Meer Jasmine Bio Data

Meera Jasmine (born on 15 February 1984) is an Indian actress from Kerala. She won India's National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 for her role in 2003 Malayalam film Paadhom Onnu: Oru Vilaapam.

Early life
Born as Jasmine Mary Joseph to Joseph Philip and Aleyamma in Kuttappuzha, Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India, She completed her schooling in Mar Thoma Residential School in Tiruvalla, before her entry into films.

Career
A chance meeting with Malayalam screenwriter Lohithadas gave way to her debut in Malayalam Cinema through the movie Soothradharan in 2001.
Soothradharan did not do well at the box office. However, she continued to receive offers from Malayalam and Tamil film-makers, including the 2002 Tamil films Run and Bala.
The success of Run made her a well-known star in Kollywood. She acted in a number of Tamil movies with popular actors, and then proceeded to work with director Mani Ratnam in the film Aayitha Ezhuthu.
She entered Telugu cinema in 2004 with Ammayi Bagundi and Gudumba Shankar. She also entered Kannada cinema in 2004 with the film Mourya, in which she co-starred with Puneet Rajkumar.
After making her entry into all four South Indian languages, she has acted concurrently in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Her successful movies include Achuvinte Amma (Malayalam), Bhadra (Telugu) and Rasatantram (Malayalam).
Her 2005 Tamil film Sandakozhi completed 200 days at the box office.

Awards
Year Award Film 2004 National Film Award for Best Actress Padam Onnu:Oru Vilapam 2004 State Film Award for the Best Actress Padam Onnu:Oru Vilapam

Personal life
Despite being a Christian by birth, Meera Jasmine is known for visiting Hindu temples. She is a self-confessed fan of Tamil cinema's composer Ilayaraaja [3]. She currently lives in Panampilly Nagar in Kochi. She is often the target of the South's yellow press.

Filmography
Tamil Films
Year Title Role Director Cast 2007 Thirumagan (filming) Rathnakumar S.J. Suryah, Malavika, Samiksha 2007 Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram (filming) Suresh Krishna Dhanush, Archana 2006 Mercury Pookkal Anbu Chelvi S.S.Stanley Srikanth, Samiksha 2005 Sandakozhi Hema Linguswamy Vishal 2005 Kasthuri Maan Uma Lohitadas Prasanna 2004 Aayitha Ezhuthu Sasi Maniratnam Madhavan, Surya Sivakumar, Esha Deol 2004 Joot Meera Azhagam Perumal Srikanth 2003 Anjaneya Divya Maharajan Ajith 2003 Pudhiya Geethai Sushi Jagan Vijay, Amisha Patel 2002 Bala Aarthi Deepak Shyam 2002 Run Priya Linguswamy Madhavan

Malayalam Films
Year Title Role Director Cast 2007 Orey Kadal (announced) Shyamaprasad Mammootty 2007 Akasha Gopuram (filming) K.P.Kumaran Mohanlal, Bharath Gopi 2006 Rathri Mazha (filming) Lenin Rajendran Vineeth 2006 Rasathantram Kanmani,velayudhankutty Sathyan Anthikkad Mohanlal 2005 Achuvinte Amma' Ashwathy Sathyan Anthikkad Urvashi, Narain 2004 Perumazhakkalam Raziya Kamal Dileep, Vineeth, Kavya Madhavan 2003 Chakram Indrani Lohitadas Prithwiraj 2003 Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam Shahina T.V.Chandran Mamukoya 2003 Swapnakoodu Kamala Kamal Prithwiraj, Kunchacko Boban, Bhavana, Jayasurya 2003 Kasthoorimaan Priyamvada Lohitadas Kunchacko Boban 2003 Gramaphone Jennifer Kamal Dileep, Navya Nair 2001 Soothradharan Shivani Lohitadas Dileep

Telugu Films
Year Title Role Director Cast 2006 Rakshabandham Arjun 2006 Maharadhi P.Vasu Balakrishna, Sneha, Jayapradha 2006 Raraju Uday Shankar Gopichand, Ankitha 2005 Bhadra Anu Boyapati Srinu Ravi Teja 2004 Gudumba Shankar Gowri Veera Shankar Pawan Kalyan 2004 Ammayi Bagundi Janani/Satya Balashekharan Shivaji

Kannada Films
Year Title Role Director Cast 2006 Arasu (announced) Mahesh Babu Puneet Rajkumar, Ramya 2004 Maurya Alamelu S.Narayan Puneet Rajkumar