Manavinala

Manavinala is a Carnatic music composition performed by vocalist T. M. Krishna as the second track on his December Season 2009 album. The recording features a single extended rendition lasting 15 minutes and 15 seconds. Krishna interprets the kriti in the raga Shanmukhapriya, a complex melakarta scale associated with emotional depth and technical intricacy.

The album December Season 2009 was released in 2009 under the label Charsur Digital Workstation in digital media format. The release captures live or studio performances from Krishna’s repertoire during the annual December Music Season in Chennai, a period marked by intensive Carnatic music concerts. The recording emphasizes traditional alapa, neraval, and kalpana swaram sections, though specific lyrical or compositional attribution remains undocumented in available sources.

T. M. Krishna accompanies the vocal delivery with characteristic phrasing and improvisational techniques. The track omits instrumental or percussive credits, suggesting either a solo performance or an uncredited ensemble. The production aligns with Charsur Digital Workstation’s focus on archiving and distributing classical Indian music in high-fidelity digital formats. No commercial chart performance, certification, or alternate versions of this recording are publicly recorded.

The broader December Season 2009 release includes other tracks by Krishna, but the full tracklist and total runtime remain partially documented. The album serves as a representative sample of Krishna’s interpretive approach during this phase of his career, prior to his later experimental and socially engaged musical projects.