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Meerah's biggest [[Telugu]] hit was Bhadra with Ravi Teja in the male lead. Her other [[Telugu]] films are Raraju, Maharadhi, Yamagola Malli Modalaindi, Gorintaku and upcoming film Maa Aayana Chantipilladu, in which she is paired for a second time with Sivaji.
Meerah's biggest [[Telugu]] hit was Bhadra with Ravi Teja in the male lead. Her other [[Telugu]] films are Raraju, Maharadhi, Yamagola Malli Modalaindi, Gorintaku and upcoming film Maa Aayana Chantipilladu, in which she is paired for a second time with Sivaji.



==Personal life==
It is reported by media that she will be marrying U. Rajesh, a [[mandolin]] artist. Rajesh and Meera have formally confirmed the love they have for each other. Rajesh is the brother of notable mandolin artist [[U. Srinivas]]. However, according to Meera Jasmine, she will not be marrying Rajesh for another two years, till her on-going film commitments are over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennai365.com/news/meera-jasmine-in-love-with-mandolin-rajesh/ |title=Meera Jasmine in love with Mandolin Rajesh|work=chennai365.com|accessdate=2008-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/36172.html |title=Meera confirms her love with Rajesh|work=IndiaGlitz|accessdate=2008-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.in.msn.com/southcinema/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1225892 |title=Meera Jasmine will not marry for 2 years!|work=MSN|accessdate=2008-02-07}}</ref>


== Controversy ==
== Controversy ==

Revision as of 01:57, 23 December 2008

Meera Jasmine
Born
Jasmine Mary Joseph

Meera Jasmine (Malayalam മീര ജാസ്മിൻ, Tamil மீரா ஜாஸ்மின், Telugu మీరా జాస్మిన్, Kannada ಮೀರಾ ಜಸ್ಮಿನ್) (born Jasmine Mary Joseph on February 15, 1984) is an national award -winning Indian film actress who appears in various regional Indian movies.

Early life

Meera Jasmine was born on February 15, 1984 in Kuttappuzha, Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta in Kerala. Born as Jasmine Mary Joseph to Joseph and Aleyamma, a Marthomite by birth, she completed her schooling in Mar Thoma Residential School, Thiruvalla.

Career

Not born into a family of actors, Meera was an unnoticed talent. She was introduced to the industry by Lohithadas.

Malayalam

Meera made her debut in the Malayalam film Soothradharan in 2001 directed by Lohithadas opposite Dileep. Though the film flopped, she received offers from other languages. She has starred in a dozen Malayalam films in her six-year career. Her second film was directed by ace director Kamal, alongside Navya Nair, opposite Dileep. Her role as a Jewish girl was appreciated by Malayalam cine goers. Her third movie was a romantic comedy along side Prithviraj, Kunchako Boban, Jayasurya, and Bhavana under director Kamal. Her performance was appreciated and the movie was success at the box office. among the five main characters, one who scored the most was again Meera. She got real attention in Malayalam cinema with the movie Kasthoorimann directed by her mentor Lohithadas. She was able to enact both comedy and sentimental scenes with equal fervor. She received her first film fare award for her performance in Kasthoorimann. The film was also a success in box office running for 100 days. The same year, she acted in T V Chandran's much acclaimed Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam. She played a 15-year-old Muslim girl who was forced to marry an older man. She not only received state award, but also National Award for Best actress and many other awards beating many strong contenders like Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen. Then came another soul-stirring performance as Raziya in Perumazhakkalam alongside Kavya Madhavan. In the movie 'Achuvinte Amma'(2005), she has enacted the young, adorable character Achu, with extraordinary ease that she seemed to live the character, instead of acting. She then paired with Mohanlal in 'Rasathantram' (2006). She played as a guy in the half and the movie went on to became a block buster. Her next movie, Vinodayathara was again with Satyan Anthikadu who repeated her in his 3rd consecutive movie. She then starred in critically acclaimed movie Ore Kadal. The movie was showcased in various film fstivals and won several awards. Her perfomance as a innocent middle class women won praises from various corners. Media quoted her as, "Matching step with the megastar in this histrionic race is Meera Jasmine who amazes you with a stunning delineation of her difficult role." Her next movie was Calcutta News with Dileep Blessy, who intoduced her to film field. Then she starred in the movies of Satyan Anthikadu and Kamal, hr fourth film with both directors in a six year career. She is currently banned from Malayala Film since she didnt act in the movie,Twenty 20

Tamil

Meera's Tamil film entry made her a well-known star in the South. The success of Tamil films Run and Bala in 2002 have given her the chance to work with popular actors of the Tamil industry. She won the Filmfare Best Female debut actress award for Run. The success of the films led her to work with famed directors like Mani Ratnam in Aayudha Ezhuthu and SS Stanley in Mercury Pookkal. Meerah has acted in more than ten Tamil films. Her recent Tamil film, Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram, with Dhanush as her male lead, was a colossal flop. In her film Nepali, where she was the love interest of Bharath also bombed badly. Meerah Jasmine is now paired against senior actor Vijayakant for his next film to be directed by Vikraman.

Telugu and Kannada

Meera Jasmine became famous in Telugu film industry with her first film (dubbed from Tamil) "Run". She has not only showed her presence in the Telugu films in 2004 with Ammayi Bagundi and Gudumba Shankar but also entered Kannada cinema by co-starring with Puneet Rajkumar in Maurya. Her latest Kannada film Arrasu is also a hit. Meerah's biggest Telugu hit was Bhadra with Ravi Teja in the male lead. Her other Telugu films are Raraju, Maharadhi, Yamagola Malli Modalaindi, Gorintaku and upcoming film Maa Aayana Chantipilladu, in which she is paired for a second time with Sivaji.


Controversy

She offered prayers and bowed to Lord at Raja Rajeshwara temple at Taliparamba in Kerala where the entry of non-Hindus is prohibited. This led to a controversy and sparked off a protest by Hindu devotees. Later, she paid Rs. 10,000 as penalty to the temple authorities.[1][2]

Awards

National Film Awards

Filmfare Awards

Kerala State Film Award

Tamil Nadu State Film Award

  • 2005,Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress (Special Award), Kasthuri Maan

V Shantaram Awards

Asianet Film Awards

Vanitha Film Awards

  • 2004,Vanitha-Chandrika Film Award For Best Actress , Perumazhakkalam
  • 2007,Vanitha-Nipon Paint Film Award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal

Mathrubhumi Film Awards

Other Awards

Filmography

Malayalam Films

Year Title Role Director Cast
2008 Rathri Mazha Meera Lenin Rajendran Vineeth
2008 Minnaminnikoottam Charulatha Kamal Narain, Indrajith, Jayasurya, Roma, Samvrutha Sunil, Radhika
2008 Innathe Chintha Vishayam Kamala Sathyan Anthikkad Mohanlal
2008 Calcutta News Krishnapriya Blessy Dileep, Indrajith, Vimala Raman, Manasa
2007 Ore Kadal Deepti Shyamaprasad Mammootty, Narain, Ramya Krishnan
2007 Vinodayathra Anupama Sathyan Anthikkad Dileep, Sita, Parvati Menon, Mukesh
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 Lohithadas Prithwiraj
2003 Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam Shahina T. V. Chandran Suja Karthika
2003 Swapnakkoodu Kamala Kamal Prithwiraj, Kunchacko Boban, Bhavana, Jayasurya
2003 Kasthoorimann Priyamvada Lohithadas Kunchacko Boban
2002 Gramaphone Jennifer Kamal Dileep, Navya Nair
2001 Soothradharan Shivani Lohithadas Dileep

Tamil Films

Year Title Role Director Cast
2009 Mammatiyan Thyagarajan Prashanth
2009 Mariyadhai (Filming) Vikraman Vijayakanth
2009 Adhi Narayana (Filming) Vettri Dev
2008 Nepali Priya V. Z. 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 N. Linguswamy Vishal
2005 Kasthuri Maan Uma Lohithadas Prasanna (actor),Tamil
2004 Aayitha Ezhuthu Sasi Mani Ratnam 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 N. Linguswamy Madhavan

Telugu Films

Year Title Role Director Cast
2009 Bangaru Babu Neelu J. Sreenivasa Rao Jagapathi Babu
2009 A Aa E Ee Srikanth, Sadha
2008 Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu Rajeswari Raja Vannem Reddy Sivaji, Sangeetha
2008 Gorintaku Lakshmi VR Pratap Dr. Rajasekhar, Arti Agarwal
2007 Yamagola Malli Modalayindi Aishwarya Shrinivasa Reddy Srikanth, Venu
2007 Maharadhi Kalyani P. Vasu Balakrishna, Sneha, Jayapradha
2006 Raraju Jyothi Uday Shankar Gopichand
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
2009 Ijjodu M S Sathyu Anirudh
2008 Devaru Kotta Thangi Om Saiprakash Shivarajkumar
2007 Arasu Aishwarya Mahesh Babu Puneet Rajkumar, Divya Spandana
2004 Maurya Alamelu S. Narayan Puneet Rajkumar