Jyothirmayi

Jyothirmayi
Jyothirmayi
Born	5 April 1983 (age 42); Kottayam, Kerala, India
Years active	2001–2013
Spouse(s)	Nishanth Kumar (m. 2004; div. 2011); Amal Neerad (m. 2015)
Parent(s)	Unni; Saraswathi

Jyothirmayi is an Indian film actress, television actress, television anchor, and former model, who works in Malayalam cinema. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into television, working as an anchor and later starring numerous TV series. She went on to appear in many feature films, gaining recognition for her critically acclaimed performance in Bhavam (2002) and her role in Meesa Madhavan (2002).^[2] Since, she has acted in nearly forty two films in Malayalam as well as in Tamil and Telugu language.^[3]

Career[edit]

Jyothirmayi started her career as a model and serial artist and gained recognition for her performance in Indraneelam, directed by Suresh Krishnan. After a brief and unsuccessful stint acting in telefilms, she moved to full films. In her first film Pilots, she played a minor character and the film was a box office bomb. She was noticed after the release of Meesha Madhavan along with actor Dileep.^[4]

Personal life[edit]

She married Nishanth Kumar on 6 September 2004. Six years later the couple filed for divorce,^[5] and it was granted on 1 October 2011. She married film director and cinematographer Amal Neerad on 4 April 2015.^[6]

Filmography[edit]

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2000	Pilots	Bobby's sister	Malayalam
2001	Achaneyanenikkishtam	Sreedevi	Malayalam	Photo only
2001	Ishtam	Jyothi	Malayalam
2002	Bhavam	Latha	Malayalam	Won - Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress National Film Award (Special Mention)
	Meesa Madhavan	Prabha	Malayalam	Won - Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year
	Nandanam	Bride	Malayalam	Guest appearance
	Kalyanaraman	Radhika	Malayalam
2003	Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum	Meera	Malayalam
	Pattalam	Bhama	Malayalam
	Anyar	Raziya Banu	Malayalam
	Hariharan Pillai Happy Aanu	Kavya	Malayalam
2004	Kathavasheshan	Renuka Menon	Malayalam
2005	Alice in Wonderland	Dr. Sunitha Rajagopal	Malayalam
	10 The Strangers		Telugu
	Sivalingam I.P.S.		Tamil
2006	Chacko Randaaman	Meenakshi	Malayalam
	Moonnamathoral	Bala	Malayalam
	Bada Dosth	Meenu	Malayalam
	Idhaya Thirudan	Herself	Tamil	item number
	Thalai Nagaram	Divya	Tamil
	Pakal	Celine	Malayalam
2007	Sabari	Nandhini	Tamil
	Naan Avanillai	Ammukutty Menon	Tamil
	Periyar	Nagammal	Tamil
	Aakasham	Bhanu	Malayalam
	Ayur Rekha	Mallika	Malayalam
2008	Arai En 305-il Kadavul	Buvana	Tamil
	Atayalangal	Meenakshi	Malayalam
	Twenty:20	Jyothi	Malayalam
	Bandhu Balaga		Kannada
2009	Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded		Malayalam	Special appearance
	Bharya Swantham Suhruthu	Urmila	Malayalam
	Vedigundu Murugesan	Nachiyar	Tamil
	Kerala Cafe	Lalitha	Malayalam	segment Lalitham Hiranmayam
2010	Janakan	Dr. Rani Mathew	Malayalam
2010	Chandala-bhikshuki	Matangi (chandala woman)	Malayalam	Ajayan, Manjari and Tom George Kolath as Ananda bhikshu (Buddha's disciple)
2011	Seniors	Elsamma	Malayalam
	Ven Shankhu Pol	Indhu Nandan	Malayalam
	Pachuvum Kovalanum	Sneha	Malayalam
2012	Navagatharkku Swagatham	Sreerekha	Malayalam
2013	Housefull	Emily	Malayalam
	Sthalam		Malayalam
	Urava		Malayalam

TV serials[edit]

ഇന്ദ്രനീലം
വാവ (2001)
Ashtabandhangal
Aparna
Avasthantharangal
Annu Mazhayayirunnu (Telefilm) as Devi
Arikil Oral Koode (Telefilm) as Maya

TV Shows as Host[edit]

Pepsi Top 10
Your Choice
Vaalkannadi
Kalaalayavarnangal
Vivel Honeymoon Travels

Awards[edit]

Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress – Bhaavam (2002)

National film awards

National Film Award (Special Mention) – Bhaavam (2002)

Kerala state television awards

2001– Kerala state television award for best actress – Avasthatarangal

Asianet film awards

Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year – Meesa Madhavan

References[edit]

↑ "Amal Neerad marries Jyotirmayi". Rediff. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
↑ Jyothirmayi. Sify.com. Retrieved on 24 December 2018.
↑ Vijay George (15 September 2006) Striking presence. The Hindu
↑ "Jyothirmayi Files For Divorce – SansCinema". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
↑ "ജ്യോതിര്‍മയി വിവാഹ മോചനത്തിന്". Malayala Manorama. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
↑ Jyothirmayi movies: Amal Neerad and Jyothirmayi get hitched! | Malayalam Movie News. Times of India (4 April 2015). Retrieved on 2018-12-24.

External links[edit]

Jyothirmayi on IMDb

[1] "Amal Neerad marries Jyotirmayi". Rediff. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[2] Jyothirmayi. Sify.com. Retrieved on 24 December 2018.

[3] Vijay George (15 September 2006) Striking presence. The Hindu

[SansCinema_Divorce-4] "Jyothirmayi Files For Divorce – SansCinema". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.

[5] "ജ്യോതിര്‍മയി വിവാഹ മോചനത്തിന്". Malayala Manorama. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

[6] Jyothirmayi movies: Amal Neerad and Jyothirmayi get hitched! | Malayalam Movie News. Times of India (4 April 2015). Retrieved on 2018-12-24.

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