Jyothirmayi

Jyothirmayi is an Indian film and television actress, television presenter, and former model, who works in Malayalam cinema. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into television, working as an anchor and later starring numerous Television show.

Jyothirmayi
Born (1983-04-05) 5 April 1983
Kottayam, Kerala, India
Years active2001–2013
Spouse(s)
Nishanth Kumar
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(m. 2004; div. 2011)​

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(m. 2015)​
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Parent(s)Unni
Saraswathi

Career

Jyothirmayi started her career as a model and serial artist and gained recognition for her performance in the Malayalam soap opera, Indraneelam, directed by Suresh Krishnan. After a brief and unsuccessful stint acting in telefilms, she moved to full films. In her first film Pilots (2000), she played a minor character and the film was a box office bomb. She was noticed after the release of Meesa Madhavan (2002) along with actor Dileep.[2] She was then paired with great actors of the Malayalam film industry, including Mohanlal and Mammootty. In Tamil, she also got offers opposite stars Sathyaraj and Vijayakanth.[3] After rising to fame as an actress, she has worked in nearly 30 Malayalam films.[4]

Personal life

She married Nishanth Kumar on 6 September 2004. Six years later the couple filed for divorce,[5] and it was granted on 1 October 2011. She married film director and cinematographer Amal Neerad on 4 April 2015.[6]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2000PilotsBobby's sisterMalayalam
2001AchaneyanenikkishtamSreedeviMalayalamPhoto only
IshtamJyothiMalayalam
2002BhavamLathaMalayalamWon - Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress
National Film Award (Special Mention)
Meesa MadhavanPrabhaMalayalamWon - Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year
NandanamBrideMalayalamGuest appearance
KalyanaramanRadhikaMalayalam
2003Ente Veedu AppuvinteyumMeeraMalayalam
PattalamBhamaMalayalam
AnyarRaziya BanuMalayalam
Hariharan Pillai Happy AanuKavyaMalayalam
2004KathavasheshanRenuka MenonMalayalam
2005Alice in WonderlandDr. Sunitha RajagopalMalayalam
10 The StrangersTelugu
Sivalingam I.P.S.Tamil
2006Chacko RandaamanMeenakshiMalayalam
MoonnamathoralBalaMalayalam
Bada DosthMeenuMalayalam
Idhaya ThirudanHerselfTamilitem number
Thalai NagaramDivyaTamil
PakalCelineMalayalam
2007SabariNandhiniTamil
Naan AvanillaiAmmukutty MenonTamil
PeriyarNagammalTamil
AakashamBhanuMalayalam
Ayur RekhaMallikaMalayalam
2008Arai En 305-il KadavulBuvanaTamil
AtayalangalMeenakshiMalayalam
Twenty:20JyothiMalayalam
Bandhu BalagaNishaKannada
2009Sagar Alias Jacky ReloadedDancerMalayalamSpecial appearance
Bharya Swantham SuhruthuUrmilaMalayalam
Vedigundu MurugesanNachiyarTamil
Kerala CafeLalithaMalayalamsegment Lalitham Hiranmayam
2010JanakanDr. Rani MathewMalayalam
Chandala-bhikshuki Matangi (chandala woman)MalayalamAjayan, Manjari and Tom George Kolath as Ananda bhikshu (Buddha's disciple)
2011SeniorsElsammaMalayalam
Ven Shankhu PolIndhu NandanMalayalam
Pachuvum KovalanumSnehaMalayalam
2012Navagatharkku SwagathamSreerekhaMalayalam
2013HousefullEmilyMalayalam
SthalamMalayalam
UravaMalayalam

As actress
  • Indhraneelam
  • Chithralekha
  • Vava (2001)
  • Ashtabandhangal
  • Aparna
  • Avasthantharangal
  • Annu Mazhayayirunnu (Telefilm) as Devi
  • Arikil Oral Koode (Telefilm) as Maya

As host
  • Pepsi Top 10
  • Your Choice
  • Vaalkannadi
  • Kalaalayavarnangal
  • Vivel Honeymoon Travels

Accolades
Kerala State Film Awards
National film awards
Kerala state television awards
Asianet film awards

References
  1. "Amal Neerad marries Jyotirmayi". Rediff. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  2. "Jyothirmayi Files For Divorce – SansCinema". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/jyothirmayi/biography.html
  4. https://nettv4u.com/celebrity/malayalam/movie-actress/jyothirmayi
  5. "ജ്യോതിര്‍മയി വിവാഹ മോചനത്തിന്". Malayala Manorama. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  6. Jyothirmayi movies: Amal Neerad and Jyothirmayi get hitched! | Malayalam Movie News. Times of India (4 April 2015). Retrieved on 2018-12-24.
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