Meera Jasmine Profile and Biography
Meera Jasmine’s profile,biography,early life, filmography and awards won by Meera is described here.Meera Jasmine is one of the best actresses of South India who has delivered a lot of hits mainly in Malayalam films. She has also won a national award for her exceptional performance in Paadam Onnu Oru Vilapam.
Full Name : Jasmine Mary Joseph
Date of Birth : 15th February 1982
Hometown : Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta
Current age : 29
Father's name : Joseph
Mother'a name : Aleyamma
Schooling : Bala Vihar, Thiruvalla and Marthoma Residential School, Thiruvalla
Education : B.Sc in Zoology from Assumption College, Changanassery
Occupation : Actress
Years active : 2001 to present
Debut film in Malayalam : Soothradharan in 2001
Debut film in Tamil : Run in 2002
Debut film in Telugu : Ammayi Bagundi in 2003
Debut film in Kannada : Maurya in 2004
Meera Jasmine is an Indian actress who has been a part of many film industries of the south which includes the Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries. She is one of the few south Indian actresses to win a national film award for best actress in 2004. At the state level too, Meera has received two awards from Kerala State Film Awards and one award from Kalaimamani Awards in Tamil Nadu. Till date, Meera has acted in more than 50 films in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada languages. She is one of the few actresses in the cinema world who really possesses the skill in acting and knows how to choose her roles perfectly. In the looks department, she is not as beautiful as many of the other actresses and one could say that she has the looks of a girl-next-door. But the same cannot be said about her acting prowess. Very few actresses can match her in this department and she has not needed to depend upon skin show to gain attention from the audience. Meera Jasmine's background and education
Meera Jasmine hails from Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala. She was born on 15th February 1982 to Joseph and Aleyamma. She finished her schooling at Bala Vihar and Marthoma Residential School, both in Thiruvalla. Meera got her first offer into films while she was studying for B.Sc in Zoology at Assumption College, Changanassery. She had hardly finished three months of the course when she was given the offer of a role in Soothradharan by acclaimed director Blessy.Meera Jasmine's professional career
Meera began her career in the acting field with a small role in the Malayalam film Soothradharan in the year 2001. Though she was not able to create any magic through that film, she went on to get better offers in other languages. It was her entry into the Tamil industry that made her a sensational star overnight. Both her next films were in Tamil namely Run and Bala in 2002 and both the films ran very well at the box office. Meera even went on to receive the Filmfare Best Female debut actress award for Run in 2002. After these films, when she returned back to Malayalam cinema, Meera got better recognition from the audience and was appreciated for her acting in the further films. Most of her films became hits and many people went to watch her films just because she was there in it. Her second film in Malayalam was Gramophone which had Navya Nair and Dileep in the lead roles. She had a small role in it but did it with so much perfection that it was well accepted by the audience. Her next movie, Swapnakoodu, which was a romantic comedy with herself and Prithviraj in the lead, turned out to be a huge box office hit. This film actually had many actors who were given important roles such as Kunchakko Bobban, Jayasurya and Bhavana too but it was Meera's role and acting prowess which gelled with the Malayalam cinema goers. Another film which became a hit at the box office and gave Meera Jasmine a positive response was Kastooriman which was directed by renowned director Lohitadas. Her speciality was that she did all her roles aptly be it in a comic role or an emotional role. She received her first award in Malayalam cinema for Kasthooriman. She has always chosen roles which gave her the scope to expand her acting skills and explore the cinema world better. This came in the form of T.V Chandran's Paadam Onnu Oru Vilapam where she played the role of a 15 year old Muslim girl who was forced to marry an older man. The role gave her a lot of range to nurture her acting talent and she went on to receive the state award as well as the national award as best actress for this film. 
Another mindblowing performance was given by Meera Jasmine in her next movie, Perumazhakalam where she played the role of Raziya alongside actress Kavya Madhavan. The film is a woman-oriented one which demanded a lot of talent and skill in the acting field. Meera never failed to impress the audience in the role and people cried along with her character due to the tragedies that took place in Raziya's life. After this film, Meera delivered yet another hit film called Achuvinte Amma alongside the experienced actress Urvashi where Meera plays the role of a young, bubbly girl who faces a few problems in her life connected to her mother. Meera thoroughly got into the skin of the character and enacted it with perfection. After this film, she got a role opposite the megastar Mohanlal in Rasanthantram which was yet another blockbuster hit. The film portrayed a simple story which was essayed in a sensational manner. In Rasathantram, Meera also has to play a small part of her role disguised as a boy. It is not easy for a girl to act like a boy but here again Meera did it with ease and made the audience happy with her performance. Her next movie was with actor Dileep in Vinodayathra which was directed by renowned director Sathyan Anthikad. Yet another movie of Meera Jasmine's which got a lot of recognition and won her many awards is Ore Kadal with co-star and megastar Mammotty. Meera played the role of a young innocent middle class woman who was filled with mixed emotions and her portrayal of the character won her many praises from all over the country.
Yet another blockbuster movie in which Meera Jasmine played the main role was director Blessy's Calcutta News. The film showcased the dark side of India where trafficking of women takes place and how a middle class innocent girl (Meera) gets trapped in it. Meera did her fourth consecutive film with director Sathyan Anthikad with his film Innathe Chinthavishayam in 2008. This was one of her few films with megastar Mohanlal in the lead role which did not do very well in the box office though it had created a lot of hype before its release. Her charm slowly began to reduce because her next few films in Malayalam were also not upto the mark and were disasters at the box office. These films were Minnaminnikoottam and Rathri Mazha. After these failures, Meera took a break from Malayalam films for a year and made a good comeback with the film Paattinte Palazhy. This film also did not do well in the cinema industry but Meera's role and performance was well appreciated by the audience. Her next films were Four Friends where she played a cancer patient, and Mohabbat which is a triangular love story. During her one year break from Malayalam films, Meera was active in the other film industries such as Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. In Tamil, she has delivered two more hits with her roles in Aazhutha Ezhuthu and Mercury Pookkal.
In the Telugu industry, Meera became famous with the dubbed version of the Tamil film Run where Meera was given the lead role. Meera's best film in Telugu was Bhadra opposite actor Ravi Teja. Her debut film in Kannada film industry was with the film Maurya opposite actor Puneet Rajkumar. She was part of a hit Kannada movie called Arasu in 2006. Filmography of Meera Jasmine
1. Soothradharan in 2001 (Malayalam)
2. Run in 2002 (Tamil)
3. Bala in 2002 (Tamil)
4. Gramophone in 2002 (Malayalam)
5. Pudhiya Geethai in 2002 (Tamil)
6. Kasthooriman in 2002 (Malayalam)
7. Swapnakoodu in 2002 (Malayalam)
8. Anjaneya in 2003 (Tamil)
9. Paadam Onnu Oru Vilapam in 2003 (Malayalam)
10. Joot in 2003 (Tamil)
11. Chakram in 2003 (Malayalam)
12. Ammayi Bagundi in 2003 (Telugu)
13. Aayutha Ezhuthu in 2003 (Tamil)
14. Maurya in 2004 (Kannada)
15. Gudumba Shankar in 2004 (Telugu)
16. Perumazhakalam in 2004 (Malayalam)
17. Achuvinte Amma in 2004 (Malayalam)
18. Bhadra in 2005 (Telugu)
19. Kasthuri Maan in 2005 (Tamil)
20. Sandakozhi in 2005 (Tamil)
21. Mercury Pookkal in 2005 (Tamil)
22. Rasathantram in 2006 (Malayalam)
23. Raraju in 2006 (Telugu)
24. Arasu in 2006 (Kannada)
25. Maharadhi in 2006 (Telugu)
26. Thirumagan in 2006 (Tamil)
27. Vinodayathra in 2006 (Malayalam)
28. Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram in 2007 (Tamil)
29. Yamagola Malli Modalayindi in 2007 (Telugu)
30. Ore Kadal in 2007 (Malayalam)
31. Calcutta News in 2007 (Malayalam)
32. Innathe Chinthavishayam in 2007 (Malayalam)
33. Nepali in 2007 (Tamil)
34. Minnaminnikoottam in 2008 (Malayalam)
35. Rathri Mazha in 2008 (Malayalam)
36. Gorintaku in 2008 (Telugu)
37. Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu in 2008 (Telugu)
38. Mariyadhai in 2008 (Tamil)
39. Bangaru Babu in 2008 (Telugu)
40. A Aa E Ee in 2009 (Telugu)
41. Devaru Kotta Thangi in 2009 (Kannada)
42. Aakasha Ramanna in 2009 (Telugu)
43. Sivappu Mazhai in 2009 (Tamil)
44. Ijjodu in 2009 (Kannada)
45. Pen Singam in 2010 (Tamil)
46. Hoo in 2010 (Kannada)
47. Paattinte Palazhy in 2010 (Malayalam)
48. Four Friends in 2010 (Malayalam)
49. Ilaignan in 2010 (Tamil)
50. Mohabbat in 2010 (Malayalam)
51. Moksha in 2010 (Telugu)
52. Adhi Narayana in 2011 (Tamil)
53. Mambattiyan in 2011 (Tamil)
54. Nakshatrangale Kaval in 2011 (Malayalam)Awards won by Meera Jasmine
1. National Film Awards in 2004 for Best Actress (Paadam Onnu Oru Vilapam)
2. Kerala State film Awards in 2003 for Best Actress (Paadam Onnu Oru Vilapam)
3. Kerala State film Awards in 2003 for Best Actress (Kasthuri Maan)
4. Kerala State Film awards in 2007 for Best Actress (Ore Kadal)
5. Tamil Nadu State Film Awards in 2005 (Kasthuri Maan)
6. Kalaimamani Award (Government award) in 2008.
7. Filmfare award in 2002 for Best Female Debut(Tamil) (Run)
8. Filmfare award in 2003 for Best Actress (Malayalam), Kasthoorimaan
9. Filmfare award in 2006 for Best Actress (Malayalam), Achuvinte Amma
10. Filmfare award in 2007 for Best Actress (Malayalam), Ore Kadal
11. Asianet film Awards in 2003 for Best Actress (Paadam Onnu Oru Vilapam)
12. Asianet film Awards in 2004 for Best Actress (Perumazhakkalam)
13. Asianet film Awards in 2005 for Best Actress (Achuvinte Amma)
14. Asianet film Awards in 2007 for Best Actress (Ore Kadal)
15. V. Shantaram Award in 2003 for Best Actress (Paadam Onnu Oru Vilapam)
16. V. Shantaram Award in 2007 for Best Actress (Ore Kadal)
17. Vanitha-Chandrika Film Awards in 2004 for Best Actress (Perumazhakkalam)
18. Vanitha-Nipon Paint Film Awards in 2007 for Best Actress (Ore Kadal)
19. Mathrubhumi-Medimix Film Award in 2003 Best Actress(Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam)
20. Mathrubhumi-Medimix Film Award in 2004 for Best Actress(Perumazhakkalam)
21. Bharathan Award in 2001 for Best Female Debut Actress (Soothradharan)
22. Dinakaran Award in 2002 for Best Female Debut Actress (Run)
23. National Film Academy Award in 2003 for Best Actress(Paadam Onnu Oru Vilapam)
24. Kaveri-Film Critics Award in 2003 for Paadam Onnu Oru Vilapam
25. Kerala Film Audience Council Award in 2003 for Paadam Onnu Oru Vilapam
26. Kerala Film Critics Association Award in 2003 for Paadam Onnu Oru Vilapam
27. Tikkurishi Award in 2004 for Best Actress (Perumazhakkalam)
28. Amrita Film Fraternity Award in 2005 for Best Actress (Achuvinte Amma)
29. Jeevan TV-Mastro Mania award in 2006 for Best Actress (Rasathanthram)
30. Dubai AMMA award in 2007 for Best Actress (Ore Kadal)
31. Fokana award in 2007 for Best Actress (Ore Kadal)
32. Amrita Film Award in 2007 for Best Actress (Ore Kadal)
33. Sreevidya Puraskaaram in 2007 for Best Actress (Ore Kadal)
34. Tharangini Film Award in 2007 for Best Actress (Ore Kadal)
35. Imagine Indian Film Festival, Spain award in 2008 for Best Actress (Ore Kadal)
36. Dubai AMMA award in 2008 for Best Actress (Calcutta News)
37. Veera Pazhassi Award (Swarna Mayoogam) in 2009
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