Meera Vasudevan

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In this Indian name, the name Vasudevan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Meera.
Meera Vasudevan
Born (1982-01-29) 29 January 1982 (age 42)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Other namesMeera Vasudev
Occupation
Years active1999 to present
Spouse(s)
  • Vishal Agarwal
    ​
    (
    m. 2005; div. 2008)
  • John Kokken
    ​
    (
    m. 2012; div. 2016)
Children1

Meera Vasudevan (born 29 January 1982) is an Indian film and television actress, who has mainly appears in films and TV soap's in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu language.[1] She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize in 2005[2] and the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress in 2007. Currently she is playing a main lead role in the popular Malayalam soap opera Kudumbavilakku telecasting on Asianet .[3]

Early life[edit]

Meera was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra in a Tamil family as the eldest daughter to Vasudevan and Hemalatha.[4] She has one 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 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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Filmography[edit]

Year Film 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 Sneha's mother 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
Krithi Malayalam
Payakappal Malayalam
2020 Silencer Thresia Malayalam
2021 Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam Anitha Malayalam

Television[edit]

Year Film Role Language Channel Notes
2001–2002 Kaveri Pallavi Tamil Sun TV
2002 Devi Uma Hindi Sony India
2003 Subah Savere Herself Hindi DD National
2006 Penn Deepa/Anjali Tamil Sun TV
2007 Kanalpoovu Suhasini Malayalam Jeevan TV Won - Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress
2007–2008 Suryavamsam Tamil Sun 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–Present Kudumbavilakku Sumithra Sidharth Malayalam Asianet
2020 Chithi 2 Mallika Devi Tamil Sun TV Replaced by Sirisha
2020 Ammayariyathe Sumithra Malayalam Asianet Cameo appearance in Promo
2020 Avarodoppam Aliyum Achayanum Sumithra
(Achayan's lover)		 Telefilm
2020 Mounaragam Sumithra
(Roopa's friend)		 Guest appearance in Episode 145-147
2020 Pournami Thinkal Sumithra
(Rajalakshmi's friend)		 Cameo Appearance in Mega episode 384 and 385
2020 Christmas Tharamelam Herself
2021 Koodevide Sumithra Cameo appearance in Promo
2021 Start Music Season 3 Promo Anchor
Participant

Commercials[edit]

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
  • Kaarthika - Hairwash powder

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Tamilnadu govt awards Rajini and Kamal". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  3. ↑ "Meera Vasudev returns with a surprise 'Kudumbavilakku'". asianetnews.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Bollywood Cinema News - Bollywood Movie Reviews - Bollywood Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Bollywood". Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Behindwoods : Meera Vasudevan's Special". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Bowled over by cinema". 30 March 2007. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Focussed". 27 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  8. ↑ "Capital Film Works - Unnai Charanadainthen". capitalfilmworks.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  9. ↑ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  10. ↑ "'Autograph,' 'Eera Nilam' bag awards". 13 February 2006. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2018 – via www.thehindu.com.
  11. ↑ "Malayalam Cinema News - Malayalam Movie Reviews - Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam". Archived from the original on 25 November 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  12. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood. "Hindi Movie List - Latest Bollywood Movies - New Hindi Movies - Bollywood Hungama". Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  13. ↑ Hungama, Bollywood. "Hindi Movie List - Latest Bollywood Movies - New Hindi Movies - Bollywood Hungama". Archived from the original on 17 April 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  14. ↑ Malani, Gaurav (27 June 2008). "Movie Review: Thodi Life Thoda Magic". Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018 – via The Economic Times.
  15. ↑ "Tamil Cinema News - Tamil Movie Reviews - Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  16. ↑ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  17. ↑ "டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!". டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  18. ↑ "Life is beautiful now: Meera". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.
  19. ↑ "John and me complement each other, says Meera". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013.

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