Abhaya Hiranmayi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Thiruvananthapuram, India |
| Occupation(s) | Playback Singer, Actress |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Abhaya Hiranmayiis an Indian playback singer. She has recorded songs and provided backing vocals for film music in Malayalam and Telugu languages. [1]
Born 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.
Hiranmayi 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]
| Year | Film | Song | Composer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Naku Penta Naku Taka | "Naku Penta, Naku Taka" | Gopi Sundar | |
| 2015 | Vishwasam Athallae Ellaam | "No Foolakking" | Gopi Sundar | |
| 2015 | Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju | "Choti Zinagi" | Gopi Sundar | [4] |
| 2015 | Two Countries | "Thanne Thanne" | Gopi Sundar | |
| 2015 | James and Alice | "Mazhaye Mazhaye" | Gopi Sundar | |
| 2017 | Satya | "Njan Ninne Thedivarum" | Gopi Sundar | |
| 2017 | Goodalochana | "Koyikode Song" | Gopi Sundar | |
| 2017 | Two Countries | "Cheliya Cheliya Vidipoke Kalala" | Gopi Sundar | |
| 2020 | Joshua | "Cheliya Konda Konda Kondattom" | Gopi Sundar | |
| 2024 | Malaikottai Vaaliban | "Punnara Kattile Poovanatthil" | Prashant Pillai | [6] |
| 2024 | Kunddala Puranam | "Pularumbo Thotte" | Blesson Thomas | [7] |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pani | Jaya, Davi's Wife | Debut [8] |
Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra is an Indian playback singer and Carnatic musician. In a career spanning around five decades, she has recorded over 25,000 Songs in various Indian languages languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, Bengali, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Marathi, Tulu, Badaga, Banjara, Urdu, Assamese, Gujarati and Sanskrit as well as foreign languages such as Malay, Latin, Arabic, Sinhalese, Urdu (Pakistan), English and French.
Minmini is a South Indian film playback singer. She is best remembered for the song "Chinna Chinna Aasai" from Roja, the debut work of film composer A. R. Rahman, which was dubbed in Hindi as "Choti Si Asha". Most of her songs are in Tamil, most of them composed by Ilaiyaraaja and A. R. Rahman. Her Malayalam songs include "Souparnikamritha" from Kizhakkunarum Pakshi, "Oonjal Urangi", and "Neelaraavi" from Kudumbasametham. She has lent her voice to songs from films including Enga Thambi (1993), Karuththamma (1994), and Thevar Magan (1992). She made a comeback in 2015 with the song "Kanmaniye" from Mili.
Sujatha Mohan is an Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. She has also sung for Kannada, Badaga, Hindi and Marathi and more languages movies. As of 2021, she had recorded more than 18,000 songs. She is celebrated as the Melody Queen of South India or Gana kokilam, she is known by various affectionate titles: Bhava Gayika in Kerala, and Innisai Kuyil in Tamil Nadu. She was affectionately known as "Kavikkuyil Sujatha" in Ceylon due to her association with the hit song from the movie Kavikkuyil. She is also known for her extensive history of collaboration with music composers like A. R. Rahman, Ilaiyaraja, M. M. Keeravani, Koti, Vidyasagar, Mani Sharma, and with the playback singers K. J. Yesudas, Hariharan, and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, over the years. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest expression singer in India. Her husky voice and versatile singing style have garnered her a massive fan base.
Chinmayi Sripada, known mononymously as Chinmayi, is an Indian singer and voice actress who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu films. Noted for her wide vocal range and versatility, she is one of the most popular singers in South India .She rose to fame for her critically acclaimed song "Oru Deivam Thantha Poovae" from Kannathil Muthamittal (2002), directed by Mani Ratnam and composed by A. R. Rahman. She debuted as a voice actress in Sillunu Oru Kaadhal (2006) rendering her voice for Bhumika Chawla, after being referred by one of A. R. Rahman's sound engineers. She debuted as a composer with a short lullaby titled Laali, which she also sang and released as part of Instagram's #1MinMusic.
N. S. Nithya, known professionally as Nithya Menen is an Indian actress and singer who works predominantly in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada films. Having appeared in over 59 films, she is noted for her strong portrayals. Menen is a recipient of several accolades including a National Film Award, four Filmfare Awards South, two South Indian International Movie Awards and two Nandi Awards.
Gopi Sundar C. S. is an Indian music director, programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works in the Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil film industries.
Pranayavarnangal is a Malayalam romantic film released in 1998. Directed by Sibi Malayil, the script was written by Jayaraman Kadambat and Sachidanandan Puzhankara. Suresh Gopi, Manju Warrier, Divya Unni and Biju Menon appeared in leading roles.
Nazriya Nazim Fahadh is an Indian actress, producer and singer who primarily works in Malayalam and Tamil films. Known for her strong women portrayals, Nazriya is a recipient of several accolades including two Kerala State Film Awards, one Tamil Nadu State Film Award and one Filmfare Award South.
Divya S. Menon is an Indian musician and television anchor from Kerala. Divya is a playback singer in Malayalam cinema, who has also recorded songs for Tamil and Telugu films. Divya started anchoring musical shows in Asianet Cable Vision (Thrissur) and has done musical shows in Yes Indiavision (Mementos) and Kairali Channels.
Sithara Krishnakumar is an Indian playback singer, composer, lyricist, classical dancer and an occasional actor. She predominantly works in Malayalam cinema in addition to Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Sithara is a well known singer who is trained in Hindustani and Carnatic classical music traditions and is also a recognised ghazal singer. She is the recipient of several awards which includes three Kerala State Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer.
Naku Penta Naku Taka is a 2014 Malayalam-language Indian film directed by Vayalar Madhavan Kutty and produced by Gokulam Gopalan. This is the first Malayalam film shot in Kenya. It stars Indrajith Sukumaran, Bhama, Murali Gopy and Shankar.
Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kranthi Madhav, starring Sharwanand and Nithya Menen. The music was composed by Gopi Sundar with cinematography by Gnana Shekar V.S. and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao. The film released on 6 February 2015.
Premam (transl. Love) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language coming-of-age romantic drama film co-written and directed by Chandoo Mondeti. It is a remake of the 2015 Malayalam film of the same name, and features Naga Chaitanya and Shruti Haasan, portraying the respective roles played by Nivin Pauly and Sai Pallavi in the original, whilst Madonna Sebastian and Anupama Parameswaran reprise their roles from the original. Venkatesh and Nagarjuna appear in guest roles. The plot shows Vikram and his friends' life from teenage to adulthood.
Kavya Ajit is an Indian singer, violinist and a live performer born in Kozhikode, Kerala. Apart from Malayalam, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Having trained in Carnatic Classical Music and Western classical style of Violin, she has performed in concerts and stage shows across the world.
2 Countries is a Telugu film directed by N. Shankar starring Sunil and Manisha Raj. It is the remake of the Malayalam film, 2 Countries (2015). The film is also produced by Shankar under the Banner of Mahalakshmi Arts. Gopi Sundar composed music for this film while C. Ram Prasad and Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao handled the cinematography and editing departments respectively. The film released on 29 December 2017.
Namasthe Bali is a 2015 Malayalam language film produced by Minhal Mohammed Ali under the banner of Minhal Productions. The film stars Roma Asrani in the lead role along with Aju Varghese, Devan, Neena Kurup, Balu Varghese and Noby Marcose. The film is directed by K V Bijoy. The music is composed by Gopi Sundar. The screenplay is based on a story written by Dhinil Babu and Devadas. The film was a comeback for Roma to the Malayalam film field after a three year gap. The film is also considered as an unofficial remake of the Bollywood film Queen due to its similar storyline.
Mohammed Maqbool Mansoor is an Indian playback singer and lyricist who works in the Malayalam films. He is known for his works in Ennu Ninte Moideen, Charlie and Trance.
Bangalore Days is the soundtrack to the 2014 Malayalam film of the same name directed by Anjali Menon. It Stars Nivin Pauly, Dulquer Salmaan, Fahadh Faasil and Nazriya Nazim in lead roles. The musical score composed and produced by Gopi Sundar, featured six songs with lyrics written by Rafeeq Ahamed, Santhosh Varma, Anna Katharina Valayil and Sundar. The soundtrack through Muzik 247 label on 30 April 2014, with the song "Maangalyam" preceded as a single on 9 April 2014. The music was well received by critics and audiences and won numerous accolades.
Bhale Bhale Magadivoy is the soundtrack to the 2014 film of the same name directed by Maruthi Dasari starring Nani. The soundtrack featured five songs composed by Gopi Sunder, and lyrics written by Ramajogayya Sastry, Sri Mani, and Bhaskarabhatla Ravi Kumar. The soundtrack was released by Lahari Music on 15 August 2014, after three songs from the album were preceded as singles.
"Jigelu Rani" is an Indian Telugu-language song composed by Devi Sri Prasad, with lyrics by Chandrabose and recorded by Rela Kumar and Ganta Venkata Lakshmi for the soundtrack album of the 2018 film Rangasthalam. The song features Pooja Hegde as the lead, along with Ram Charan.
| Authority control databases: Artists |
|---|
