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. In 2025, they got divorced.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2003GolmaalMeenakshi NarahariTelugu
2003Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit FormulaRadhaHindi
2003Unnai SaranadainthenBobbyTamilWon - Tamil Nadu State Film Special Award for Best Actress
2004Anjali I Love YouAnjaliTelugu
ArivumaniPriyaTamil-
2005ThanmathraLekha RamesanMalayalamWon - Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year
2006Jaadu Sa Chal GayaaNandiniHindi
2006Hello? Kaun Hai!NandiHindi
2006JerryJeevaTamil
2006OruvanJaya BharathanMalayalam
2007EkanthamDr. SophieMalayalam
2007KaakkiSethulakshmi RamakrishnanMalayalam
2007Chain Kulii Ki Main KuliiMaliniHindi
2008Thodi Life Thoda MagicNainaHindi
2008Thasaiyinai Thee SudinumTamil
2008Kathi KappalSaaral ParivallalTamil
2008PachamarathanalilMaalaMalayalam
2008GulmoharChithraMalayalam
2009Orkkuka VallappozhumSethu's motherMalayalam
2009Decent PartiesSreeja SudheendranMalayalam
2009Vairam: Fight for JusticeDevi SivarajanMalayalam
200913B: Fear Has a New AddressSerial actressHindiHindi-Tamil bilingual film; Hindi version only
2010AattanayaganIndraTamil
2010Kumari Pennin UllathileSumithraTamil
2012KochiSavithriMalayalam
2012916ChandrikaMalayalam
2012Jaanleva Black BloodHindi
2016Sahapadi 1975 KrishnapriyaMalayalam
2017Chakkaramaavin KombathuDr.LucyMalayalam
2018Painting LifeWifeMalayalam/Englishdelayed
2018Adanga MaruSubash's Sister-in-lawTamil
2019KuttymamaSenior AnjaliMalayalam
2019LessonsDevika MenonMalayalamSegment : Panigrahanam
2019ThakkolJaceentha Morris VasMalayalam
2020SilencerThresiaMalayalam
2021Appuvinte SathyanweshanamAnithaMalayalam
2022PayakappalMalayalam
2023KirkkanSethu LakshmiMalayalam
2023ImbamMythili SwaminathanMalayalam
2023KaruthaKaruthaMalayalam
2025Am AhAnjuMalayalam
2025Get-Set BabyDr. Shanti PrasannanMalayalam
2025United Kingdom of KeralaMariaMalayalam

Television

Serials

YearTitleRoleLanguageChannelNotes
KaveriPallaviTamilSun TV
2002DeviUmaHindiSony India
2003Subah SavereHerselfHindiDD National
2006 PennDeepa/AnjaliTamilSun TV
2007KanalpoovuSuhasiniMalayalamJeevan TVWon - Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress
2007–08SuryavamsamRajakumariTamilSun TV
2020–2024KudumbavilakkuSumithraMalayalamAsianet
2020Chithi 2Mallika DeviTamilSun TVReplaced by Sirisha
2020Avarodoppam Aliyum AchayanumSumithraMalayalamAsianetTelefilm
2020MounaragamSumithraMalayalamAsianetEpisodes: 145–147, cameo as Roopa's friend
2020Pournami ThinkalSumithraMalayalamAsianetEpisodes: 384–385, cameo as Pournami's client
2023KoodevideSumithraMalayalamAsianetEpisode: 601, cameo
Geeta GovindamEpisode: 90, cameoSumithraMalayalamAsianet-
2024-2025MadhuranombarakattuSujathaMalayalamZee Keralam
2025-presentAnju SundarikalReenaMalayalamSurya TV
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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 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