Meera Vasudevan is an Indian actress, who has mainly appeared in films and TV soap's in

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and Telugu language. She received the

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in 2005 and the Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress in 2007. She is well known for her role ''Sumithra'' in the Malayalam soap opera '' Kudumbavilakku'' on

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. Currently she is playing role of Sujatha in ''Madhuranombarakattu'' on

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Early life

Meera was born in

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in a

family as the eldest daughter to Vasudevan and Hemalatha. She has a younger sister Ashwini, who shot to fame as a child artist for '' Jaanam Samjha Karo'' a

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starrer. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in arts,

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and

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, she became a successful model, appearing in many ad films, shooting into fame. 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

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'', for which she was nominated for best upcoming actress by Screen Awards and Sansui – PNC Awards. Her

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''Golmaal '', however, released first. The same year she made her film debut in the

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as well, appearing in

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'' Unnai Saranadainthen'', in which she shared screen space with

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and S. P. B. Charan. Her portrayal of Bobby, an adamant village girl, in the film, was appreciated by critics and earned her the Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress. After unsuccessful films like ''Anjali I Love You'' in Telugu and ''Arivumani'' in Tamil, she stepped into the

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in 2005 with the Blessy-directed '' Thanmathra'', alongside Malayalam actor

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. Her performance as Lekha Ramesan, a

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and mother of two children, received positive reviews and she received the Best Female New Face Award at the 2005 Ujala-Asianet Awards. In 2006, she again starred in a Hindi film, ''Jaadu Sa Chal Gayaa'', after 3 years, following which she appeared in the Tamil

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'' Jerry'' as a

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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. 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. 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

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

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in 2005. They divorced in July 2010. In 2012, she married Malayalam actor John Kokken, with whom she has a son and got separated in 2016. Meera married Vipin Puthiyankam in 2024.

Filmography

Television

Serials

Shows

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 * Pankajakasthuri Breathe Eazy * Setmax * Kodak * Kudumbashree * Vanitha Magazine * Arogya Masika * Kaarthika - Hairwash powder * Hyra Foods

Awards

; Kerala State Television Awards *2007 : Kerala State Television Award for Best Actor in a Lead role - Female - ''Kanalpoovu''

References

External links

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