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Meera Jasmine

メーラ・ジャスミン

Mīra Jasumin

Aliases: Jasmine Mary Joseph

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1982-02-15 (Thiruvalla, Kerala, India)
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada
Religion
Christianity
Residence History
Kerala, India → Dubai

Career

Occupations
Film actress
Active Years
2001-2024
Influenced By
A. K. Lohithadas

Education

Marthoma Residential School
Period: 幼少期~2000年
Year of Graduation: 2000
Country: India
Completed Higher Secondary
Assumption College
Faculty of Science / Zoology
Period: 2000年、約3ヶ月
Country: India
Left after nearly three months for film debut

Awards

National Film Award for Best Actress
2004
Work: Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam
Organization: Government of India
Result: 受賞
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
2004
Work: Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam / Kasthuri Maan
Organization: Government of Kerala
Result: 受賞
Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
2007
Work: Ore Kadal
Organization: Government of Kerala
Result: 受賞
Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize
2005
Work: Kasthuri Maan
Organization: Government of Tamil Nadu
Result: 受賞
Kalaimamani
2009
Work: Various films in Tamil cinema
Organization: Government of Tamil Nadu
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam

2003 Drama

Story of a 15-year-old Muslim girl forced to marry an older man.

Forced marriageOppression of womenSocial hardship

Ore Kadal

2007 Drama

Critically acclaimed portrayal of an innocent middle-class woman.

LoveClassHuman relationships

Kasthooriman

2003 Drama

Breakthrough role as an emotionally complex yet happy-go-lucky woman.

Emotional complexityGrowth

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Natural and emotionally rich performancesVersatility across multiple languages

Legacy

One of the successful actresses of the 2000s in South Indian cinema across Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada films, recipient of National Film Award and others.

Trivia

  • Initially aspired to be a doctor but entered films.
  • Married engineer John Titus, based in Dubai, in 2014.
  • Sparked controversy by entering a Hindu temple as a non-Hindu.