Hanumatodi

It is a difficult rāgam to perform in owing to its complexity in prayoga (phrases of notes and intonation).

Hanumatodi has many janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of which Asaveri, Janatodi, Dhanyasi, Punnagavarali and Shuddha Seemanthini are popular.

Thāye Yashoda, composed by Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi, is a very well known composition, in the Tamil language.

A popular varnam in the Todi rāgam is Erā Nāpai by Patnam Subramania Iyer, one of the famous composers of Carnatic music.

Other popular compositions are: Anandaraman and Mayavaram Venu Ragamalika (Hanumatodi, Mukhari, Kanakangi) Todi's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 5 other major melakarta rāgams, namely, Kalyani, Shankarabharanam, Natabhairavi, Kharaharapriya and Harikambhoji.