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Meena (actress)
Meena | |
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 Meena at Viscosity Dance Academy Launch | |
| Born | Meena Durairaj Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress[1] |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse(s) | Vidyasagar ( m. 2009) |
| Children | Nainika (b.2011) |
| Parent(s) | Durairaj Mallika |
Meena is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the South Indian film industry. Meena debuted as a child artist in the Tamil film Nenjangal in 1982 and has later appeared in films produced by various regional industries.[2] Meena has been a superstar for over three decades by pairing up with many big stars In South India.[3]
She has acted in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and several Hindi films. She is among the few actresses who have been successful in all the South Indian languages. She was one of the leading actresses of Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu cinema in the 90s.[4] She has established herself as a great performer through the decades in the South Indian film industry. In addition to acting, Meena is also a playback singer, TV judge, and occasional dubbing artiste.[1] She has won two Filmfare Awards South, four Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, two Nandi Award for Best Actress, and five Cinema Express Awards. In 1998 the government of Tamil Nadu honored her with the Kalaimamani Award for her contribution to arts and cinema.
Personal life[edit]
Meena was born and brought up in Chennai. Her father Durairaj is Tamil and her mother Rajamallika is Malayali from Chirakkal Palace-Kannur district Kerala.[5] Meena completed her eighth standard from Vidyodhaya School in Chennai. Her early entry into filmdom forced her to discontinue her education before matriculation. However, she passed her 10th standard with private coaching and earned a Master's in History from Madras University through the open university system in 2006. Meena is a trained Bharathanatyam dancer and speaks six languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi.
Meena married Vidyasagar, a Bangalore-based software engineer, on 12 July 2009 at Arya Vysya Samaj Kalyana Mandapam. The couple later visited Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh. The couple came back to Chennai to hold a reception at Mayor Ramanathan Chettiar Hall, in which all leading southern Indian actors participated. The couple has a daughter, "Nainika Vidyasagar (born 1 January 2011),[6][7] who made her acting debut at the age of 5 in Theri (2016) alongside actor Vijay.
Career[edit]
Child artist[edit]
Meena started her career in 1982 as a child artist in the film Nenjangal, featuring Sivaji Ganesan in the lead role after Ganesan saw her at a birthday party.[8] She has acted in several films along with Dr. Sivaji Ganesan as a child artist.[8] She has acted with Rajinikanth in two movies namely Engeyo Ketta Kural and Anbulla Rajinikanth as a child artist. Anbulla Rajinikanth, in which she acted as a terminally ill child who warms up to Rajinikanth —that became a major pointer in her career growth. After the success of that movie, she became a notable child artist in South Indian movies. She says of Ganesan that "I feel extremely proud to have been discovered by the legend". She appeared in over 45 films as a child.[8]
Lead female roles[edit]
Meena has been one of the top star pairing up with every big star down South .[9] She made her debut in Telugu beside Rajendra Prasad in Nava Yugam. Her career's turning point in Telugu was Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu, where she played Akkineni Nageswara Rao's granddaughter. The film was showcased among the Indian panorama section, at the 1991 International Film Festival of India. The film was made under the banner VMC Productions. She won Nandi Award for Best Actress from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for the film. Telugu film Chanti opposite actor Venkatesh was a milestone in her career and the film ran for more than 200 days. While her Tamil admission as a heroine was in Oru Pudhiya Kadhai. Meena was introduced to the Malayalam film industry by director Sibi Malayil in Sandhwanam 1991. She played Suresh Gopi's daughter in the film released in 1991. Its success made her famous which lead to roles with senior Malayalam heroes. Meena has expressed a wish to do more films in Malayalam.[8] She made her Bollywood debut opposite Chunky Pandey in the film Parda Hai Parda (1992). She appeared in her Kannada debut Putnanja, opposite Ravichandran. and she was part of many successful movies Like Swathi Muthu, Simhadriya Simha, My Autograph, etc. She has worked with Ravichandran, Vishuvardhan, Sudeep in Kannada Cinema.
Meena has the unique distinction of starring opposite legendary actors of different generations across various languages. She has acted with Rajinikanth, Dr. Kamal Haasan, Dr. Mohanlal, Dr. Mammootty, Chiranjeevi, Dr. Vishnuvardhan, Krishna, Balakrishna, Ravichandran, Vijayakanth, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Vijay, Ajith Kumar, Sathyaraj, Prabhu Deva, Sarathkumar, K. Bhagyaraj, Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Prashanth, Harish Kumar, Kichcha Sudeep, Raviteja. She had hits with the films Nattamai film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The film was successful and completed a 175-day run at the box office (1994). She just grabs the continuous offer and the opportunity to act in films like Avvai Shanmughi (1996) with Kamal Haasan, Porkkaalam with Murali (1997), Bharathi Kannamma (1997) with Parthiban and so on. Telugu audience remembers her for a variety of roles that called for mature acting that seemed tailor-made for her. The peppy girl who wins over her unrelenting grandfather with her endearing ways in Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu, the protected sister in Chanti, the bold housewife in Sundarakanda, the renowned poet and devotee ‘Tarigonda Vengamamba’. The combo of Victory Venkatesh and Meena is said to be one of the most successful combinations in Tollywood. They have 5 Blockbuster hits to their credit.[10] Another excellent performance in the movie Rhythm (2000). This movie makes the most impact on multiple viewings. Meena was an exceptionally brilliant performance in each scene. Strangely enough, she looks the best in this movie in terms of makeup and this movie had her in her best performance to date. While she picked up Best Actress at the Cinema Express Awards.
Meena has acted both as a child and as an adult opposite Rajinikanth. Her first hit with Rajinikanth was Yejaman, where she plays the role of Vaitheeswari, a simple village girl. She always played the quiet, serious woman. In one Interview Meena said that Rajinikanth was shocked to see her fan following in Telugu after the release of her film Chanti. When Meena and Rajinikanth were shooting for Yejaman in Andhra, she was surrounded by a huge number of fans- mostly female- which shocked Rajnikanth. In one interview in 1992 Rajinikanth himself said that Meena is a superstar in Telugu[11] In her follow-up movie with Rajini, Veera, Meena again dazzled. Romantic-comedy film. Rajinikanth, Meena and Roja (actress) in the lead role. This film was controversial for its climax but went on to become one of the highest-grossing films in 1994. But the film that brought her true recognition and fame was Muthu, one of Rajini's biggest hits. The movie was successful across Japan. Ranganayaki as the talkative, cheeky street theatre actress won the hearts of the audience. The film was directed by K. S. Ravikumar and produced by K. Balachander, and became the first Tamil film to be dubbed into Japanese, as Mutu: Odoru Maharaja.[47] [48] The film grossed a record US$1.6 million in Japan in 1998 and was responsible for creating a large Japanese fan base for Rajinikanth and Meena. Following the release of Muthu in Japan and its commercial success, Meena's popularity rose in Japan.
She has acted with pretty much all the top superstars from South Indian cinema. But, one hero that she couldn’t act with was Vijay. Especially after being approached for 3 to 4 movies. She was supposed to act with him in a few films but it was missed due to the date problem. She was part of an item dance number in one of Vijay’s movies Shahjahan in 2001 after the director and producer recommended it.
Meena has the highest-grossing movies as the lead heroine in Malayalam and making her most promising heroine after 30 years also.[12][circular reference]. No other heroine has that credit in the history of Indian cinema.
Recent roles[edit]
Meena's releases in 2009 were Mariyadhai with Vijayakanth, directed by Vikraman. Katha, Samvidhanam: Kunchacko with Sreenivasan.[13] She played in Telugu as Saint Vengamamba in Tarigonda Vengamamba, directed by Uday Bhaskar.[14]
In 2011, she played the role of Narain's sister in the film Thambikottai. Her role in this movie was very good and well accepted.[15][16][17]
After marriage, she paired with Ramesh Aravind in the film Hendtheera Darbar, which was a remake of Varavu Ettana Selavu Pathana
In 2012, Udaya Bhaskar made a film titled Sri Vasavi Vaibhavam Telugu devotional film. Meena playing as a Goddess in the film. This marks her re-entry to films after a long period. [18]
She has agreed to star in an ad film with Prakash Raj. The commercial is being directed by producer Siva. She had played a cameo in J.K. Bharavi's Jagadguru Adi Shankara-devotional film lastly and did justice to her roles.[19] [20]
After a brief hiatus, Meena returned to Malayalam cinema and will be seen playing the role of wife to Mohanlal in Drishyam (2013). Directed by Jeethu Joseph, she will be portraying the role of a mother of two daughters, of which the elder is pursuing her plus two. The actress will also be seen in Pramod Payyanur's Balyakalasakhi alongside Mammootty. The actress would be playing Drishyam's remake in Telugu with Venkatesh.[21] Meena will playing a leading role in Allari Naresh's upcoming movie Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu.[22][23]
Other work[edit]
Music composing[edit]
Meena has been a playback singer for some albums with actor Manoj. Meena has composed music and sung and recorded two pop albums, 16 Vayathinile, and Kadhalism, which she began recording in 2001 with actor Vikram.[24][25] Meena has been a playback singer in the music of D. Imman in the movie sena and the song is "indru intha kalayil en nenjil echo aachu", a super hit song.
Dubbing[edit]
Meena dubbed for Cheran's movie Pokkisham. Meena has rendered voice for Padmapriya Janakiraman.[26]
Awards and honours[edit]
Filmography[edit]
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| Year | Movie title | Role | Language | Notes | |
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| 1982 | Nenjangal | Kidnapped child | Tamil | Child artiste (debut) | |
| Enkeyo Ketta Kural | Daughter to Rajinikanth | Tamil | Child artiste | ||
| Parvaiyin Marupakkam | Daughter to the Priest | Tamil | Child artiste | ||
| Theerpugal Thiruththapadalam | Daughter to Sivakumar | Tamil | Child artiste | ||
| 1983 | Thandikkapatta Niyayangal | Playful child | Tamil | Child artiste | |
| Sumangali | Doll-selling girl | Tamil | Child artiste | ||
| Siripuram Monagadu | Baby Meena | Telugu | Child artiste | ||
| 1984 | Thiruppam | Baby Meena | Tamil | Child artiste | |
| Illalu Priyuralu | Baby Meena | Telugu | Child artiste | ||
| Yaadgar | Baby Meena | Hindi | Child Artist | ||
| Bava Maradallu | Baby Meena | Telugu | Child artiste | ||
| Kode Trachu | Telugu | Child artiste | |||
| Anbulla Rajinikanth | Rosy | Tamil | Child artiste | ||
| Oru Kochukatha Aarum Parayatha Katha | Rajani | Malayalam | Child artiste | ||
| Manasariyathe | Minimol | Malayalam | Child artiste | ||
| 1985 | Panneer Nadhigal | Tamil | Child artiste | ||
| Uyire Unakkaga | Nadhiya as a child | Tamil | Child artiste | ||
| Rendu Rella Aaru | Baby Meena | Telugu | Child artiste | ||
| Khooni | Baby Meena | Telugu | Child artiste | ||
| 1986 | Sirivennela | Baby Meena | Telugu | Child artiste | |
| Lakshmi Vanthachu | Playful child | Tamil | Child artiste | ||
| 1990 | Kartavyam | Karuna | Telugu | ||
| Navayugam | Sumathi | Telugu | Debut as heroine | ||
| Prajala Manishi | Telugu | ||||
| Oru Pudhiya Kadhai | Maha | Tamil | |||
| 1991 | Seetharamayya Gari Manavaralu | Seetha | Telugu | ||
| En Rasavin Manasile | Cholaiamma | Tamil | |||
| Indra Bhavanam | Telugu | ||||
| Idhaya Oonjal | Chithra | Tamil | |||
| Idhaya Vaasal | Vaani | Tamil | |||
| Jagannatakam | Jhansi | Telugu | |||
| Sandhwanam | Rajalakshmi | Malayalam | |||
| Chengalva Pudanda | Telugu | ||||
| 1992 | Chanti | Nandini | Telugu | ||
| Parda Hai Parda | Maya | Hindi | |||
| Allari Pilla | Nandini | Telugu | |||
| Allari Mogudu | Neelambari | Telugu | |||
| Sundarakanda | Nanchari | Telugu | |||
| President Gari Pellam | Swapna | Telugu | |||
| Pellam Chepte Vinali | Geetha | Telugu | |||
| Bangaru Maama | Kasthuri | Telugu | |||
| Moratodu Naa Mogudu | Telugu | ||||
| Aswamedham | Dr. Bharati | Telugu | |||
| 1993 | Muta Mesthri | Buchamma | Telugu | ||
| Yejaman | Vaitheeswari Vaanavaraayan | Tamil | |||
| Abbaigaru | Sudha | Telugu | |||
| Allari Alludu | Sandhya | Telugu | |||
| Rajeswari Kalyanam | Rajeshwari | Telugu | |||
| Konguchatu Krishnadu | Telugu | ||||
| 1994 | Sethupathi IPS | Chandramathi | Tamil | ||
| Veera | Devayanai | Tamil | |||
| Thai Maaman | Meena | Tamil | |||
| Rajakumaran | Selvi | Tamil | |||
| Nattamai | Meena | Tamil | |||
| Punya Bhoomi Naa Desam | Swathi | Telugu | |||
| Anga Rakshakudu | Meenu | Telugu | |||
| Bhale Pellam | Bharathi | Telugu | |||
| Bobbili Simham | Venkatalakshmi | Telugu | |||
| 1995 | Maaman Magal | Priya | Tamil | ||
| Oru Oorla Oru Rajakumari | Lakshmi Prabha | Tamil | |||
| Marumagan | Manjula | Tamil | |||
| Coolie | Vimala | Tamil | |||
| Seral Irumboraiyin Tamil Kadhal | Tamil | ||||
| Nadodi Mannan | Meenakshi, Priya |
Tamil | |||
| Muthu | Ranganayaki | Tamil | |||
| Aalu Magalu | Telugu | ||||
| Chilakapachcha Kaapuram | Radha | Telugu | |||
| Putnanja | Rose | Kannada | |||
| 1996 | Sengottai | Meena | Tamil | ||
| Avvai Shanmugi | Janaki | Tamil | |||
| 1997 | Vallal | Annam | Tamil | ||
| Mommaga | Kannada | ||||
| Cheluva | Meena | Kannada | |||
| Porkkaalam | Maragatham | Tamil | |||
| Pasamulla Pandiyare | Vellayamma | Tamil | |||
| Bharathi Kannamma | Kannamma | Tamil | |||
| Varnapakittu | Sandra, Alina |
Malayalam | |||
| Muddula Mogudu | Sirisha | Telugu | |||
| Panjaram | Telugu | ||||
| 1998 | Ulavuthurai | Meena | Tamil | ||
| Naam Iruvar Nammaku Iruvar | Indu | Tamil | |||
| Kusruthi Kuruppu | Meera | Malayalam | |||
| Gillikajjalu | Satya bhama | Telugu | |||
| Suryavamsam | Swapna | Telugu | |||
| Harichandra | Nandhini | Tamil | |||
| 1999 | Sneham Kosam | Prabhavati | Telugu | ||
| Periyanna | Shenbagam | Tamil | |||
| Iraniyan | Ponni | Tamil | |||
| Anandha Poongatre | Meenakshi | Tamil | |||
| Olympiyan Anthony Adam | Angel | Malayalam | |||
| Friends | Padmini | Malayalam | |||
| Krishna Babu | Rama | Telugu | |||
| Bobbili Vamsham | Telugu | ||||
| Velugu Needalu | Telugu | ||||
| Unnaruge Naan Irundhal | Mahalakshimi (Maha) | Tamil | |||
| Manam Virumbuthe Unnai | Priya | Tamil | |||
| 2000 | Vanathai Pola | Gowri Muthu | Tamil | ||
| Pape Naa Pranam | Priya | Telugu | |||
| Palayathu Amman | Palayathu Amman | Tamil | |||
| Vetri Kodi Kattu | Valli Muthuraman | Tamil | |||
| Doubles | Meena | Tamil | |||
| Rhythm | Chitra | Tamil | |||
| Maayi | Bhuvaneswari | Tamil | |||
| Dreams | Nirmala Mathan | Malayalam | |||
| Maa Annayya | Wife | Telugu | |||
| Thenali | Meena (Herself) | Tamil | Special Appearance | ||
| Anbudan | Shanthi | Tamil | Guest appearance | ||
| 2001 | Rishi | Indu | Tamil | ||
| Citizen | Sevali | Tamil | |||
| Sri Manjunatha | Goddess Parvathi | Kannada Telugu |
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| Rakshasa Rajav | Meera | Malayalam | |||
| Ammayi Kosam | Anjali | Telugu | |||
| Shahjahan | Meena | Tamil | Special appearance | ||
| Grama Devathe | Angala Parameswari | Kannada | |||
| 2002 | Angala Parameswari | Angala Parameswari Amman | Tamil | ||
| Dhaya | Thulasi | Tamil | |||
| Simhadriya Simha | Kannada | ||||
| Devan | Uma | Tamil | |||
| Ivan | Meena Kumari | Tamil | |||
| Namma Veetu Kalyanam | Meena | Tamil | |||
| Padai Veetu Amman | Padai Veetu Amman, Muthu Maariamman |
Tamil | |||
| Villain | Thangam | Tamil | |||
| 2003 | Paarai | Mallika | Tamil | ||
| Swathi Muthu | Lalitha | Kannada | |||
| Mr. Brahmachari | Ganga | Malayalam | |||
| Simhachalam | Simhachalam's wife | Telugu | |||
| Game for Love | Kannada | ||||
| 2004 | Shock | Malini | Tamil | ||
| Puttintiki Ra Chelli | Wife | Telugu | |||
| Anbu Sagotharan | Tamil | ||||
| Bharath Simha Reddy | Telugu | ||||
| Swamy | Telugu | ||||
| Gowdru | Parvati | Kannada | Guest appearance | ||
| Aalukkoru Aasai | Eshwari | Tamil | |||
| Natturajavu | Maya | Malayalam | |||
| 2005 | Mahasadhvi Mallamma | Mallamma | Kannada | ||
| Kannamma | Kannamma | Tamil | |||
| Udayananu Tharam | Madhumathi Udayabhanu | Malayalam | |||
| Chandrolsavam | Indulekha | Malayalam | |||
| 2006 | My Autograph | Divya | Kannada | ||
| Karutha Pakshikal | Suvarnna | Malayalam | |||
| 2007 | Kadha Parayumbol | Sridevi Balan | Malayalam | ||
| Black Cat | Meenakshi | Malayalam | |||
| 2008 | Kuselan | Sridevi Balakrishnan | Tamil | ||
| Kathanayakudu | Sreedevi | Telugu | |||
| Magic Lamp | Anupama | Malayalam | |||
| Manidhan | Tamil | ||||
| 2009 | Mariyadhai | Radha | Tamil | ||
| Katha, Samvidhanam: Kunchacko | Ann Mary | Malayalam | |||
| Vengamamba | Saint Vengamamba | Telugu | |||
| 2010 | Dasanna | Malli | Telugu | ||
| Hendtheer Darbar | Radha | Kannada | |||
| 2011 | Thambikottai | Shanmugapriya | Tamil | ||
| 2012 | Sri Vasavi Vaibhavam | Telugu | |||
| 2013 | Sri Jagadguru Aadi Sankara | Gangadevi | Telugu | ||
| Drishyam | Rani George | Malayalam | |||
| 2014 | Balyakalasakhi | Majeed's mother | Malayalam | ||
| Drushyam | Jyothi | Telugu | |||
| 2015 | Mama Manchu Alludu Kanchu | Suryakantham | Telugu | ||
| 2017 | Katha Parayumbol | Sridevi Balan | Malayalam | ||
| Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol | Annyamma | Malayalam | |||
| 2018 | Saakshyam | Viswa's mother | Telugu | ||
| 2020 | Shylock | Lakshmi Ayyanar | Malayalam | ||
| 2021 | Drishyam 2 | Rani George | Malayalam | [34] | |
| Annaatthe |
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Tamil | Filming[35] | ||
| Drushyam 2 |
Jyothi | Telugu | Post production | ||
| 2022 | Bro Daddy |
|
Malayalam | Pre Production |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Anbulla Amma (co-starring with actress Manorama) | Unknown | Tamil | Doordarshan | TV serial |
| 2005 | Housefull | Show Host | Tamil | Jaya TV | TV show |
| 2006-2008 | Lakshmi | Lakshmi | Tamil | Sun TV | TV serial |
| 2007 | Mastana Mastana season 1 | Judge | Tamil | Sun TV | Dance show |
| 2009 | Kalyanam | Meera/Sujatha | Tamil | Sun TV | TV serial |
| Tarikonda Venkamamba | Tarikonda Venkamamba | Telugu | SVBC TV | TV serial | |
| Boys VS Girls season 2 | Judge | Tamil | Vijay TV | Dance show | |
| 2011 | Jodi Number One Season 5 | Special Judge | Tamil | Vijay TV | |
| 2012 | Nee Kongu Bangaram Ganu | Host | Telugu | MAA TV | TV show |
| Veera | Judge | Telugu | ETV | Dance show | |
| Super Kudumbam | Judge | Tamil | Sun TV | TV show | |
| Anubandhalu | Sharada | Telugu | Gemini TV | TV serial | |
| 2013 | Bharthakkanmarude Sradhakku | Judge | Malayalam | Asianet | TV show |
| 2014 | Super Kutumbam | Judge | Telugu | Gemini TV | Dance show |
| 2015 | Manada Mayilada season 10 | Judge | Tamil | Kalaignar TV | |
| 2016 | Dance Dance | Special Judge | Kannada | Star Suvarna | |
| 2017 | Junior Senior | Judge | Tamil | Zee Tamil | Reality show |
| 2017 | Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran | Contestant | Malayalam | Asianet | Game show |
| 2019 | Lolluppa | Judge | Tamil | Sun TV | TV Programme |
| Extra Jabardasth | Judge | Telugu | ETV | ||
| Karoline Kamakshi | Kamakshi | Tamil | Zee5 | Web series | |
| 2021 | Top Singer | Guest Judge | Malayalam | Flowers TV | Music Reality Show |
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
- Meena on IMDb
- "Meena: I prefer to do roles which is not similar to my earlier films". Indiaglitz. 29 April 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
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