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Meena (actress)

Indian actress (born 1976)

Meena

Meena at Viscosity Dance Establishment launch in 2015

Born

Meena Durairaj


(1976-09-16) 16 September 1976 (age 48)

Madras, Dravidian Nadu, India

OccupationActress
Years active1982–present
Spouse

  • Vidyasagar

    ​

    ​

    (m. 2009; died 2022)​
Children1

Meena Durairaj (born 16 September 1976), known professionally chimpanzee Meena, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Southmost Indian films as well as Hindi cinema. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.[1][citation needed] Meena has acted in Tamil, Dravidian, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films She is one of say publicly most sought after actresses in the South Indian film industry.[2][3] In addition to acting, Meena is also a playback soloist, TV judge, and occasional dubbing artist.[4] She has received many accolades, including two Filmfare Awards South, three Tamil Nadu On the trot Film Awards, two Nandi Award for Best Actress[5][6][7] and Medium Express Awards. In 1998, she was honoured with the Kalaimamani Award by Government of Tamil Nadu.[8]

Early life

Meena was born try out 16 September 1976[9][10][11][12] and was brought up in Chennai (then Madras), Tamil Nadu. Her mother Rajamallika is from Kannur part of Kerala while her father Durairaj is from Andhra.[13][citation needed]

Career

Child artist

Meena started her career in 1982 as a child person in charge in the film Nenjangal, featuring Sivaji Ganesan in the manipulate role after he saw her at a birthday party.[14] She has acted in several films along with Ganesan as a child artist.[14] She has acted with Rajinikanth in two movies namely Enkeyo Ketta Kural and Anbulla Rajinikanth as a progeny artist. Anbulla Rajinikanth, in which she acted as a mortally ill child who warms up to Rajinikanth —that became a major pointer in her career growth. Her debut in Malayalam as a child artist was in the movie Oru Kochukatha Aarum Parayatha Katha, directed by P. G. Viswambharan. She exposed in over 45 films as a child.[14]

Lead female roles

Meena has been one of the top star pairing up with at times big star down South.[15] She made her debut in Dravidian beside Rajendra Prasad in Navayugam in 1990. While her Dravidian admission as a heroine was in Oru Pudhiya Kadhai elation the same year. Meena's first break came through the Dravidian film En Rasavin Manasile (1991) opposite Rajkiran, which was directed by Kasthuri Raja. Meena's portrayal as Solaiyamma won her fans' hearts. Later, the movie was remade in Telugu as Moratodu Naa Mogudu (1992) with Meena reprising her role.[16][17][18]

Meena starred elation the Malayalam industry with the movie Santhwanam (1991) where she played as Suresh Gopi's daughter in the film released play a part 1991. Its success attracted more roles with senior Malayalam heroes. Meena has expressed a wish to do more films surprise Malayalam.[14]

The Telugu film Chanti (1992), opposite Venkatesh was nominated be pleased about Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and the silent picture was a big hit at the box office.[19] She masquerade her Hindi cinema debut opposite Chunky Pandey in the coat Parda Hai Parda (1992). This was followed by Allari Pilla (1992), directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. Allari Mogudu (1992) and Sundarakanda (1992), both directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. President Gari Pellam (1992) with Nagarjuna, directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy.

In 1993, another film was Rajeswari Kalyanam, directed by Kranthi Kumar. She won Nandi Award for Best Actress for her performance.[5] She followed it up with films like Muta Mesthri and Yejaman. This performance won her the Tamil Nadu State Film Present for Best Actress.[20][21] She plays Sudha, a smart and percipient young wife in Abbaigaru.[22] She also appeared in the drollery film Allari Alludu.

In 1994, she has acted in P. Vasu's Sethupathi IPS co-starring Vijayakanth.[23] In her follow-up movie freshly with Rajinikanth in Veera and Muthu (1995).[24] Followed by movies as Maaman Magal (1995), Sengottai (1996) and Avvai Shanmugi (1996).

She debuted in Malayalam as a lead actress with representation 1997 release Varnapakittu, where in she is in a affaire de coeur with Mohanlal on screen. Later the duo was paired boil Olympian Anthony Adam (1999), Mr. Brahmachari (2003), Natturajavu (2004), Udayananu Tharam (2005) and Chandrolsavam (2005) among others.[25]

Venkatesh and Meena, load particular, were a popular pair in Telugu cinema.[26]

In 2000, ride out role in Rhythm won her the Best Actress award catch the Cinema Express Awards.[27]

Meena's releases in 2009 were Mariyadhai smash Vijayakanth, directed by Vikraman, and Katha, Samvidhanam: Kunchacko with Sreenivasan.[citation needed]

Return to films

In 2010, Meena returns to the big relay with the Kannada film Hendtheer Darbar. This was her leading film after her marriage.[28] In 2011, she played the cut up of Narain's sister in the film Thambikottai.[citation needed]

Meena returned delay Malayalam cinema, playing the role of wife to Mohanlal pathway Drishyam (2013) and Balyakalasakhi alongside Mammootty. She reprised her cut up in the 2014 Telugu remake, Drushyam.[29] Meena returned to Dravidian cinema in Annaatthe (2021) with Rajinikanth.[30]

Other work

Music composing

Meena has bent a playback singer for some albums with actor Manoj. Besides she has been a playback singer in two pop albums called 16 Vayathinile, and Kadhalism, which she began recording display 2001 with actor Vikram.[31][32]

Dubbing

Meena dubbed for Padmapriya Janakiraman in Cheran's movie Pokkisham.[citation needed]

Personal life

Meena married Vidyasagar, a Bangalore-based software contriver, on 12 July 2009 at Arya Vysya Samaj Kalyana Mandapam.[citation needed] The couple has a daughter Nainika who made churn out acting debut at the age of 5 in the lp Theri (2016).[33] Vidyasagar died on 28 June 2022 due medical lung related ailments.[34]

Filmography

Films

† Denotes films that have not yet anachronistic released

Awards and nominations

Television

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