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'''Meera Jasmine''' ([[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] മീര |
'''Meera Jasmine''' ([[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] മീര ജാ, [[Tamil language|Tamil]] மீரா ஜாஸ்மின், [[Telugu language|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 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] movies. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Meerah Jasmine was born on February 15, 1984 in Kuttappuzha, Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta in Kerala. Born as Jasmine Mary Joseph to Joseph and Aleyamma, a[[Marthoma|Marthomite]] by birth, she completed her schooling in Mar Thoma Residential School, Thiruvalla. |
Meerah Jasmine was born on February 15, 1984 in Kuttappuzha, [[Thiruvalla]], Pathanamthitta in [[Kerala]]. Born as Jasmine Mary Joseph to Joseph and Aleyamma, a[[Marthoma|Marthomite]] by birth, she completed her schooling in Mar Thoma Residential School, [[Thiruvalla]]. |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Not born into a family of actors, Meerah was an unnoticed talent. She was introduced to the industry by Lohithadas. |
Not born into a family of actors, Meerah was an unnoticed talent. She was introduced to the industry by [[Lohithadas]]. |
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==== Malayalam ==== |
==== Malayalam ==== |
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Meerah made her debut in the Malayalam film Soothradharan in 2001 directed by [[Lohithadas]] opposite [[Dileep (actor)|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 Meerah. 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 paired with Malayalam superstars- |
Meerah made her debut in the Malayalam film Soothradharan in 2001 directed by [[Lohithadas]] opposite [[Dileep (actor)|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 Meerah. 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 paired with Malayalam superstars-[[Mohanla]]l in 'Rasathantram' (2006) and recently with [[Mammootty]] in 'Ore Kadal' (2007). She won her second state award for [[Ore Kadal]] |
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==== Tamil ==== |
==== Tamil ==== |
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Meera's Tamil film entry made her a well-known star in the South. The success of Tamil films [[Run (2002 film)|Run]] and Bala in 2002 have given her the chance to work with popular actors of the |
Meera's Tamil film entry made her a well-known star in the South. The success of [[Tamil]] films [[Run (2002 film)|Run]] and Bala in 2002 have given her the chance to work with popular actors of the [[Tami]]l 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. |
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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. |
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. |
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==== Telugu and Kannada ==== |
==== Telugu and Kannada ==== |
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Meerah 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 |
Meerah 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 [[Kannad]]a film Arrasu is also a hit. |
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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. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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== Controversy == |
== Controversy == |
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1696170.cms |title=Jasmine sparks row by entering temple|work=The Times of India|accessdate=2006-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1039126 |title=Tryst with god costs Meera dear |work=DNA |accessdate=2006-07-02}}</ref> |
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1696170.cms |title=Jasmine sparks row by entering temple|work=The Times of India|accessdate=2006-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1039126 |title=Tryst with god costs Meera dear |work=DNA |accessdate=2006-07-02}}</ref> |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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Revision as of 03:10, 21 November 2008
Meera Jasmine (മീര ജാസ്മി൯) | |
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| Born | Jasmine Mary Joseph |
Meera Jasmine (Malayalam മീര ജാ, 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
Meerah Jasmine was born on February 15, 1984 in Kuttappuzha, Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta in Kerala. Born as Jasmine Mary Joseph to Joseph and Aleyamma, aMarthomite by birth, she completed her schooling in Mar Thoma Residential School, Thiruvalla.
Career
Not born into a family of actors, Meerah was an unnoticed talent. She was introduced to the industry by Lohithadas.
Malayalam
Meerah 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 directorKamal. 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 Meerah. 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 paired with Malayalam superstars-Mohanlal in 'Rasathantram' (2006) and recently with Mammootty in 'Ore Kadal' (2007). She won her second state award for Ore Kadal
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
Meerah 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.
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.[1][2][3]
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.[4][5]
Awards
- 2002, Filmfare Best Female Debut (Tamil), Run
- 2003, Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam), Kasthoorimann[6]
- 2006, Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam), Achuvinte Amma
- 2008, Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam), Ore Kadal[7]
- 2003, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam
- 2007, Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal.
Tamil Nadu State Film Award
- 2005,Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress (Special Award), Kasthuri Maan
V Shantaram Awards
- 2003,V Shantaram Award for Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam.
- 2007,V Shantaram Award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal
- 2003, Jeeva- Asianet Film Award for Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam[8]
- 2004, Jeeva- Lux- Asianet Film Award for Best Actress, Perumazhakkalam[9]
- 2005, Jeeva- Lux- Asianet Film Award for Best Actress, Achuvinte Amma
- 2007, Jeeva- Lux- Asianet Film Award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal
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
- 2003, Mathrubhumi - Medimix Award for Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam[10]
- 2004, Mathrubhumi - Medimix Award for Best Actress, Perumazhakkalam[11]
Other Awards
- 2001, Bharathan Award For Best Female Debut Actress, Soothradharan[12]
- 2002, Dinakaran Award For Best Female Debut Actress, Run[13]
- 2003, National Film Academy Award for Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam.
- 2003, Kaveri-Film Critics Award, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam[14]
- 2003, Kerala Film Audience Council Award, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam
- 2003, Kerala Film Critics Association Award, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam[15]
- 2004, Tikkurishi Award for Best Actress, Perumazhakkalam.[16]
- 2005, Amrita Film Fraternity Award for Best Actress, Achuvinte Amma
- 2006, Jeevan TV-Mastro Mania award for Best Actress, Rasathanthram
- 2007, Dubai AMMA award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal
- 2007, Fokana award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal[17]
- 2007, Amrita Film Award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal[18]
- 2007, Sreevidya Puraskaaram (Best Actress), Ore Kadal[19]
Filmography
Malayalam Films
Tamil Films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Cast |
| 2009 | Mammatiyan | Thyagarajan | Prashanth | |
| 2009 | Mariyadhai | (Filming) | Vikraman | Vijayakanth |
| 2008 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 2008 | Bangaru Babu | J. Sreenivasa Rao | Jagapathi Babu | |
| 2008 | 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 |
External links
Reference Link
- ^ "Meera Jasmine in love with Mandolin Rajesh". chennai365.com. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
- ^ "Meera confirms her love with Rajesh". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2008-01-28.
- ^ "Meera Jasmine will not marry for 2 years!". MSN. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ "Jasmine sparks row by entering temple". The Times of India. Retrieved 2006-07-01.
- ^ "Tryst with god costs Meera dear". DNA. Retrieved 2006-07-02.
- ^ Filmfare: Manassinakkare bags four awards
- ^ 55th annual Tiger Balm South Filmfare Awards-Chennai-Cities-The Times of India
- ^ Asianet award for Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine
- ^ "Kazcha" bags five "Ujjala-Asianet" Film Award-2005 '
- ^ Mathrubhumi film awards for Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine
- ^ "Perumazhakalam" bags 11 "Mathrubhumi-Medimix" Award
- ^ My-Kerala.com: News
- ^ 16-07-03
- ^ The Hindu : Film critics' awards announced
- ^ Mohanlal gets Kerala Film Critics association award : Down South News : ApunKaChoice.Com
- ^ Thikkurushi award for Meera Jasmine and Prithviraj
- ^ Mammootty and Meera win Fokana awards, നല്ല നടന് മമ്മൂട്ടി, നടി മീര
- ^ The Hindu : Kerala / Kochi News : Amrita film awards announced
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200810161640.htm