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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 'Gramaphone', 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 Swapnakkoodu, 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. 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 Rasathanthram(2006). She played as a guy in the half and the movie went on to became a block buster. Her next movie, Vinodayathra was again with Sathyan Anthikkad who repeated her in his 3rd consecutive movie. She then starred in critically acclaimed movie Ore Kadal. The movie was showcased in various film festivals and won several awards. Her performance as a innocent middle class woman won praise 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 introduced her to film field, was the director of Calcutta News.
Tamil
Meera's Tamil film entry made her a well-known star in the South. The success of Tamil film Run and 'Bala'(2002) have given her the chance to work with popular actors of the Tamil industry. She won the Film fare Best Female debut actress award for Run. The success of the films led her to work with famed directors like Mani Ratnam in Aayitha Ezhuthu and SS Stanley in Mercury Pookkal. Meera has acted in more than ten Tamil films.
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. Meera's biggest Telugu hit was Bhadra with Ravi Teja in the male lead. Her other Telugu films are Raraju, Maharadhi, Yamagola Malli Modalayindi, Gorintaku and latest film is Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu, 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
- 2003, National Film Award for Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam
Filmfare Awards
- 2002, Filmfare Best Female Debut (Tamil), Run
- 2003, Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam), Kasthoorimann[3]
- 2006, Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam), Achuvinte Amma
- 2007, Filmfare Award for Best Actress (Malayalam), Ore Kadal[4]
Kerala State Film Award
- 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 Awards
- 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
Asianet Film Awards
- 2003, Jeeva- Asianet Film Award for Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam[5]
- 2004, Jeeva- Lux- Asianet Film Award for Best Actress, Perumazhakkalam[6]
- 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[7]
- 2004, Mathrubhumi - Medimix Award for Best Actress, Perumazhakkalam[8]
Other Awards
- 2001, Bharathan Award For Best Female Debut Actress, Soothradharan[9]
- 2002, Dinakaran Award For Best Female Debut Actress, Run[10]
- 2003, National Film Academy Award for Best Actress, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam.
- 2003, Kaveri-Film Critics Award, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam[11]
- 2003, Kerala Film Audience Council Award, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam
- 2003, Kerala Film Critics Association Award, Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam[12]
- 2004, Tikkurishi Award for Best Actress, Perumazhakkalam.[13]
- 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[14]
- 2007, Amrita Film Award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal[15]
- 2007, Sreevidya Puraskaaram (Best Actress), Ore Kadal[16]
- 2007, Tharangini Film Award for Best Actress, Ore Kadal
- 2008, Dubai AMMA award for Best Actress, Calcutta News
Filmography
Malayalam Films
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Cast |
| 2009 | Casanova | Filming | Rosshan Andrrews | Mohanlal , Lakshmi Rai |
| 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 |
| 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 | Malaiyoor Mambattiyaan | (Filming) | 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 (film) | 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 | Aakasha Ramanna | Ashok | Shivaji, Alluri Naresh | |
| 2009 | A Aa E Ee | Shrinivasa Reddy | Srikanth, Sadha | |
| 2009 | Bangaru Babu | Neelu | J. Sreenivasa Rao | Jagapathi Babu |
| 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 |
| 2008 | Devaru Kotta Thangi | Om Saiprakash | Shivarajkumar | |
| 2009 | Ijjodu | Cheeni | M S Sathyu | Anirudh |
| 2007 | Arasu | Aishwarya | Mahesh Babu | Puneet Rajkumar, Divya Spandana |
| 2004 | Maurya | Alamelu | S. Narayan | Puneet Rajkumar |
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