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Meera Jasmine
Born
Jasmine Mary Joseph

(1982-02-15) 15 February 1982 (age 42)
Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
OccupationFilm actress
Years active2001–present
AwardsNational Film Award for Best Actress
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
HonoursKalaimamani (2009)

Jasmine Mary Joseph,[1] known professionally as Meera Jasmine, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Meera made her debut in 2001 with the Lohithadas film Soothradharan. She went on to star in various commercial and critically successful films in south Indian languages making her one of the successful actresses of the 2000s.

She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 for her role in Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam, and is a two-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.[citation needed] She also received the Kalaimamani award from the Government of Tamil Nadu.[2]

Early life

Meera Jasmine was born 15 February 1982[3] in Kuttapuzha village, Thiruvalla,[1][4] Kerala to Joseph and Aleyamma.[5] She was the fourth of five children.[6] She has two sisters, Jiby Sara Joseph and Jeny Susan Joseph,[7] who has also acted in films,[8] and two brothers, one of them, George worked as an assistant cinematographer.[citation needed]

She completed her schooling in Bala Vihar, Thiruvalla and Marthoma Residential School, Thiruvalla. She appeared for her Higher Secondary Exams in March 2000. She had enrolled for a BSc degree in Zoology at Assumption College, Changanassery and completed nearly three months when she was spotted by director Blessy (who was then an assistant director to director Lohithadas) and offered a role in Soothradharan.[citation needed]

Meera had initially wanted to study and become a doctor and never had dreamed of becoming a film star.[1] She stated, "I was just an ordinary girl. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine being in films. I had not acted even in school plays. I never was the artistic type, I never thought I could dance, and I had not even thought of myself as being beautiful".[9] She also said that Lohithadas "is like a father figure and my guru. He initiated me into films with Soothradharan and I owe it all to him".[4]

Career

Malayalam

Meera Jasmine made her debut in the Malayalam film Soothradharan.[10] Her second film was Gramophone, directed by Kamal, in which she appeared alongside Navya Nair and Dileep.[10] Her role as a Jewish girl was appreciated by Malayalam critics. Her third film was Swapnakkoodu, a romantic comedy alongside Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kunchako Boban, Jayasurya, and Bhavana under director Kamal. Her performance was appreciated and the film was a high commercial success.[1] Among the five main characters, the one who scored the most was again Meera.[11]

She rose to fame in Malayalam cinema with the film Kasthooriman directed by her mentor Lohithadas,[12] where she played a happy go lucky yet emotionally complex character. She received her first Filmfare award for her performance in Kasthooriman. The film was a success at the box office, running for 100 days.[citation needed] The same year, she acted in T. V. Chandran's acclaimed Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam. She played a 15-year-old Muslim girl who was forced to marry an older man, for which she was awarded a State Award and the National Award in addition with several other awards.[13] It was followed by her performance as Raziya in Perumazhakkalam alongside Kavya Madhavan.

In the film Achuvinte Amma (2005), she enacted the young, adorable character Achu.[14] She then paired with Mohanlal in Rasathanthram (2006). She played as a girl pretending to be a boy due to the pressure of circumstances in the first half of the film . The film went on to become a commercial success. Her next film with Dileep – Vinodayathra, which again was directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. She was next featured opposite Mammootty in the critically acclaimed film Ore Kadal. The film was showcased in film festivals and won awards. Her performance as an innocent middle-class woman won praise from audiences. 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" .[citation needed] Her next film was Calcutta News with Dileep. Blessy, who introduced her to film field, was the director of Calcutta News. More than a year later, she played the role of a playback singer in Rajeev Anchal's Paattinte Palazhy.[15]

After a brief hiatus, she began committing films by late 2012. She was keen in choosing more women-centric roles and in Babu Janardhanan's Lisammayude Veedu, a sequel to the 2006 film Achanurangatha Veedu, her role was that of a serial rape victim. She acted opposite Mohanlal in Siddique's comedy film Ladies and Gentleman. Her latest project is Shajiyem's Ms. Lekha Tharoor Kanunnathu, a fantasy film.[16] In 2014, she starred opposite Jayaram in Sugeeth's family film, Onnum Mindathe, but the film failed at the box office. She signed up for Ithinumappuram, a period film based in the 1970s, in which she plays a highly orthodox and rich Nair woman who falls in love with someone from a lower caste and gets married against her parents' will.[17]

After that, she acted in the movie Mazhaneerthullikal directed by V. K. Prakash but the movie was not released. In 2016, she co-starred with Anoop Menon, Joju George and Kaniha in the crime thriller 10 Kalpanakal directed by Don Max, but the film was not a theatrical success. However, the film received rave reviews from critics and was praised for its script, direction and cast.

In 2018, Meera made a comeback after a gap of two years with a guest appearance in Kalidas Jayaram starrer Poomaram directed by Abrid Shine. After a long hiatus, in 2022 Meera joined hands with Sathyan Anthikad for a family entertainer 'Makal' alongside Jayaram. The film received decent reviews and Meera was praised for her subtle act.

Tamil, Telugu and Kannada

Meera Jasmine's Tamil debut was Run, directed by Lingusamy, which became a high success in Tamil Nadu and made her a sought-after actress.[1] The success of Run and gave her the chance to work with the established actors of the Tamil film industry.Though her successive films did not fare as well,[1] she was noticed by director Mani Ratnam who gave her a role in Aayutha Ezhuthu.[1] She later appeared in N. Lingusamy's Sandakozhi and SS Stanley's Mercury Pookkal.[18] Her latest Tamil film, Mambattiyan got released in December 2011.[19][20]

Meera Jasmine became noted in the Telugu film industry with Run, the dubbed version of the same-titled Tamil film. She was seen in the Telugu films in 2004 with Ammayi Bagundi and Gudumba Shankar, also entered Kannada cinema by co-starring with Puneet Rajkumar in Maurya. Her Kannada film Arasu again with Puneet Rajkumar and Ramya was a hit. Her other Kannada films include Devaru Kotta Thangi and Ijjodu. Ijjodu, in which she played Chenni, a Basavi woman, who ends up becoming a sex worker, was screened at four prestigious domestic film festivals and garnered critical acclaim.[21]

Meera Jasmine's biggest commercial success in Telugu remains Bhadra with Ravi Teja in the male lead. Her other Telugu films are Raraju, Maharadhi, Yamagola Malli Modalayindi, Gorintaku and Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu, in which she is paired for a second time with Sivaji.[citation needed]

Personal life

In 2008, she said in an interview that she will be marrying Mandolin Rajesh, "but not for the next two or three years".[22] Meera married to Anil John Titus on 9 February 2014 who works as an engineer in Dubai.[23]

Controversy

In 2006, she offered prayers at Rajarajeshwara 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 ₹10,000 (US$120) as penalty to the temple authorities to conduct the purification rituals.[24][25]

In 2008, she faced an unofficial ban in the Malayalam film industry issued by the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), after she refused to shoot for Twenty:20, a film distributed by actor Dileep for AMMA.[26][27] Meera however said that she was not aware of a ban and that she was continuing shooting for Malayalam films.[22]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
List of Meera Jasmine film credits
Year Title Role Language Notes
2001 Soothradharan Shivani Malayalam Debut
2002 Run Priya Tamil Debut in Tamil cinema
Bala Aarthi Tamil
2003 Kasthoorimann Priyamvada Malayalam
Pudhiya Geethai Sushi Tamil
Gramophone Jennifer/ Jenny Malayalam
Swapnakkoodu Kamala Malayalam
Anjaneya Divya Tamil
Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam Shahina Malayalam
Joot Meera Tamil
Chakram Indrani Malayalam
2004 Ammayi Bagundi Janani,
Satya		 Telugu Debut in Telugu cinema
Aayutha Ezhuthu Sasi Tamil
Maurya Alamelu Kannada Debut in Kannada cinema
Gudumba Shankar Gowri Telugu
Perumazhakkalam Raziya Malayalam
2005 Achuvinte Amma Ashwathy/ Achu Malayalam
Bhadra Anu Telugu
Kasthuri Maan Uma Tamil
Sandakozhi Hema Tamil
2006 Mercury Pookkal Anbu Chelvi Tamil
Rasathanthram Kanmani/ Velayuthankutty Malayalam
Raraju Jyothi Telugu
2007 Arasu Aishu Kannada
Maharadhi Kalyani Telugu
Thirumagan Ayyakka Tamil
Vinodayathra Anupama/ Anu Malayalam
Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram Shweta Tamil
Yamagola Malli Modalayindi Aishwarya Telugu
Ore Kadal Deepti Malayalam
2008 Calcutta News Krishnapriya Malayalam
Innathe Chintha Vishayam Kamala Malayalam
Nepali Priya Tamil
Minnaminnikoottam Charulatha/ Charu Malayalam
Rathri Mazha Meera Malayalam
Gorintaku Lakshmi Telugu
Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu Rajeswari Telugu
2009 Mariyadhai Chandra Tamil
Bangaru Babu Meera Telugu
A Aa E Ee Kalyani Chandram Telugu
Devaru Kotta Thangi Lakshmi Kannada
2010 Aakasa Ramanna Tara Telugu
Sivappu Mazhai Samyuktha Tamil
Ijjodu Chenni Kannada
Pen Singam Meghala Tamil
Hoo Jasmine Kannada
Paattinte Palazhy Veena Malayalam
Four Friends Gowri Malayalam
2011 Ilaignan Meera Tamil
Mohabbat Sajna Malayalam
Mambattiyan Kannaathal Tamil
2012 Aathi Narayana Laila Tamil
2013 Lisammayude Veedu Lisamma Malayalam
Ladies and Gentleman Aswathy/Achu Malayalam
Moksha Moksha Telugu
Ms Lekha Tharoor Kaanunnathu Lekha Malayalam
2014 Inga Enna Solluthu Rajeshwari Tamil
Vingyani Kaveri Tamil
Onnum Mindathe Syama Malayalam
2015 Ithinumappuram Rukmini Malayalam
2016 Pathu Kalpanakal Shazia Akbar Malayalam
2018 Poomaram Herself Malayalam Cameo
2022 Makal Juliet Malayalam
2023 Vimanam Shwetha Telugu Cameo[28]
Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth Angel Simon Malayalam [29] [30]
2024 Paalum Pazhavum Sumi Malayalam [31]
Swag Uthphalaa Devi / Revathi Telugu Dual role[32]
The Test † TBA Tamil Completed[33][34]

Awards and honours

List of Meera Jasmine awards and honours
Award Year Award Category Awarded Work Ref.
National Film Awards 2004 Best Actress Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam
Kerala State Film Awards 2004 Best Actress Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam, Kasthuri Maan
2007 Best Actress Ore Kadal
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2005 Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize Kasthuri Maan
Tamil Nadu Government Honour 2009 Kalaimamani Art - Various movies in Tamil Cinema Industry
Kerala Film Critics Association Awards 2005 Best Actress Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam [citation needed]
Filmfare Awards South 2006 Filmfare Award for Best Actress Achuvinte Amma
2007 Filmfare Award for Best Actress Kasthoorimann [citation needed]
2008 Filmfare Award for Best Actress Ore Kadal [35]
Asianet Film Awards 2003 Best Actress Award Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam [citation needed]
2004 Best Actress Award Perumazhakkalam [citation needed]
2005 Best Actress Award Achuvinte Amma
2007 Best Actress Award 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 2004 Mathrubhumi – Medimix Award for Best Actress Perumazhakkalam [citation needed]
2007 Mathrubhumi – Medimix Award for Best Actress Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam [citation needed]
V. Shantaram Awards 2007 V Shantaram Award for Best Actress Ore Kadal
Bharathan Award 2001 Best Female Debut Actor Soothradharan [36]
Dinakaran Award 2002 Best Female Debut Run [37]
Thikkurissi Award 2005 Best Actress Perumazhakkalam [citation needed]
Srividya Puraskaaram 2007 Best Actress Ore Kadal [38]
Amrita TV Film Awards 2008 Best Actress Ore Kadal [39]

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