Abhaya Hiranmayi is an Indian playback singer. She has recorded songs and provided backing vocals for film music in Malayalam and Telugu languages.[1]
Abhaya Hiranmayi | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Thiruvananthapuram, India |
| Occupation | Playback Singer, Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Early life and education
editBorn in a creatively inclined family in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. Hiranmayi did not take up any formal training in music until later. She learnt the basics of music from her mother Lathika, a postgraduate in music and a disciple of Prof. Neyyattinkara M.K. Mohanachandran and gained further knowledge by passively listening to musical lessons conducted by her father's brother, a professor at Swati Thirunal College of Music. Her father G. Mohan, was a programme producer for Doordarshan Kendra.[1]
Hiranmayi grew up in Thiruvananthapuram where she attended Carmel School. She studied engineering in Muslim Association College of Engineering Venjaramoodu Thiruvananthapuram before dropping out to pursue a career in music.
Abhaya was in a live-in relationship with composer Gopi Sundar, and in July 2018, Sundar revealed that they had been together for 9 years.[2] In May 2022, Gopi Sundar declared their break up by confirming his relationship with the singer Amrutha Suresh.
Career
editHiranmayi started off her career in 2014 providing backing vocals for Malayalam film songs.[citation needed] She made her debut through the song "Naku Penta Naku Taka" from the eponymous film, providing backup vocals in a Swahili dialect.[3] It was followed by "Thanne Thanne" from Dileep-Mamta Mohandas starrer Two Countries whose music composer, Gopi Sundar, used her voice as an interlude to the song. The same year, she crooned the song "Choti Zindagi" for the Telugu film Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju.[4] In 2016, she lent her vocals for the romantic ballad "Mazhaye Mazhaye" along with Karthik for the film James & Alice followed by Sathya directed by late Diphan and in the following year, "Koyikode Song", an ode to Kozhikode and its rustic music, composed by her longtime collaborator, Gopi Sundar for the Malayalam film Goodalochana became an instant hit post its release and got her first award at Asiavision Awards for excellence in singing.[5]
Discography
edit| Year | Film | Song | Composer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Naku Penta Naku Taka | "Naku Penta, Naku Taka" | Gopi Sundar | [citation needed] |
| 2015 | Vishwasam Athallae Ellaam | "No Foolakking" | Gopi Sundar | [citation needed] |
| 2015 | Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju | "Choti Zinagi" | Gopi Sundar | [4] |
| 2015 | Two Countries | "Thanne Thanne" | Gopi Sundar | [citation needed] |
| 2015 | James and Alice | "Mazhaye Mazhaye" | Gopi Sundar | [citation needed] |
| 2017 | Satya | "Njan Ninne Thedivarum" | Gopi Sundar | [citation needed] |
| 2017 | Goodalochana | "Koyikode Song" | Gopi Sundar | [citation needed] |
| 2017 | Two Countries | "Cheliya Cheliya Vidipoke Kalala" | Gopi Sundar | [citation needed] |
| 2020 | Joshua | "Cheliya Konda Konda Kondattom" | Gopi Sundar | [citation needed] |
| 2024 | Malaikottai Vaaliban | "Punnara Kattile Poovanatthil" | Prashant Pillai | [6] |
| 2024 | Kunddala Puranam | "Pularumbo Thotte" | Blesson Thomas | [7] |
References
edit- ^ a b Sathyendran, Nita (23 June 2016). "Notes of a Bohemian kind". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Singer Abhaya Hiranmayi in a live-in relationship with Gopi Sundar". Mathrubhumi. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Naku Penta Naku Taka music review - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Music Review: Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "Magic behind Koikode song". Deccan Chronicle. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "2 Countries (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP by Gopi Sundar on Apple Music". iTunes. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Song from 'Kundala Purana' sung by Abhaya Hiranmayi; Remarkable...(Malayalam)". 1 June 2024.