Tillana

A Tillana or thillana is a rhythmic piece in South Indian Carnatic music that is generally performed at the end of a concert and widely used in classical indian dance performances. It was popularised by Dr. M Balamuralikrishna, Lalgudi Jayaraman and some other musicians  A Tillana uses tala-like phrases in the pallavi and anupallavi, and lyrics in the charanam.

The thillana is based on the tarana which was introduced by Amir Khusrau (1253-1325 CE).

Popular Compositions
BY Lalgudi Jayaraman
 * Kadanakuthuhalam Thillana
 * Mohanakalyani Thillana
 * Khamas Thillana
 * Mand Thillana
 * Revathi Thillana
 * Dwijavanthi Thillana

BY M. Balamuralikrishna
 * Brindavani Thillana
 * Kadanakuthuhalam Thillana
 * Kunthalavarali Thillana
 * Garudadhwani Thillana
 * Jaya Ragamalika Thillana (Kalyani Raga)

BY OTHER COMPOSERS
 * Kalinga Narthana Thillana composed by Sri Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi (Ragam: Gambhira Natta)
 * Dhanashree Thillana composed by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal and tuned by Lalgudi Jayaraman
 * Khamas Thillana composed by Patnam Subramania Iyer (Ragam: Khamas)
 * Kaapi Thillana, composed by Ganesh and Kumaresh Rajagopalan
 * Basant Bahar Thillana, composed by Maharajapuram Santhanam
 * Behag Thillana, composed by Veene Sheshanna
 * Behag Thillana, composed by Abhishek Raghuram
 * Dwijavanthi Thillana by Bharat Sundar