# Meera Vasudevan

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.

## 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.

## 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. 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.

## Personal life

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.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
List of Meera Vasudevan film credits :
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
| 2003 | Golmaal | Meenakshi Narahari | Telugu | |
| 2003 | Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula | Radha | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Unnai Saranadainthen | Bobby | Tamil | Won - Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress |
| 2004 | Anjali I Love You | Anjali | Telugu | |
| 2004 | 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 | |
| 2006 | Hello? Kaun Hai! | Nandi | Hindi | |
| 2006 | Jerry | Jeeva | Tamil | |
| 2006 | Oruvan | Jaya Bharathan | Malayalam | |
| 2007 | Ekantham | Dr. Sophie | Malayalam | |
| 2007 | Kaakki | Sethulakshmi Ramakrishnan | Malayalam | |
| 2007 | Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii | Malini | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Thodi Life Thoda Magic | Naina | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Thasaiyinai Thee Sudinum | | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Kathi Kappal | Saaral Parivallal | Tamil | |
| 2008 | Pachamarathanalil | Maala | Malayalam | |
| 2008 | Gulmohar | Chithra | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Orkkuka Vallappozhum | Sethu's mother | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Decent Parties | Sreeja Sudheendran | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | Vairam: Fight for Justice | Devi Sivarajan | Malayalam | |
| 2009 | 13B: Fear Has a New Address | Serial actress | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Aattanayagan | Indra | Tamil | |
| 2010 | Kumari Pennin Ullathile | Sumithra | Tamil | |
| 2012 | Kochi | Savithri | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | 916 | Chandrika | Malayalam | |
| 2012 | Jaanleva Black Blood | | Hindi | |
| 2016 | Sahapadi 1975 (Valmeekam) | Krishnapriya | Malayalam | |
| 2017 | Chakkaramaavin Kombathu | Dr.Lucy | Malayalam | |
| 2018 | Painting Life | Wife | Malayalam/English | delayed |
| 2018 | Adanga Maru | Subash's Sister-in-law | Tamil | |
| 2019 | Kuttymama | Senior Anjali | Malayalam | |
| 2019 | Lessons | Devika Menon | Malayalam | Segment : Panigrahanam |
| 2019 | Thakkol | Jaceentha Morris Vas | Malayalam | |
| 2020 | Silencer | Thresia | Malayalam | |
| 2021 | Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam | Anitha | Malayalam | |
| 2022 | Payakappal | | Malayalam | |
| 2023 | Kirkkan | Sethu Lakshmi | Malayalam | |
| 2023 | Imbam | Mythili Swaminathan | Malayalam | |
| 2023 | Karutha | Karutha | Malayalam | |
| 2025 | Am Ah | Anju | Malayalam | |
| 2025 | Get-Set Baby | Dr. Shanti Prasannan | Malayalam | |

## Television
### Serials

List of Meera Vasudevan television serials credits :
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel | Notes |
| 2001–02 | Kaveri | Pallavi | Tamil | Sun TV | |
| 2002 | Devi | Uma | Hindi | Sony India | |
| 2003 | Subah Savere | Herself | Hindi | 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 |
| 2020 | Avarodoppam Aliyum Achayanum | Sumithra | Malayalam | Asianet | Telefilm |
| 2020 | Mounaragam | Sumithra | Malayalam | Asianet | Episodes: 145–147, cameo as Roopa's friend |
| 2020 | Pournami Thinkal | Sumithra | Malayalam | Asianet | Episodes: 384–385, cameo as Pournami's client |
| 2023 | Koodevide | Sumithra | Malayalam | Asianet | Episode: 601, cameo |
| 2023 | Geeta Govindam | Sumithra | Malayalam | Asianet | Episode: 90, cameo |
| 2024-present | Madhuranombarakattu | Sujatha | Malayalam | Zee Keralam | |

### Shows

List of Meera Vasudevan television shows credits :
| Year | Title | Role | Language | Channel |
| 2008 | Aatam Paatam | Host | Tamil | Kalaignar TV |
| 2017 | Comedy Super Nite | Herself | Malayalam | Flowers TV |
| 2017 | JB Junction | Herself | Malayalam | Kairali TV |
| 2017 | Star Chat | Herself | Malayalam | Kairali News |
| 2017 | I Personally | Herself | Malayalam | Kappa TV |
| 2017 | Pularvela | Herself | Malayalam | Manorama News |
| 2018 | Lal Salam | Herself | Malayalam | Amrita TV |
| 2018 | Snehapoorvam Meera Vasudev | Herself | Malayalam | Kaumudy TV |
| 2020 | Christmas Tharamelam | Herself | Malayalam | Asianet |
| 2021 | Start Music Season 3 | Promo Anchor Participant | Malayalam | Asianet |
| 2021 | Saregamapa Little Champs | Celebrity Judge | Malayalam | Zee Keralam |
| 2022 | Start Music Season 4 | Participant | Malayalam | Asianet |
| 2022 | Red Carpet | Mentor | Malayalam | Amrita TV |
| 2023 | Stae night with maveli | sumitra | Asianet |

### 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