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Meera Jasmine (born Jasmine Mary Joseph on 15 February 1984) is an Indian actress from Kerala. She won India's National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 for her role in 2003 Malayalam film Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilaapam.
Early life
Born as Jasmine Mary Joseph to Joseph Philip and Aleyamma in Kuttappuzha, Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India.she is a Syrian Christian by birth.She has two sisters and two brothers. She has a brother named Georgy who accompanied her in many sets. She completed her schooling in Mar Thoma Residential School in Tiruvalla, before her entry into films.
Career
A chance meeting with Malayalam screenwriter Lohithadas gave way to her debut in Malayalam Cinema through the movie Soothradharan in 2001.[1]
Soothradharan did not do well at the box office. However, she continued to receive offers from Malayalam and Tamil film-makers, including the 2002 Tamil films Run and Bala.
The success of Run made her a well-known star in Kollywood. She acted in a number of Tamil movies with popular actors, and then proceeded to work with director Mani Ratnam in the film Aayitha Ezhuthu.
She entered Telugu cinema in 2004 with Ammayi Bagundi and Gudumba Shankar. She also entered Kannada cinema in 2004 with the film Mourya, in which she co-starred with Puneet Rajkumar.
After making her entry into all four South Indian languages, she has acted concurrently in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Her successful movies include Achuvinte Amma (Malayalam), Bhadra (Telugu) and Rasatantram (Malayalam). Her 2005 Tamil film Sandakozhi completed 200 days at the box office.
Her latest film, Arrasu, in Kannada is a super hit and Meera has got rave reviews. Rajnikant is said to have shown interest in remaking this film in Tamil with his son-in-law Dhanush.[citation needed]
Personal life
Despite being a Christian by birth, Meera Jasmine is known for visiting Hindu temples.[2] She is a self-confessed fan of Tamil cinema's composer Ilayaraaja.[3] She currently lives in Panampilly Nagar in Kochi.
Awards
| YEAR | AWARD | MOVIE |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Filmfare Best Female Debut Actress | Run |
| 2003 | Lux - Asianet Film Award for Best Actress | Kasthoorimann |
| 2004 | Filmfare Award for Best Actress | Padam Onnu: Oru Vilaapam |
| 2004 | Mathrubhumi - Medimix Award for Best Actress | Padam Onnu: Oru Vilapam |
| 2004 | Lux- Asianet Film Award for Best Actress | Padam Onnu: Oru Vilaapam |
| 2004 | Vanitha-Chandrika Film Award For Best Actress | Perumazhakalam |
| 2004 | State Film Award for the Best Actress | Perumazhakalam |
| 2004 | National Film Award for Best Actress | Padam Onnu: Oru Vilapam |
| 2005 | Filmfare Award for Best Actress | Achuvinte Amma |
| 2005 | Lux - Asianet Film Award for Best Actress | Achuvinte Amma |
Filmography
Tamil films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Cast |
| 2007 | Nepali | (filming) | V. K. Durai | Bharath |
| 2007 | Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram | Shweta | Suresh Krishna | Dhanush, Archana |
| 2007 | Thirumagan | Ayyakka | Rathnakumar | S.J. Suryah, Malavika |
| 2006 | Mercury Pookkal | Anbu Chelvi | S.S.Stanley | Srikanth, Samiksha |
| 2005 | Sandakozhi | Hema | Linguswamy | Vishal |
| 2005 | Kasthuri Maan | Uma | Lohitadas | Prasanna |
| 2004 | Aayitha Ezhuthu | Sasi | Maniratnam | Madhavan, Surya Sivakumar, Esha Deol, Trisha Krishnan, Siddharth |
| 2004 | Joot | Meera | Azhagam Perumal | Srikanth |
| 2003 | Anjaneya | Divya | Maharajan | Ajith |
| 2003 | Pudhiya Geethai | Sushi | Jagan | Vijay, Amisha Patel |
| 2002 | Bala | Aarthi | Deepak | Shaam |
| 2002 | Run | Priya | Linguswamy | Madhavan |
Malayalam films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Cast |
| 2007 | Calcutta News | announced | Blessy | Dileep |
| 2007 | Ore Kadal | filming | Shyamaprasad | Mammootty |
| 2007 | Vinodayathra | Anupama | Sathyan Anthikkad | Dileep, Sita, Parvati |
| 2007 | Rathri Mazha | Meera | Lenin Rajendran | Vineeth |
| 2006 | Rasathanthram | Kanmani | Sathyan Anthikkad | Mohanlal |
| 2005 | Achuvinte Amma | Ashwathy | Sathyan Anthikkad | Urvashi, Narain |
| 2004 | Perumazhakkalam | Raziya | Kamal | Dileep, Vineeth, Kavya Madhavan |
| 2003 | Chakram | Indrani | Lohitadas | Prithwiraj |
| 2003 | Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam | Shahina | T.V.Chandran | Mamukoya |
| 2003 | Swapnakoodu | Kamala | Kamal | Prithwiraj, Kunchacko Boban, Bhavana, Jayasurya |
| 2003 | Kasthoorimaan | Priyamvada | Lohitadas | Kunchacko Boban |
| 2003 | Gramaphone | Jennifer | Kamal | Dileep, Navya Nair |
| 2001 | Soothradharan | Shivani | Lohitadas | Dileep |
Telugu films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Cast |
| 2007 | Yamagola Malli Modalayindi | (Filming) | Shrinivasa Reddy | Srikanth, Venu |
| 2006 | Maharadhi | Kalyani | P. Vasu | Balakrishna, Sneha, Jayapradha |
| 2006 | Raraju | Jyothi | Uday Shankar | Gopichand, Ankitha |
| 2005 | Bhadra | Anu | Boyapati Srinu | Ravi Teja |
| 2004 | Gudumba Shankar | Gowri | Veera Shankar | Pawan Kalyan |
| 2004 | Ammayi Bagundi | Janani/Satya | Balashekharan | Shivaji |
Kannada films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Cast |
| 2006 | Arasu | Aishwarya | Mahesh Babu | Puneet Rajkumar, Ramya |
| 2004 | Maurya | Alamelu | S. Narayan | Puneet Rajkumar |
References
- ^ "A multi-hued Jasmine". The Hindu. 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ^ "'I didn't think of winning a National Award'". rediff.com. 2004-08-24. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ^ "Up close with Meera Jasmine". BizHat.com. Retrieved 2007-05-27.