Kamalapthakula (Raga: Brindavanasarang; Tala: Adi)

Kamalapthakula is a Carnatic music composition rendered by M. Balamuralikrishna in the album Thyagaraja Vaibhavam, Vol 4. The track appears as the sixth entry on the release and spans a duration of 6 minutes and 28 seconds. The composition is set to Raga Brindavanasarang and follows the Adi tala rhythmic cycle.

The album Thyagaraja Vaibhavam, Vol 4 was released on June 12, 2009 under the label Nadham Music Media. The format of the release is digital media. The work features interpretations of compositions attributed to the 18th-century composer Tyagaraja, though specific details about the lyrical content or historical context of Kamalapthakula are not provided in the available documentation.

M. Balamuralikrishna, the primary artist, was a vocal exponent of Carnatic music known for his contributions as a composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. His rendition in this track reflects the structural and melodic conventions of the Brindavanasarang raga, characterized by its pentatonic ascent and heptatonic descent in the melakarta system. The accompaniment details, if any, are not explicitly recorded in the source material.

The album forms part of a multi-volume series dedicated to Tyagaraja’s compositions, though the total number of volumes in the series and the selection criteria for the tracks remain undocumented. The label Nadham Music Media specialized in classical Indian music releases during the late 2000s, with a focus on preserving and distributing traditional and contemporary interpretations of Carnatic repertoire.