Almost every carnatic musician becomes familiar with this raga when they become performers. In a typical carnatic kutcheri the first song (after the varnam) is a prayer to Ganesha, the god who is believed to remove all obstacles. Many kritis have been composed by different composers in raga Nattai. This melody is full of verve and sets the tone for a concert in the beginning.
Here are some carnatic kritis in raga Nattai.
Here is some popular Tamil movie songs based on this raga.
There is no Hindustani raag that directly corresponds to carnatic raga Nattai. Raag Jog has some resemblance though the characteristics of these two ragas are distinct (raag Jog makes one feel more contemplative and has a different structure in the musical notes).
Here are some popular movie songs based on raag Jog.
For details raga Nattai is a janya (derivative) of the 36th mela (parent) raga Chalanata. The scale is as follows :
SR3G3M1PD3N3S - SN3PM1R3S (SNPMGMRS)
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