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{{Short description|Indian actress}}
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| birth_place   = Manimala, [[Kottayam]], India
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'''Tessa Joseph''' is an Indian model-turned-actress who works in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]] and television.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rafi Muhammed|title=Marupadi Malayalam Movie Actress Tessa Joseph Photos|url=http://www.cochintalkies.com/celebrity/tessa-joseph-photo.html|website=cochin Talikes|publisher=cochin Talikes|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref> She made her acting debut in 2003 with ''[[Pattalam (2003 film)|Pattalam]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rafi Muhammed|first1=A|title=Pattalam Cast & Crew, Pattalam Malayalam Movie Cast, Actors, Actress - FilmiBeat|url=http://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/pattalam/cast-crew.html|website=filmibeat.com|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref>
'''Tessa Joseph''' is an Indian model-turned-actress who works in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam films]] and television.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rafi Muhammed|title=Marupadi Malayalam Movie Actress Tessa Joseph Photos|url=http://www.cochintalkies.com/celebrity/tessa-joseph-photo.html|website=cochin Talikes|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref> She made her acting debut in 2003 with ''[[Pattalam (2003 film)|Pattalam]]''.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}


== Early and personal life ==
== Early and personal life ==
Born to Mr. M.K George and Achimma, Tessa did her schooling from St. Antony's Public School & Junior College, Anakkal, Kanjirappally. She finished her early education from Mater Dei in New Delhi and finished her college education from St. Teresa’s college, Cochin. Tessa is married to Mr. Anil Joseph and has two children Roshan and Rahul.
Born to M.K George and Achimma, Tessa attended St. Antony's Public School & Junior College, Anakkal, Kanjirappally.{{citation needed|date= December 2022}} She finished her early education at Mater Dei in New Delhi and finished her college education at St. Teresa's college, Cochin.{{citation needed|date= December 2022}}


== Career ==
== Career ==
She made her debut as a heroine opposite [[Mammootty]], in the movie [[Pattalam (2003 film)|Pattalam]], directed by [[Lal Jose]] in the year 2003.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rafi Muhammed|title=Mammootty’s ‘Pattalam’ Movie Heroine Tessa To Make A Comeback!|url=http://metromatinee.com/news/mammootty-s-pattalam-movie-heroine-tessa-make-comeback|website=Metromatinee.com|accessdate=26 March 2017}}</ref> She was handpicked by Lal Jose when she was successfully hosting the popular TV show Hello Good Evening in [[Kairali TV]]. She took a break from movies, after her debut, though she was active in TV shows and in TV commercials. She has made a comeback into the movie industry in the year 2015 playing the role of a journalist in the movie, [[Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum]] by Balachandra Menon. This was followed by her role as "Rajamma" in the movie, Rajamma @yahoo. She played the pivotal role of an advocate, Adv. Anu G. Nair for the movie Marupadi, directed by V. M Vinu and the role of Sujatha, a mother of two main characters, in the movie, Goldcoins by Pramod Gopal, both of which saw their releases in 2016 and 2017 respectively.
She made her debut as a heroine opposite [[Mammootty]], in the movie [[Pattalam (2003 film)|''Pattalam'']] (2003).{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} She hosted the TV show ''Hello Good Evening'' in [[Kairali TV]], and did TV shows and commercials.{{citation needed|date= December 2022}} She returned to the movie industry in 2015, playing the role of a journalist in ''[[Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum]]''. Then she played Rajamma in ''[[Rajamma @ Yahoo]]''. She played the role of an advocate, Anu G. Nair, in ''Marupadi'' (2016) and Sujatha, a mother of two main characters, in the movie ''Goldcoins'' (2017).{{citation needed|date= December 2022}}


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
===Films===
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
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| 2003 || ''[[Pattalam (2003 film)|Pattalam]]'' || Vimala ||
| 2003 || ''[[Pattalam (2003 film)|Pattalam]]'' || Vimala ||Debut film|| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/pattalam-actress-tessa-joseph-pens-a-moving-note-on-body-positivity/articleshow/82942027.cms|title='Pattalam' actress Tessa Joseph pens a moving note on body positivity|work=The Times of India|date=25 May 2021 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum]]'' || Shabana ||
| 2015 || ''[[Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum]]'' || Shabana || || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-hope-lal-jose-is-happy-that-i-am-back/articleshow/48983079.cms|title=I hope Lal Jose is happy that I am back|work=The Times of India|date=16 September 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Rajamma @ Yahoo]]'' ||Rajamma ||
| 2015 || ''[[Rajamma @ Yahoo]]'' ||Rajamma || || <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/tessa-to-play-a-retro-role-in-her-next/articleshow/49757532.cms|title=Tessa to play a retro role in her next|work=The Times of India|date=12 November 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Marupadi]]'' ||Adv. Anu G. Nair ||
| 2016 || ''[[Marupadi]]'' ||Adv. Anu G. Nair || || <ref>{{cite web|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/tv/serials/actress-tessa-joseph-come-back-with-a-new-serial-ente-kuttikalude-achan/articleshow/81254109.cms?story=4|title=ജീവിത തിരക്കുകൾക്ക്‌ ഷോർട്ട് ബ്രെയ്ക്ക്: വിമല മടങ്ങിയെത്തുന്നു!|work=Samayam}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2017 || ''[[Gold Coin (film)|Gold coins]]'' || Sujatha ||
|2017 || ''[[Gold Coin (film)|Gold Coin]]'' || Sujatha || || {{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
|-
|2024||''[[Thalavan]]''||Anagha|||||
|-
|2025||''[[Sahasam (2025 film)|Sahasam]]''||Gayathri Ganesh|||||
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|}
|}
==Television==
 
===Television===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel!!Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Channel!!Notes!!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
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|2001-2003||''Hello Good evening''||Host||[[Kairali TV]]||Talk show||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150716/entertainment-mollywood/article/tessa-back-journalist|title=Tessa is back as a journalist|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=16 July 2015 }}</ref>
|-
|2004||''Golden Couple Quizzy Time''||Host||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Game show||
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| 2016 || ''Comedy Super Nite 2'' || Guest || [[Flowers (TV channel)|Flowers TV]] || ||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/actress-tessa-to-visit-comedy-super-nite-2/articleshow/53857467.cms|title=Actress Tessa to visit Comedy Super Nite 2! - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=25 August 2016 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|2001-2003||''Hello Good evening''||Host||[[Kairali TV]]||Talk show
|2021-2022||''[[Ente Kuttikalude Achan]]''||Anupama||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]||TV series||<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/actress-tessa-to-feature-in-ente-kuttikalude-achan-details-inside/articleshow/81646699.cms|title=Actress Tessa to feature in 'Ente Kuttikalude Achan'; details inside - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=23 March 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2021/apr/10/pattalam-fame-tessa-joseph-tomake-a-comeback-on-tv-2288041.html|title=Pattalam fame Tessa Joseph to make a comeback on TV|website=The New Indian Express|date=10 April 2021 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|2004||''Golden Couple Quizzy Time''||Host||[[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]||Game show
|2021||''Atham Pathu Ruchi''||Celebrity Presenter||Mazhavil Manorama||Cooking show||
|-
|-
|2021-Present||''[[Ente Kuttikalude Achan]]''||Anupama||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]||TV series
|2022||''Red Carpet''||Mentor||[[Amrita TV]]||Reality show||
|-
|-
|2021||''Atham Pathu Ruchi''||Celebrity Presenter||[[Mazhavil Manorama]]||Cooking show
|2023-2024||''[[Chakkappazham|Chakkappazham 2]]''||Lalitha Kunjunni||flowers TV||TV series||<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-07-17 |title=Tessa joins Chakkappazham as Lalitha, says 'Happy to be a part of our crazy loving family' |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/tessa-joins-chakkappazham-as-lalitha-says-happy-to-be-a-part-of-our-crazy-loving-family/articleshow/101818601.cms |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|}
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[[Category:Actresses in Malayalam television]]
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[[Category:St. Teresa's College alumni]]
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Latest revision as of 08:43, 12 February 2026


Tessa Joseph
Born7 march
Manimala, Kottayam, India
OccupationActress , model
Years active2001-2003, 2015-2017 , 2021-Present

Tessa Joseph is an Indian model-turned-actress who works in Malayalam films and television.[1] She made her acting debut in 2003 with Pattalam.[citation needed]

Early and personal life[edit | edit source]

Born to M.K George and Achimma, Tessa attended St. Antony's Public School & Junior College, Anakkal, Kanjirappally.[citation needed] She finished her early education at Mater Dei in New Delhi and finished her college education at St. Teresa's college, Cochin.[citation needed]

Career[edit | edit source]

She made her debut as a heroine opposite Mammootty, in the movie Pattalam (2003).[citation needed] She hosted the TV show Hello Good Evening in Kairali TV, and did TV shows and commercials.[citation needed] She returned to the movie industry in 2015, playing the role of a journalist in Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum. Then she played Rajamma in Rajamma @ Yahoo. She played the role of an advocate, Anu G. Nair, in Marupadi (2016) and Sujatha, a mother of two main characters, in the movie Goldcoins (2017).[citation needed]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Pattalam Vimala Debut film [2]
2015 Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum Shabana [3]
2015 Rajamma @ Yahoo Rajamma [4]
2016 Marupadi Adv. Anu G. Nair [5]
2017 Gold Coin Sujatha [citation needed]
2024 Thalavan Anagha
2025 Sahasam Gayathri Ganesh

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Channel Notes Ref.
2001-2003 Hello Good evening Host Kairali TV Talk show [6]
2004 Golden Couple Quizzy Time Host Asianet Game show
2016 Comedy Super Nite 2 Guest Flowers TV [7]
2021-2022 Ente Kuttikalude Achan Anupama Mazhavil Manorama TV series [8][9]
2021 Atham Pathu Ruchi Celebrity Presenter Mazhavil Manorama Cooking show
2022 Red Carpet Mentor Amrita TV Reality show
2023-2024 Chakkappazham 2 Lalitha Kunjunni flowers TV TV series [10]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Rafi Muhammed. "Marupadi Malayalam Movie Actress Tessa Joseph Photos". cochin Talikes. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "'Pattalam' actress Tessa Joseph pens a moving note on body positivity". The Times of India. 25 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "I hope Lal Jose is happy that I am back". The Times of India. 16 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tessa to play a retro role in her next". The Times of India. 12 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "ജീവിത തിരക്കുകൾക്ക്‌ ഷോർട്ട് ബ്രെയ്ക്ക്: വിമല മടങ്ങിയെത്തുന്നു!". Samayam.
  6. ↑ "Tessa is back as a journalist". Deccan Chronicle. 16 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Actress Tessa to visit Comedy Super Nite 2! - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Actress Tessa to feature in 'Ente Kuttikalude Achan'; details inside - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Pattalam fame Tessa Joseph to make a comeback on TV". The New Indian Express. 10 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Tessa joins Chakkappazham as Lalitha, says 'Happy to be a part of our crazy loving family'". The Times of India. 17 July 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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