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Quick facts for kids Meera Jasmine
Born	Jasmine Mary Joseph (1982-02-15) 15 February 1982 (age 43) Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	2001–present
Awards	National Film Award for Best Actress Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress
Honours	Kalaimamani (2009)

Meera Jasmine, whose real name is Jasmine Mary Joseph, is a famous Indian actress. She mostly acts in movies made in different languages like Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.

She started her acting journey in 2001 with a film called Soothradharan. Meera became one of the most successful actresses in South Indian movies during the 2000s. She starred in many popular and well-liked films. She won the top acting award, the National Film Award for Best Actress, in 2004 for her role in the movie Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam. She also won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress twice and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. The government of Tamil Nadu also honored her with the Kalaimamani award.

Meera Jasmine's Early Life

Meera Jasmine was born on February 15, 1982, in a village called Kuttapuzha in Thiruvalla, Kerala. Her parents are Joseph and Aleyamma. She is the fourth of five children in her family.

She has two sisters, Jiby Sara Joseph and Jeny Susan Joseph. Her sister Jeny has also acted in movies. She also has two brothers, and one of them, George, worked behind the camera as an assistant cinematographer.

Meera went to school at Bala Vihar and Marthoma Residential School in Thiruvalla. After finishing school, she started studying Zoology at Assumption College. However, after about three months, a director named Blessy saw her. He offered her a role in the film Soothradharan.

Meera had always wanted to become a doctor. She never thought about becoming a film star. She once said, "I was just an ordinary girl. I never imagined being in films." She also mentioned that she had not even acted in school plays. She felt she was not artistic, could not dance, and did not think of herself as beautiful. She sees director Lohithadas as a father figure and a teacher. He gave her first chance in films with Soothradharan.

Meera Jasmine's Acting Career

Meera Jasmine has acted in many films across different languages. She became very popular in the South Indian film industry.

Malayalam Film Journey

Meera Jasmine started her acting career in Malayalam films with Soothradharan. Her second film was Gramophone, where she played a Jewish girl. Critics praised her performance in this movie. Her third film, Swapnakkoodu, was a romantic comedy. It was a big success, and her acting was highly appreciated.

She became very famous in Malayalam cinema with the film Kasthooriman. In this movie, she played a happy but emotional character. She won her first Filmfare award for this role. The film was a hit and ran for 100 days in theaters. In the same year, she acted in Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam. She played a 15-year-old Muslim girl who was forced to marry an older man. For this role, she won a State Award and the National Award. After that, she played Raziya in Perumazhakkalam.

In 2005, she played the lovable character Achu in Achuvinte Amma. She then acted with Mohanlal in Rasathanthram (2006). In this film, she pretended to be a boy because of difficult situations. This movie was also a big success. Her next film with Dileep was Vinodayathra. She then starred opposite Mammootty in Ore Kadal. This film was shown at film festivals and won awards. People praised her acting as an innocent middle-class woman. News reports said she was amazing in her difficult role. Her next film was Calcutta News with Dileep. Later, she played a singer in Paattinte Palazhy.

After a short break, she started acting in films again around 2012. She acted with Mohanlal in the comedy film Ladies and Gentleman. Her film Ms. Lekha Tharoor Kanunnathu was a fantasy movie. In 2014, she starred with Jayaram in Onnum Mindathe. She also signed up for Ithinumappuram, a historical film set in the 1970s. In this movie, she plays a traditional rich woman who falls in love with someone from a lower caste and marries him against her parents' wishes.

She also acted in Mazhaneerthullikal, but it was not released. In 2016, she was in the crime thriller 10 Kalpanakal. Even though it was not a big hit in theaters, critics loved the film, its story, and the acting. In 2018, Meera made a small appearance in Poomaram. After a longer break, in 2022, Meera worked with Sathyan Anthikad again for the family film Makal alongside Jayaram. The movie received good reviews, and Meera was praised for her acting.

Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada Films

Meera Jasmine became well-known in Tamil films with Run. This movie was a big success in Tamil Nadu. It helped her work with famous actors in the Tamil film industry. Even though her next few films were not as successful, director Mani Ratnam noticed her. He gave her a role in Aayutha Ezhuthu. She later appeared in Sandakozhi and Mercury Pookkal. Her latest Tamil film, Mambattiyan, was released in December 2011.

Meera Jasmine also became popular in the Telugu film industry with Run, which was dubbed into Telugu. In 2004, she appeared in Telugu films like Ammayi Bagundi and Gudumba Shankar. She also started acting in Kannada cinema. Her first Kannada film was Maurya, where she starred with Puneet Rajkumar. Her Kannada film Arasu, also with Puneet Rajkumar, was a hit. Her other Kannada films include Devaru Kotta Thangi and Ijjodu.

Meera Jasmine's biggest commercial success in Telugu films is Bhadra, where she acted with Ravi Teja. Her other Telugu films include Raraju, Maharadhi, Yamagola Malli Modalayindi, Gorintaku, and Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu.

Meera Jasmine's Personal Life

Meera married Anil John Titus on February 9, 2014. Anil works as an engineer in Dubai.

Meera Jasmine's Filmography

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List of Meera Jasmine film credits

Year	Title	Role	Language	Notes
2001	Soothradharan	Shivani	Malayalam	Debut
2002	Run	Priya	Tamil	Debut in Tamil cinema
	Bala	Aarthi	Tamil
2003	Kasthoorimann	Priyamvada	Malayalam
	Pudhiya Geethai	Sushi	Tamil
	Gramophone	Jennifer/ Jenny	Malayalam
	Swapnakkoodu	Kamala	Malayalam
	Anjaneya	Divya	Tamil
	Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam	Shahina	Malayalam
	Joot	Meera	Tamil
	Chakram	Indrani	Malayalam
2004	Ammayi Bagundi	Janani, Satya	Telugu	Debut in Telugu cinema
	Aayutha Ezhuthu	Sasi	Tamil
	Maurya	Alamelu	Kannada	Debut in Kannada cinema
	Gudumba Shankar	Gowri	Telugu
	Perumazhakkalam	Raziya	Malayalam
2005	Achuvinte Amma	Ashwathy/ Achu	Malayalam
	Bhadra	Anu	Telugu
	Kasthuri Maan	Uma	Tamil
	Sandakozhi	Hema	Tamil
2006	Mercury Pookkal	Anbu Chelvi	Tamil
	Rasathanthram	Kanmani/ Velayuthankutty	Malayalam
	Raraju	Jyothi	Telugu
2007	Arasu	Aishu	Kannada
	Maharadhi	Kalyani	Telugu
	Thirumagan	Ayyakka	Tamil
	Vinodayathra	Anupama/ Anu	Malayalam
	Parattai Engira Azhagu Sundaram	Shweta	Tamil
	Yamagola Malli Modalayindi	Aishwarya	Telugu
	Ore Kadal	Deepti	Malayalam
2008	Calcutta News	Krishnapriya	Malayalam
	Innathe Chintha Vishayam	Kamala	Malayalam
	Nepali	Priya	Tamil
	Minnaminnikoottam	Charulatha/ Charu	Malayalam
	Rathri Mazha	Meera	Malayalam
	Gorintaku	Lakshmi	Telugu
	Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu	Rajeswari	Telugu
2009	Mariyadhai	Chandra	Tamil
	Bangaru Babu	Meera	Telugu
	A Aa E Ee	Kalyani Chandram	Telugu
	Devaru Kotta Thangi	Lakshmi	Kannada
2010	Aakasa Ramanna	Tara	Telugu
	Sivappu Mazhai	Samyuktha	Tamil
	Ijjodu	Chenni	Kannada
	Pen Singam	Meghala	Tamil
	Hoo	Jasmine	Kannada
	Paattinte Palazhy	Veena	Malayalam
	Four Friends	Gowri	Malayalam
2011	Ilaignan	Meera	Tamil
	Mohabbat	Sajna	Malayalam
	Mambattiyan	Kannaathal	Tamil
2012	Aathi Narayana	Laila	Tamil
2013	Lisammayude Veedu	Lisamma	Malayalam
	Ladies and Gentleman	Aswathy/Achu	Malayalam
	Moksha	Moksha	Telugu
	Ms Lekha Tharoor Kaanunnathu	Lekha	Malayalam
2014	Inga Enna Solluthu	Rajeshwari	Tamil
	Vingyani	Kaveri	Tamil
	Onnum Mindathe	Syama	Malayalam
2015	Ithinumappuram	Rukmini	Malayalam
2016	Pathu Kalpanakal	Shazia Akbar	Malayalam
2018	Poomaram	Herself	Malayalam	Cameo
2022	Makal	Juliet	Malayalam
2023	Vimanam	Shwetha	Telugu	Cameo
	Queen Elizabeth	Elizabeth Angel Simon	Malayalam
2024	Paalum Pazhavum	Sumi	Malayalam
	Swag	Uthphalaa Devi / Revathi	Telugu	Dual role
	The Test	0TBA	Tamil	Completed

Meera Jasmine's Awards and Honours

Meera Jasmine has won many awards for her acting. Here are some of them: