Meera Vasudevan
Indian actress, model
Vishal Agarwal
(m. 2005; div. 2008)John Kokken
(m. 2012; div. 2016)Vipin Puthiyankam
(m. 2024)Meera Vasudevan is an Indian actress, who has mainly appeared in films and TV soap's in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu language. She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize in 2005[1] and the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress in 2007.[2] Currently she is playing a main lead role Sumithra in the popular Malayalam soap opera Kudumbavilakku telecasting on Asianet .[3]
Early life
Meera was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra in a Tamil family as the eldest daughter to Vasudevan and Hemalatha.[4] She has a younger sister Ashwini,[5] who shot to fame as a child artist for Jaanam Samjha Karo a Salman Khan starrer.[6] After graduating with a bachelor's degree in arts, Psychology and English literature, she became a successful model, appearing in many ad films,[7] shooting into fame.[4] The ICC setmax campaign was her call to success and marked her entry into acting.
Career
Her entry into the film industry happened through the 2003 Hindi satirical film Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula, alongside Milind Soman. After about 4 years of failed screen tests, the Setmax ad shot by Prahlad Kakkar won the best ad campaign of the year, and was noticed by the director Parvati Balagopalan's mother and got her a screen test for Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula,[6] for which she was nominated for best upcoming actress by Screen Awards and Sansui – PNC Awards. Her Telugu film Golmaal ,[7] however, released first. The same year she made her film debut in the Tamil film industry as well, appearing in Samuthirakani's directorial debut Unnai Saranadainthen, in which she shared screen space with Venkat Prabhu and S. P. B. Charan. Her portrayal of Bobby, an adamant village girl, in the film,[8] was appreciated by critics and earned her the Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress.[9][10]
After unsuccessful films like Anjali I Love You in Telugu and Arivumani in Tamil, she stepped into the Malayalam film industry in 2005 with the Blessy-directed Thanmathra, alongside Malayalam actor Mohanlal. Her performance as Lekha Ramesan, a housewife and mother of two children,[11] received positive reviews and she received the Best Female New Face Award at the 2005 Ujala-Asianet Awards.[7]
In 2006, she again starred in a Hindi film, Jaadu Sa Chal Gayaa, after 3 years, following which she appeared in the Tamil comedy film Jerry as a police inspector and the Malayalam drama film Oruvan, in which she again enacted the role of a housewife. Meera next starred in a number of Malayalam-language films, which include Ekantham, Valmeekam and Kaakki and two Hindi-language films, Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii and Thodi Life Thoda Magic in 2007.[12][13][14] Simultaneously she made her television debut in Tamil and Malayalam with Penn and Kanalpoovu respectively . The later series earned her the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress making her a prominent figure in television and films along Malayali audience.
In 2009, she had three releases, the Malayalam-language films Orkkuka Vallappozhum, Decent Parties and Vairam: Fight For Justice, in which she portrayed a Malayali housewife, whose daughter gets molested and killed.[15] The fourth release was Aattanayagan, co-starring Sakthi Vasu and Remya Nambeeshan. After a hiatus she made her comeback to Malayalam films in 2017 with Chakkaramaavin Kombathu and later portrayed notable roles in offbeat films like Silence, appuvinte sathyanveshanam, Paykappal and Panigrahanam. In 2020, she moved her focus to television playing the female lead Sumithra in Malayalam television serial Kudumbavilakku on Asianet and antagonist in Tamil series Chithi-2 on Sun TV which rose her popularity again among the south Indian audience.
Personal life
Meera married Vishal Agarwal, son of cinematographer Ashok Kumar in 2005.[16] They divorced in July 2010.[17][18] In 2012, she married Malayalam actor John Kokken,[19] with whom she has a son and got separated in 2016.[citation needed] Meera married Vipin Puthiyankam in 2024.[20]
Filmography
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Golmaal | Meenakshi Narahari | Telugu | |
| Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula | Radha | Hindi | ||
| Unnai Saranadainthen | Bobby | Tamil | Won - Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress | |
| 2004 | Anjali I Love You | Anjali | Telugu | |
| Arivumani | Priya | Tamil | ||
| 2005 | Thanmathra | Lekha Ramesan | Malayalam | Won - Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year |
| 2006 | Jaadu Sa Chal Gayaa | Nandini | Hindi | |
| Hello? Kaun Hai! | Nandi | Hindi | ||
| Jerry | Jeeva | Tamil | ||
| Oruvan | Jaya Bharathan | Malayalam | ||
| 2007 | Ekantham | Dr. Sophie | Malayalam | |
| Kaakki | Sethulakshmi Ramakrishnan | Malayalam | ||
| Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii | Malini | Hindi | ||
| 2008 | Thodi Life Thoda Magic | Naina | Hindi | |
| Thasaiyinai Thee Sudinum | Tamil | |||
| Kathi Kappal | Saaral Parivallal | Tamil | ||
| Pachamarathanalil | Maala | Malayalam | ||
| Gulmohar | Chithra | Malayalam | ||
| 2009 | Orkkuka Vallappozhum | Sethu's mother | Malayalam | |
| Decent Parties | Sreeja Sudheendran | Malayalam | ||
| Vairam: Fight For Justice | Devi Sivarajan | Malayalam | ||
| 13B: Fear Has a New Address | Serial actress | Hindi | ||
| 2010 | Aattanayagan | Indra | Tamil | |
| Kumari Pennin Ullathile | Sumithra | Tamil | ||
| 2012 | Kochi | Savithri | Malayalam | |
| 916 | Chandrika | Malayalam | ||
| Jaanleva Black Blood | Hindi | |||
| 2016 | Sahapadi 1975 (Valmeekam) | Krishnapriya | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Chakkaramaavin Kombathu | Dr.Lucy | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Painting Life | Wife | Malayalam/English | delayed |
| Adanga Maru | Subash's Sister-in-law | Tamil | ||
| 2019 | Kuttymama | Senior Anjali | Malayalam | |
| Lessons | Devika Menon | Malayalam | Segment : Panigrahanam | |
| Thakkol | Jaceentha Morris Vas | Malayalam | ||
| 2020 | Silencer | Thresia | Malayalam | |
| 2021 | Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam | Anitha | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Payakappal | Malayalam | ||
| 2023 | Kirkkan | Sethu Lakshmi | Malayalam | [21] |
| Imbam | Mythili Swaminathan | Malayalam | [22] | |
| Karutha | Karutha | Malayalam | ||
| 2024 | Get set baby † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming[23] |
| Krithi † | TBA | Malayalam | Delayed | |
| Beere † | TBA | Malayalam/Tulu | post production | |
| ICU † | TBA | Malayalam | Filming |
Television
Serials
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Kaveri | Pallavi | Tamil | Sun TV | |
| 2002 | Devi | Uma | Hindi | Sony India | |
| 2003 | Subah Savere | Herself | DD National | ||
| 2006 | Penn | Deepa/Anjali | Tamil | Sun TV | |
| 2007 | Kanalpoovu | Suhasini | Malayalam | Jeevan TV | Won - Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress |
| 2007–08 | Suryavamsam | Tamil | Sun TV | ||
| 2020– present | Kudumbavilakku | Sumithra | Malayalam | Asianet | |
| 2020 | Chithi 2 | Mallika Devi | Tamil | Sun TV | Replaced by Sirisha |
| Avarodoppam Aliyum Achayanum | Sumithra | Malayalam | Asianet | Telefilm | |
| Mounaragam | Episodes: 145–147, cameo as Roopa's friend | ||||
| Pournami Thinkal | Episodes: 384–385, cameo as Pournami's client | ||||
| 2023 | Koodevide | Episode: 601, cameo | |||
| Geethagovindam | Episode: 90, cameo | ||||
| 2024-present | Madhuranombarakattu[24] | Sujatha | Zee Keralam |
Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Aatam Paatam | Host | Tamil | Kalaignar TV |
| 2017 | Comedy Super Nite | Herself | Malayalam | Flowers TV |
| JB Junction | Kairali TV | |||
| Star Chat | Kairali News | |||
| I Personally | Kappa TV | |||
| Pularvela | Manorama News | |||
| 2018 | Lal Salam | Amrita TV | ||
| Snehapoorvam Meera Vasudev | Kaumudy TV | |||
| 2020 | Christmas Tharamelam | Herself | Asianet | |
| 2021 | Start Music Season 3 | Promo Anchor Participant | ||
| 2021 | Saregamapa Little Champs | Celebrity Judge | Zee Keralam | |
| 2022 | Start Music Season 4 | Participant | Asianet | |
| 2022 | Red Carpet | Mentor | Amrita TV | |
| 2023 | Stae night with maveli | sumitra | Asianet |
Commercials
Commercials appeared in from 2003 till present date
- Videocon internet TV with Shah Rukh Khan by UTV, Deven Khote
- Fair & Lovely by Nirvana films, Prakash Varma
- Kenstar by Red ice prodn, E. Niwas
- Knorr soup by mindscreen, Rajiv Menon
- ICC World Cup Cricket Rangoli by genesis prodns, Prahlad Kakkar
- Reliance R-World with Virendra Sehwag by Apocalypse films; Pradeep Sarcar
- Coke with Vikram by mindscreen, Rajiv Menon
- Fair & Lovely Talc by UTV, Deven Khote
- Chennai Silks by J.D. & Jerry
- Surf Excel by VKP, Trends
- Alpenliebe by Keroscene films
- Pears junior by Black Magic prodns
- Pilsbury '2010 feb (now on air) by Narayan, for Fingerprint films
- Hosting Discovery travel and living, Indian rendezvous with Chennai as the celebrity anchor for Discovery Channel
- Pankajakasthuri Breathe Eazy
- Setmax
- Kodak
- Kudumbashree
- Vanitha Magazine
- Arogya Masika
- Kaarthika - Hairwash powder
- Hyra Foods
Awards
- 2007 : Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead role - Female - Kanalpoovu[2]
References
- ^ "Tamilnadu govt awards Rajini and Kamal". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ a b "'Daya' and 'Typewriter' bag State TV awards". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 15 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Meera Vasudev returns with a surprise 'Kudumbavilakku'". asianetnews.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Bollywood Cinema News - Bollywood Movie Reviews - Bollywood Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Bollywood". Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Behindwoods : Meera Vasudevan's Special". behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Bowled over by cinema". The Hindu. 30 March 2007. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Focussed". The Hindu. 27 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Capital Film Works - Unnai Charanadainthen". capitalfilmworks.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "'Autograph,' 'Eera Nilam' bag awards". The Hindu. 13 February 2006. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Malayalam Cinema News - Malayalam Movie Reviews - Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam". Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Hindi Movie List - Latest Bollywood Movies - New Hindi Movies - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ Hungama, Bollywood. "Hindi Movie List - Latest Bollywood Movies - New Hindi Movies - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ Malani, Gaurav (27 June 2008). "Movie Review: Thodi Life Thoda Magic". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Life is beautiful now: Meera". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.
- ^ "John and me complement each other, says Meera". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.
- ^ "Meera Vasudevan Marries Vipin Puthiyankam In An Intimate Ceremony, Shares Wedding Video". English Jagran. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "New poster of Kani Kusruthi starrer Kirkkan is out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "First Look Poster of Lalu Alex's Imbam Unveiled; Take a Look". News18. 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Sudeesh joins the cast of 'Get-Set Baby' starring Unni Mukundan". The Times of India. 8 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "Madhuranombarakattu Serial Zee Keralam Starring Meera Vasudev As Sujatha In Lead Role". Kerala TV.
External links
- Meera Vasudevan at IMDb
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