Meera Vasudevan - Actress, Model. (Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Telugu)

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About:

Meera Vasudevan: (born 29 January 1982), Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Other names Meera Vasudev

Occupations - Actress, model

Years active 1999 - present

Spouses

1.Vishal Agarwal(m. 2005; div. 2008)​

2.John Kokken(m. 2012; div. 2016)​

3.Vipin Puthiyankam ​(m. 2024)​

Children 1

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Introduction:

Meera Vasudevan is an Indian actress, who has mainly appeared in films and TV soap's in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu language. She received the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize 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 Asianet  Currently she is playing role of Sujatha in Madhuranombarakattu on Zee Keralam.

Meera Vasudevan (born 29 January 1982) is an Indian film actress and model, who has appeared in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu-language films. Meera was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra in a Tamil brahmin family as the eldest daughter to Vasudevan and Hemalatha. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and English literature, she became a successful model

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Early life:

Meera was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra in a Tamil 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 Salman Khan starrer. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in arts, Psychology and English literature, 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.

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Career:

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, for which she was nominated for best upcoming actress by Screen Awards and Sansui – PNC Awards. Her Telugu film Golmaal , 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, 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 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, 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 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. 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.[citation needed] 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.

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Personal life:

Family

Meera married Vishal Agarwal, son of cinematographer Ashok Kumar 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.

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Filmography:

Key

† Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released

List of Meera Vasudevan film credits

VIDEO: Meera Vasudevan Stunning Look In Saree

Year Title Role Language Notes

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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 Maala 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 Hindi-Tamil bilingual film; Hindi version only

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

2020 Silencer Thresia Malayalam

2021 Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam Anitha Malayalam

2022 Payakappal Malayalam

2023

Kirkkan Sethu Lakshmi Malayalam

Imbam Mythili Swaminathan Malayalam

Karutha Karutha Malayalam

2025

Am Ah Anju Malayalam

Get-Set Baby Dr. Shanti Prasannan Malayalam

United Kingdom of Kerala Maria Malayalam

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Television:

Serials

Year Title Role Language Channel Notes

2001–02 Kaveri Pallavi Tamil Sun TV

2002 Devi Uma Hindi Sony India

2003 Subah Savere Herself DD National

2006 Penn Deepa/Anjali Tamil Sun TV

2007 Kanalpoovu Suhasini Malayalam Jeevan TV Won - Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress

2007–08 Suryavamsam Rajakumari Tamil Sun TV

2020–2024 Kudumbavilakku Sumithra Malayalam Asianet

2020 Chithi 2 Mallika Devi Tamil Sun TV Replaced by Sirisha

Avarodoppam Aliyum Achayanum Sumithra Malayalam Asianet Telefilm

Mounaragam Episodes: 145–147, cameo as Roopa's friend

Pournami Thinkal Episodes: 384–385, cameo as Pournami's client

2023 Koodevide Episode: 601, cameo

Geeta Govindam Episode: 90, cameo

2024-present Madhuranombarakattu Sujatha Zee Keralam

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Shows:

List of Meera Vasudevan television shows credits

Year Title Role Language Channel

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2008 Aatam Paatam Host Tamil Kalaignar 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 Christmas Tharamelam Herself Asianet

2021 Start Music Season 3 Promo Anchor

Participant

2021 Saregamapa Little Champs Celebrity Judge Zee Keralam

2022 Start Music Season 4 Participant Asianet

2022 Red Carpet Mentor Amrita TV

2023 Stae night with maveli sumitra Asianet

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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

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Awards:

Kerala State Television Awards

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

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