Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Entry to Film

Her entry into films was quite unexpected. She was introduced by Blessy who was working as an associate director in Malayalam Cinema. Her first movie Soothradharan did not do well at the box office. It was her Tamil debut Run (2002) a huge hit in Tamil Nadu directed by Lingusamy opposite Madhavan, that turned her luck for the better. Her subsequent films showcased her talent as an actress and soon established her as an actor to reckon with.

Meera has acted in the films of top Malayalam directors such as Lohithadas, Sathyan Anthikkad and Kamal. She got some real attention in movies like Kasthoorimann(2003) where she enacted both comedy and sentiments with equal fervor. And in Kamal's Swapnakoodu (2003) among the five main characters, one who scored the most was again Meera. The same year, her role in T.V. Chandran's Paadam Onnu: Oru Vilapam got her the National award for Best Actress. In Perumazhakkalam (2004) she gave a soul stirring performance as Raziya, definitely one of her best roles till date. In the movie Achuvinte Amma(2005), she has enacted the young, adorable character Achu, with extraordinary ease that she seemed to live the character, instead of acting. She paired with Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in Rasathanthram (2006) and with Mammootty in Ore Kadal (2007). She is getting rave reviews for her recent movie Calcutta News by Blessy

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. Her other notable films in Tamil are Lohitadas's Kasthuri Maan (2005), a remake of the Malayalam version,Sandakozhi(2005) completed within 200 days was a big hit as was S.S Stanleys Mercury Pookal(2006) where her down to earth role was very much appreciated.For Kasthuri Maan she won Best Actress (Special Award) from Tamil Nadu Government. 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 films include Achuvinte Amma, Bhadra, Rasathanthram, Vinodayathra, Araasu and Yamagola Malli Modalayindi.

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