful without much complicated sangatis.Even a first time performer can render these kritis with aplomb.The raagam doesn't have the panjamam that is the swaram PA.Most notable film songs include minsara khanna from the movie padayappa.
       The way Rahman handled the raagam was fantastic.Someone without the knowledge of karnatic music can relate the swarams handled in the later part of the song.