There is yet another variation of folk song known as the Chintu. According to the ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INDIAN LITERATURE Volume 2, " Chintu is a song composed and sung on different occasions such as in the worship of a particular deity or in the daily prayers of the school children. The former is called Kavati chintu and the latter Ennai chintu. Kavati chintu describes the greatness of the deity and the landscape where the temple is situated."
Agathiyar's "Shanmuga Nayagan Thotram" is set to this beat. This beautiful composition from Agathiyar on his Guru Lord Murugan. Agathiyar, explains the many instances and forms where Lord Murugan appears. View the song on page 33 of SIDDHARGAL VALANGIYA ERAI PAADALGAL. Listen to it at http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=td00327