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 . She also played 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, 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. 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. In 2025, they got divorced.

Filmography

+ List of Meera Vasudevan film credits Year Title Role Language Notes 2003 Golmaal Meenakshi Narahari Telugu Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula Radha Hindi Unnai Saranadainthen Bobby Tamil - Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress 2004 Anjali I Love You Anjali Telugu Arivumani Priya Tamil 2005 Thanmathra Lekha Ramesan Malayalam - Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year 2006 Jaadu Sa Chal Gayaa Nandini Hindi Hello? Kaun Hai! Nandi Jerry Jeeva Tamil Oruvan Jaya Bharathan Malayalam 2007 Ekantham Dr. Sophie Kaakki Sethulakshmi Ramakrishnan Chain Kulii Ki Main Kulii Malini Hindi 2008 Thodi Life Thoda Magic Naina Thasaiyinai Thee Sudinum Tamil Kathi Kappal Saaral Parivallal Pachamarathanalil Maala Malayalam Gulmohar Chithra 2009 Orkkuka Vallappozhum Sethu's mother Decent Parties Sreeja Sudheendran Vairam: Fight for Justice Devi Sivarajan 13B: Fear Has a New Address Serial actress Hindi Hindi-Tamil bilingual film; Hindi version only 2010 Aattanayagan Indra Tamil Kumari Pennin Ullathile Sumithra 2012 Kochi Savithri Malayalam 916 Chandrika Jaanleva Black Blood Hindi 2016 Sahapadi 1975 (Valmeekam) Krishnapriya Malayalam 2017 Chakkaramaavin Kombathu Dr.Lucy 2018 Painting Life Wife English Adanga Maru Subash's Sister-in-law Tamil 2019 Kuttymama Senior Anjali Malayalam Lessons Devika Menon Segment: Panigrahanam Thakkol Jaceentha Morris Vas 2020 Silencer Thresia 2021 Appuvinte Sathyanweshanam Anitha 2022 Payakappal Rani 2023 Kirkkan Sethu Lakshmi Imbam Mythili Swaminathan Karutha Karutha 2025 Am Ah Anju Get-Set Baby Dr. Shanti Prasannan United Kingdom of Kerala Maria 2026 Kalyanamaram

Television Serials

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 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 TV2023Stae Night with MaveliSumitra 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