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Priyamani, Priya Vasudev Mani Iyer, is an Indian film actress and model, who appears mainly in films made in southern India. She born June 4, 1984. Priyamani was born in a Tamil Brahmin family with roots in Palakkad and grew up in Bangalore. She made her film acting debut in the 2003 Telugu film Evare Atagaadu directed by P Bhanu Shankar.

പ്രിയാമണി എന്ന പേരിൽ അറിയപ്പെടുന്ന പ്രിയാമണി വാസുദേവ്‌ മണി അയ്യർ (ജനനം-1984 ജൂൺ 4-ന് പാലക്കാട്) ഒരു തെന്നിന്ത്യൻ ചലച്ചിത്ര നടിയാണ്. 2007-ൽ പരുത്തിവീരൻ എന്ന ചിത്രത്തിലെ അഭിനയത്തിന് മികച്ച നടിക്കുള്ള ദേശീയ ചലച്ചിത്ര അവാർഡ് ലഭിച്ചു. 2008ൽ പുറത്തിറങ്ങിയ തിരകഥ എന്ന മലയാളം സിനിമയിലെ അഭിനയത്തിന് മികച്ച നടിക്കുള്ള ഫിലിംഫെയർ ചലച്ചിത്ര അവാർഡ് ലഭിച്ചു. പ്രിയാമണി രാം, കോ കോ, അന്ന ബോണ്ട്‌, ഒൺലി വിഷ്ണുവർധൻ തുടങ്ങിയ കന്നഡ സിനിമകളിലും അഭിനയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്.

Priyamani made her Tamil and Malayalam debuts in 2004, with films Kangalal Kaidhu Sei and Sathyam respectively. She broke into the big league with the 2006 Telugu film Pellaina Kothalo. The film was a sleeper hit and brought instant stardom to the struggling actress.

In 2007, Priyamani gained widespread recognition for her role as village girl Muththazhagu in the Tamil film Paruthiveeran, receiving National Film Award for Best Actress and Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance. During the same year, she achieved commercial success in Telugu cinema with SS Rajamouli directed Yamadonga. In 2008, Priyamani received further critical acclaim for her role as Malavika in the Malayalam film Thirakkatha, written and directed by Ranjith. Thirakkatha was a biopic of film actress Srividya. The following year, she made her Kannada film debut in Raam which proved to be a commercial and critical success. Priyamani made her Hindi film debut through Mani Ratnam's bilingual in Tamil and Hindi, titled Raavan and Raavanan respectively. In 2012, her portrayal of conjoined twins in the multilingual film Chaarulatha, based on Thai film Alone, gained critical praise.

Priyamani was born in Palakkad, Kerala to Vasudeva Mani and Latha Mani a Tamil Brahmin family. She is the granddaughter of Carnatic vocalist Kamala Kailas. She grew up in Bangalore. After completing her schooling, Priyamani modeled for print advertisements. Priyamani is currently pursuing a degree in Bachelor of Arts in psychology. Hindi film actress Vidya Balan is her cousin.

വാസുദേവ മണി അയ്യരുടേയും ലത മണി അയ്യരുടേയും മകളായി പാലക്കാട് ആണ് പ്രിയാമണിയുടെ ജനനം. പരേതനായ കർണാടക സംഗീതജ്ഞ്ൻ കമല കൈലാസിന്റെ കൊച്ചുമോളാണ്. ബാംഗ്ലൂരിൽ ആണ് വളർന്നത്. പഠനത്തിന് ശേഷം പ്രിയാമണി മോഡലിങ്ങിലേക്ക് തിരിഞ്ഞു. പല സംവീധായകർ സമീപിച്ചും പരിഗണിച്ചും, പ്രിയാമണി സംവീധായകൻ ഭാരതി രാജയുടെ കൺകളാൽ കൈത് സൈ എന്ന സിനിമയിൽ അഭിനയിച്ചു, ഈ സിനിമ 2004ൽ പുറത്തിറങ്ങി. പ്രിയാമണി ഇപ്പോൾ മനഃശാസ്ത്രത്തിൽ ബിരുദത്തിനു പഠിക്കുന്നു. ബോളിവുഡ് നടി വിദ്യ ബാലൻ ബന്ധുവാണ്.

She has completed shooting for a Malayalam film, The True Story and the Telugu film, Chandee, in which she plays Ganga the grand-daughter of a freedom fighter, who seeks revenge for the problems her family had to face.  She is currently shooting for the Kannada film Ambareesha.

Awards to Priyamani

National Film Award (2006) - Paruthiveeran - Tamil
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress (2006) - Paruthiveeran
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil for Paruthi Veeran in 2007
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Malayalam for Thirakkatha in 2008
Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Kannada for Chaarulatha in 2012.

Priyamani made her debut with Telugu film Evare Atagaadu. She then made her debut in the Malayalam film industry with Sathyam, but this film performed poorly at the box office. She was signed by Tamil film director and cinematographer Balu Mahendra to act in the 2005 drama Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam. Before release, Balu Mahendra said "Priyamani has come up with an excellent performance in the movie. Her performance would be widely acclaimed." Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam was critically acclaimed but failed at the box office. Howver, she won acclaim for her performance in the film. In 2006, Priyamani starred in the Telugu film Pellaina Kothalo. The film was a super hit and got her 3 Telugu films.

ആദ്യമായി അഭിനയിച്ച 'കൺകളാൽ കൈത് സൈ'യിലും, തെലുങ്കിലെ ആദ്യ സിനിമയായ 'എവരെ അടഗാടു' യിലും അഭിനയിച്ചതിനു ശേഷം, ബോക്സ്‌ ഓഫീസിൽ അധികം വിജയിക്കാത്ത 'സത്യം' എന്ന സിനിമയിലൂടെ പ്രിയാമണി മലയാള സിനിമയിൽ തുടക്കം കുറിച്ചു. തമിഴ് സിനിമ സംവിധായകനും ഛായഗ്രാഹകനുമായ ബാലു മഹേന്ദ്ര തൻറെ 2005ലെ പുറത്തിറങ്ങിയ 'അത് ഒരു കനാ കാലം' എന്നാ സിനിമയിൽ അഭിനയിക്കാൻ ക്ഷണിച്ചു. റിലീസിന് മുമ്പ് തന്നെ ബാലു മഹേന്ദ്ര "പ്രിയാമണി ഈ സിനിമയിൽ മികച്ച അഭിനയമാണ് കാഴ്ച വെച്ചതെന്നും അത് വ്യാപകമായി സ്വീകരിക്കപ്പെടുമെന്നും" പറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു. 'അത് ഒരു കനാ കാലം' നിരൂപകർ സ്വീകരിച്ചെങ്കിലും സാമ്പത്തികമായി വിജയിച്ചില്ല.പ്രിയാമണിയുടെ അഭിനയം ശ്രദ്ധിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. 2006ൽ പ്രിയാമണി ജഗപതി ബാബുവിൻറെ കൂടെ 'പെല്ലൈന കൊതാലോ' എന്ന സിനമയിൽ അഭിനയിച്ചു. ഈ സിനിമ വമ്പിച്ച വിജയമായിരുന്നു എന്ന് മാത്രമല്ല പ്രിയാമണിക്ക് മറ്റു 3 സിനിമകൾ കൂടി നേടി കൊടുത്തു.

Priyamani managed to prove her acting credentials and commercial appeal with 2007's Paruthiveeran, directed by Ameer Sultan, in which she was co-starred with debutant Karthi Sivakumar. A rural subject which told the story of a notorious young villager in Madurai, the film won critical acclaim and became a surprise box-office blockbuster.Priyamani's performance was unanimously praised by the critics. She went on to win the National Film Award,followed by South Filmfare Award, Tamil Nadu State Film Award and an award at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema.

She had another commercially successful film in Telugu, in the 2007 film Yamadonga and in the Tamil film Malaikottai. She again received critical acclaim in 2008 for her role in the Malayalam film Thirakkatha, in which she played a role based on the turbulent real-life story of late film actress Srividya. She won another Filmfare Award for her performance.In Tamil, she had a single release in 2008: Thotta.

In 2009 she had two Tamil releases, the masala film Arumugam and the remake of the Malayalam blockbuster Classmates,titled Ninaithale Inikkum. The former was a commercial failure: Her Kannada debut film Raam was also a commercial success. All three of her Telugu releases that year, however, (Drona, Mitrudu, Pravarakhyudu) did not do well at the box office. In 2010 she acted in the satirical film Pranchiyettan & the Saint which became the longest-running Malayalam film since 2005. She won a Filmfare nomination for her role as a Mumbai-based interior decorator in the film.

She was subsequently signed by director Mani Ratnam for his bilingual film, titled Raavanan and Raavan in Tamil and Hindi respectively. Soon after, she was roped in by Bollywood director-producer Ram Gopal Varma for his trilingual film Rakht Charitra. Varma decided to cast her after seeing her National Award-winning performance in Paruthiveeran.

 

Her Kannada film Only Vishnuvardhana became a blockbuster hit and later she starred in Anna Bond. Surprisingly Anna Bond, even after getting bad reviews from critics went on to become the biggest hit of the year making huge money at the box office. But this super hit film was termed as "The Most Disappointing Kannada Films of 2012" list by Rediff and had got a thumbs down from critics. She appeared in an item number in the Bollywood film Chennai Express.

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Meera Jasmine is an Indian actress from Thiruvalla, Kerala, who appears in South Indian cinema. She was born as Jasmine Mary Joseph. She won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 and is a two-time recipient of the Kerala State Film Award, the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, as well as the Kalaimamani Award from the government of Tamil Nadu.

Meera offered prayers at Raja Rajeshwara temple at Taliparamba in Kerala where the entry of non-Hindus is prohibited. This led to a controversy and sparked off a protest by Hindu devotees. Later, she paid 10,000 (US$170) as penalty to the temple authorities to conduct the purification rituals

Thirumagan is a 2007 Tamil film directed by Ratnakumar. The film stars S.J. Suryah, Meera Jasmine, Malavika, Karthika and Prreethi Varma in the lead roles. The film was shot completely in Tirunelveli.  Director: Ratnakumar, Screenplay: S. J. Surya, Producer: Kalipuli S Thanu, Music composed by: Deva, A. R. Rahman

 Meera Jasmine was keen in choosing more women-centric roles and in Babu Janardhanan's Lisammayude Veedu, a sequel to the 2006 film Achanurangatha Veedu, her role was that of a serial rape victim. She acted opposite Mohanlal in Siddique's comedy film Ladies and Gentleman. Her latest project is Shajiyem's Ms. Lekha Tharoor Kanunnathu, a fantasy film in which she plays a dynamic media person, who unexpectedly starts envisaging happenings that cannot be accepted according to the general perception.

Meera Jasmine became noted in the Telugu film industry with Run, the dubbed version of the same-titled Tamil film. She was in the Telugu films in 2004 with Ammayi Bagundi and Gudumba Shankar but also entered Kannada cinema by co-starring with Puneet Rajkumar in Maurya. Her Kannada film Arasu again with Puneet Rajkumar and Ramya is a hit. Her other Kannada films include Devaru Kotta Thangi and Ijjodu.

Meera Jasmine's biggest commercial success in Telugu remains Bhadra with Ravi Teja in the male lead. Her other Telugu films are Raraju, Maharadhi, Yamagola Malli Modalayindi, Gorintaku and Maa Ayana Chanti Pilladu, in which she is paired for a second time with Sivaji.

Meera Jasmine's Tamil film entry made her a well-known star in the South. The successes of the Tamil film Run and Bala (2002) gave her the chance to work with the established actors of the Tamil film industry. She won the Filmfare Best Female Debut Actress award for Run. The success of the films led her to work with directors such as Mani Ratnam in Aayutha Ezhuthu and SS Stanley in Mercury Pookkal. Her latest Tamil film, Mambattiyan got released in December 2011. Meera has acted in 15 Tamil films.

In the film Achuvinte Amma (2005), she enacted the young, adorable character Achu. She then paired with Mohanlal in Rasathanthram (2006). She played as a girl pretending to be a boy in the first half of the film. The film went on to became a commercial success. Her next film with Dileep - Vinodayathra, which again was directed by Sathyan Anthikkad. She was next featured opposite Mammootty in the critically acclaimed film Ore Kadal. The film was showcased in film festivals and won awards. Her performance as an innocent middle class woman won praise from audiences. Media quoted her as, "Matching step with the megastar in this histrionic race is Meera Jasmine, who amazes you with a stunning delineation of her difficult role". Her next film was Calcutta News with Dileep. Blessy, who introduced her to film field, was the director of Calcutta News. In Innathe Chintha Vishayam (2008), she collaborated with Sathyan Anthikkad for his fourth consecutive film, again opposite Mohanlal, but failed to succeed. Her next films Minnaminnikoottam with Kamal and Rathri Mazha with Lenin Rajendran, which released after a long post-production delay, were box office failures. More than a year later, she played the role of a music lover and singer in Rajeev Anchal's Paattinte Palazhy. Though the film was commercially not successful, her character was noted and her performance gave her a comeback. Her next film, Four Friends, was a multi-starrer directed by Saji Surendran. She played the role of a cancer patient in this film. In the 2011 film Mohabbat, she played the lead role opposite Anand Michael and Munna. After a brief hiatus, she began committing films by late-2012.

Meera Jasmine made her debut in the Malayalam film Soothradharan. Her second film was Gramaphone, directed by Kamal, in which she appeared alongside Navya Nair and Dileep. Her role as a Jewish girl was appreciated by Malayalam critics. Her third film was Swapnakkoodu, a romantic comedy alongside Prithviraj, Kunchako Boban, Jayasurya, and Bhavana under director Kamal. Her performance was appreciated and the film was a high commercial success. Among the five main characters, the one who scored the most was again Meera. She rose to fame in Malayalam cinema with the film Kasthooriman directed by her mentor Lohithadas, in which she enacted comedy and sentimental scenes. She received her first Filmfare award for her performance in Kasthooriman. The film was also a success at the box office, running for 100 days. The same year, she acted in T. V. Chandran's acclaimed Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam. She played a 15-year-old Muslim girl who was forced to marry an older man, for which she was awarded a State Award and the National Award in addition with several other awards. It was followed by her performance as Raziya in Perumazhakkalam alongside Kavya Madhavan.

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Asin was brought into life in Cochin, Kerala, India in the Malayalam-speaking Thottumkal family which consists of her businessman dad, Joseph, and mom, Dr. Seline, who practices in Ernakulam. She attended Naval Public School in Cochin, and Later Than obtaining her Matriculation, was enrolled in St. Theresa's Higher Secondary School. Later Than successfully obtaining her Higher Secondary School Certificate, she enrolled in St. Theresa's College to continue studying in the Arts Faculty. Later Than obtaining a Degree in B.A. English Literature, she assisted her dad in his business (which includes software, export of furniture and antiques) and also took up Fashion models work on the side. Her Fashion models work assignments included Colgate Toothpaste, and Fairever Cream.

 

This exposure got her noticed and she made her debut on the tinsel screen through director Sathyan Anthikad's "Narendaran Makan" with Malayalyee actor Kunjachacko Boban.

Later Than her initial success, she was offered Telugu movies, and warmly welcomed in the Telugu film industry. It was a smooth transition from Telugu to Tamil with the film "M Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi". Asin starred in the original Telugu version, so she was the obvious choice for the Tamil remake, opposite Jeyam Ravi. The movie was a super hit. What makes Asin hot in the Tamil film industry, apart from her looks, is that she has teamed up with all the top heroes -- Vijay, Ajith, Surya and now Vikram, in "Maja".

She speaks a wide range of languages such as Malyalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Sanskrit, English, French, and may well be the only Indian actress with a Blogspot in French. She is very active in various functions throughout Southern India, and credits her good upbringing to her parents, who she considers her role models. She was the winner of an entrepreneurial award as a teenager. She is fond of reading and has a huge collection of books.

Asin, along with her mom and dad, have left their Harrington Road apartment at Chetpet, Chennai, and have re-located to an apartment in Lokhandwala Complex, in Andheri (West), Mumbai, in order to enable her to debut in Bollywood movies.

She has had a taste of success at a very young age in Indian regional movies, it remains to be seen if her success will continue in Bollywood also.