Meera Vasudevan

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]

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
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Other namesMeera Vasudev
Occupation
Years active2003 – 2010; 2012
2016 – present
Spouse(s)
  • Vishal Agarwal
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    (m. 2005; div. 2008)​
  • John Kokken
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    (m. 2012; div. 2016)​
Children1

Early life

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

Her entry into the film industry happened through the 2003 Hindi satirical film Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula, alongside Milind Soman. After about 500 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 Khaki 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. Projects she is currently working on include Thasaiyinai Thee Sudinum, a period drama set in the 1940s.[16]

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

Meera married Vishal Agarwal, son of cinematographer Ashok Kumar in 2005.[17] They divorced in July 2010.[18][19] In 2012, she married Malayalam actor John Kokken,[20] with whom she has a son Ariha John and got separated in 2016.

Filmography
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2003GolmaalMeenakshi NarahariTelugu
Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit FormulaRadhaHindi
Unnai SaranadainthenBobbyTamilWon - Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress
2004Anjali I Love YouAnjaliTelugu
ArivumaniPriyaTamil
2005ThanmathraLekha RamesanMalayalamWon - Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year
2006Jaadu Sa Chal GayaaNandiniHindi
Hello? Kaun Hai!NandiHindi
JerryJeevaTamil
OruvanJaya BharathanMalayalam
2007EkanthamDr. SophieMalayalam
KaakkiSethulakshmi RamakrishnanMalayalam
Chain Kulii Ki Main KuliiMaliniHindi
2008Thodi Life Thoda MagicNainaHindi
Thasaiyinai Thee SudinumTamil
Kathi KappalSaaral ParivallalTamil
PachamarathanalilSneha's motherMalayalam
GulmoharChithraMalayalam
2009Orkkuka VallappozhumSethu's motherMalayalam
Decent PartiesSreeja SudheendranMalayalam
Vairam: Fight For JusticeDevi SivarajanMalayalam
13B: Fear Has a New AddressSerial actressHindi
2010AattanayaganIndraTamil
Kumari Pennin UllathileSumithraTamil
2012KochiSavithriMalayalam
916ChandrikaMalayalam
Jaanleva Black BloodHindi
2016Sahapadi 1975 (Valmeekam)KrishnapriyaMalayalam
2017Chakkaramaavin KombathuDr.LucyMalayalam
2018Painting LifeWifeMalayalam/Englishdelayed
Adanga MaruSubash's Sister-in-lawTamil
2019KuttymamaSenior AnjaliMalayalam
Appuvinte SathyanweshanamAppu's MotherMalayalam
LessonsDevika MenonMalayalamSegment : Panigrahanam
ThakkolJaceentha Morris VasMalayalam
KrithiMalayalam
PayakappalMalayalam
2020SilencerThresiaMalayalam

Television
YearFilmRoleLanguageChannelNotes
2001–2002KaveriPallaviTamilSun TV
2002DeviUmaHindiSony India
2006 PennDeepa/AnjaliTamilSun TV
2007KanalpoovuSuhasiniMalayalamJeevan TVWon - Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress
2007–2008SuryavamsamTamilSun TV
2020–PresentKudumbavilakkuSumithra SidharthMalayalamAsianet
2020Chithi 2Mallika DeviTamilSun TVReplaced by Sirisha
2020AmmayariyatheSumithraMalayalamAsianetCameo appearance in Promo
2020Avarodoppam Aliyum AchayanumSumithraMalayalamAsianetTelefilm
2020MounaragamSumithraMalayalamAsianetGuest appearance in Episode 145-147
2020Pournami ThinkalSumithraMalayalamAsianetCameo Appearance in Mega episode 384 and 385
2021KoodevideSumithraMalayalamAsianetCameo appearance in Promo

Commercials

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

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