Jyothirmayi


Jyothirmayi is an Indian actress, television presenter, and former model, who worked in Malayalam cinema. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into television, working as an anchor and later starring in numerous television shows. Post second marriage, she had been on a career break and as of 2024, she made a comeback through her husband Amal Neerad's film Bougainvillea.

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, she played a minor character and the film was a box office bomb. She was noticed after the release of Meesa Madhavan along with actor Dileep, in which she played the second female lead.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

  • All films in Malayalam otherwise language noted
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000PilotsBobby's sister
2001IshtamJyothi
2002BhavamLathaWon - Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress
Special Mention |National Film Award ]
2002Meesa MadhavanPrabha
2002NandanamBrideGuest appearance
2002KalyanaramanRadhika
2003Ente Veedu AppuvinteyumMeera
2003PattalamBhama
2003AnyarRaziya Banu
2003Hariharan Pillai Happy AanuKavya
2004KathavasheshanRenuka Menon
2005Alice in WonderlandDr. Sunitha Rajagopal
200510 The StrangersSanjachalaTelugu film
2005Sivalingam I.P.S.MeeraTamil film
2006Chacko RandaamanMeenakshi
2006MoonnamathoralBala
2006Bada DosthMeenu
2006Idhaya ThirudanHerselfTamil film, item number
2006Thalai NagaramDivyaTamil film
2006PakalCeline
2007SabariNandhiniTamil film
2007Naan AvanillaiAmmukutty MenonTamil film
2007PeriyarNagammalTamil film
2007AakashamBhanu
2007Ayur RekhaMallika
2008Arai En 305-il KadavulBuvanaTamil film
2008AtayalangalMeenakshi
2008Twenty:20Jyothi
2008Bandhu BalagaNishaKannada film
2009Sagar Alias Jacky ReloadedDancerSpecial appearance
2009Bharya Swantham SuhruthuUrmila
2009Vedigundu MurugesanNachiyarTamil film
2009Kerala CafeLalithasegment Lalitham Hiranmayam
2010JanakanDr. Rani Mathew
2010Chandala-bhikshuki Matangi
2011SeniorsElsamma
2011Ven Shankhu PolIndhu Nandan
2011Pachuvum KovalanumSneha
2012Navagatharkku SwagathamSreerekha
2013HousefullEmily
2013SthalamPriya
2013UravaMaathangi
2024BougainvilleaReethu / Esther Emmanuel

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