Meera Nandan is an Indian actress who predominantly works in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industries as well as Malayalam cinema. She also works as a radio jockey for Red 94.7 FM.
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Wiki/Biography
Meera Nandan was born as Meera Nandakumar on Monday, 26 November 1990 (age 33 years; as in 2023) in Elamakkara, Kochi, Kerala. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Meera Nandan’s childhood picture
He did his schooling at Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir, Elamakkara. While working in films, she earned a degree in Communicative English from St. Teresa’s College, Ernakulam. Then, he did his post graduation in Mass Communication and Journalism through distance education from Manipal University. In 2014, Mira moved to Dubai where she started working as a radio jockey. After this, she continued to juggle between her career in acting and radio.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 4″
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Nandkumar and mother’s name is Maya. His younger brother Arjun Nandakumar is also an actor.
Meera Nandan with her family
Husband
He is unmarried.
Other
Former Indian actress and classical dancer Divya Unni is the cousin of Meera Nandan.
Divya Unni
Fiance
In 2023, Meera Nandan got engaged to London-based accountant Sreeju. According to the caption posted by their photographer, it is an arranged marriage. The two met through a matrimony site and after a few meetings, they decided to get married. After his parents came to terms with the alliance, Sreeju flew from London to Dubai to meet Mira, and they instantly hit it off. The engagement was a private ceremony and only her family was present. On 13 September 2023, she announced her engagement with Sreeju by posting pictures on her Instagram handle.
Meera Nandan and Sreeju
Religion
She follows Hindu religion.
Meera Nandan praying at Guruvayur temple
livelihood
Television
Meera Nandan’s first appearance in front of the camera was in Mohanlal’s Taste Buds advertisement. An accomplished singer, she auditioned as a contestant for the famous reality show Idea Star Singer on Asianet in 2007, but was instead selected as an anchor for it. The same year, she became a household name after appearing in Surya TV’s show Veedu. She appeared as a host in the Malayalam TV shows Manjil Virinja Tharam (2008) on Kairali TV and Onakkodi (2011) on Surya TV. In 2011, she was a judge on the Malayalam TV show Vivel Big Break on Surya TV. In 2017, she appeared as an anchor in the Malayalam talk show Lal Salaam with Mohanlal on Amrita TV.
Meera Nandan and Mohanlal on the sets of Amrita TV Malayalam talk show Laal Salaam (2017)
In 2023, he started hosting the Malayalam TV show Cook with Comedy on Asianet.
film
Malayalam
He started his film career with Lal Jose’s Malayalam film Mulla (2008), in which he played the role of Laachi. The film is the story of Laachi who falls in love with a goon Mullah while taking care of an orphan child. This highly appreciated role earned Meera many accolades.
Meera Nandan as Laachi in Mulla (2008)
In 2009, she appeared in the popular action thriller film Puthiya Mukham, in which she played a supporting role to Sridevi.
Meera Nandan as Sridevi in Puthiya Mukham (2009)
Subsequently, she acted in the films Kerala Cafe (2009), Patham Nilayile Theevaandi (2009), Pulliman (2010), and Elsamma Enna Aankutty (2010). She played the negative role of Lakshmi in the comedy thriller film Seniors (2011) and a journalist named Jane in the vigilante thriller film Lokpal (2013).
Meera Nandan as Jane in Lokpal (2013)
In 2013, she gained immense popularity by playing the role of a tribal girl in the National Award-winning film Black Forest, directed by Joshi Mathew. This film received the National Award for Best Film on Environment Protection/Conservation. Her other major film appearances include the medical thriller Apothecary (2014) in which she starred as Daisy.
Meera Nandan as Daisy in Apothecary (2014)
Other popular Malayalam films in which she appeared include Ven Shankhu Pol (2011), Madirasi (2012), Tourist Home (2013), Attakatha (2013), Angane Thanne Nethve Anjettanam Pinnale (2016), and Gold Coins (2017) .
tamil
In 2009, she debuted in Tamil with the film Valmiki, in which she played the role of Vandana. The film tells the story of a pickpocket named Pandi who tries to reform himself after falling in love with Vandana.
Poster of Tamil film Valmiki (2009)
She played the role of Anitha in the action drama film Aiyanar (2010).
Meera Nandan as Anita in Aiyanar (2010)
In 2012, she appeared as Thamizhselvi in Sooriya Nagaram.
Meera Nandan as Thamizselvi in Sooriya Nagaram (2012)
Telugu
In 2011, he made his Telugu debut with the historical drama film Jai Bolo Telangana, in which he played the role of Sahaja.
A poster of the Telugu historical drama film Jai Bolo Telangana (2011)
In 2015, she played the role of a tribal woman named Abhilasha in the film Hitudu, previously titled Gunday Nindha Gudigantalu. In the film, she portrayed three different stages of her character, a 14-year-old teenager, a 23-year-old young man and finally a 35-year-old woman. The film won the Nandi Award for Third Best Feature Film.
Meera Nandan as Abhilasha in Hithudu (2015)
Kannada
She debuted with the Kannada film Karodapati (2014), in which she played the role of Vidya, a domestic girl.
Meera Nandan as Vidya in Crorepati (2014)
In 2016, she appeared in the film Nanu Naam Hudgi.
Other
She lent her voice to Taapsee Pannu’s character Saira Banu in the Malayalam film Doubles (2011). She worked as a playback singer for the romantic number Mazhayude Ormakal in VK Prakash’s Mammootty starrer Silence (2013). In 2014, he started working as a radio jockey at Radio Red 94.7 FM in Dubai. In 2018, she joined Gold 101.3 FM in Ajman as an RJ, where she hosts the radio show Sunset Drive with Meera Nandan.
Meera Nandan works as RJ at Gold 101.3 FM in Ajman
Awards, Honors, Achievements
- Won the Best Supporting Actress Award for the Malayalam TV show Veedu at the Kerala State Television Awards (2007).
- Won Best Female Debut for the Malayalam film Mulla at the Filmfare Awards South (2008).
- Won Best New Face of the Year (Female) for the film Malayalam Mulla at the Asianet Film Awards (2009).
- Won Best Supporting Actress for the Malayalam film Puthiya Mukham at the AMMA Awards (2009).
- Best Radio Personality Award (2019) by Master Vision International
Favorite
Facts/General Knowledge
- In an interview, she revealed that a tarot card reader had predicted that she would be famous in her teenage years. Remembering the same he said,
If I tell you that a tarot reader saw me at my relative’s house and immediately said that I would get well, would you believe it? That he would have to come to Madras to meet me? Of course, we laughed it off then…”
- In her childhood, she aspired to become a journalist.
- In 2010, Kollywood director Chellamuthu proposed to her. He openly expressed his love for her on the phone. The 19-year-old actress rejected the proposal saying that her parents had already fixed her marriage with someone else and she was engaged. However, she later revealed that she had lied about her engagement to get out of the situation. Meera was the lead actress in the film Sooriya Nagaram (2012), directed by Chellamuthu. Meanwhile, the director denied the allegations and said that Meera Nandan was trying to tarnish his reputation by spreading false stories about the incident. Chellamuthu said that when Meera told him that her parents had found another groom for her, he immediately abandoned the proposal and said that the actress was exaggerating the incident to tarnish his image in the Tamil film industry. Has been. Later during an interview, when she was asked whether she would have any problem working with him again, she replied,
I wouldn’t do that because I think they lack professionalism.”
- He also narrated an incident that happened with Chellamuthu during the shooting of Sooriya Nagaram. He said,
When I was working with him, one day on the set I was surprised when I was asked to do a romantic scene, which I did not even know about before. I asked him, ‘Which scene is this?’ I never saw anything like this when I was reading the script or when we discussed the project. His shocked response was, ‘Is it necessary to describe each scene in detail?’ That day I said to myself, ‘I will never watch a movie with you again.’
- In 2019, she was criticized by various conservative netizens for wearing a “short dress”. So, Mira wrote on Instagram,
It is really disgusting to see the rude comments and criticisms made by some people on the dress I wear, which frankly speaking is not that small in size, nor is it a big deal. I am a person who loves fashion and am a fan of both Indian and western wear. It is completely unfair that people of this generation should be targeted and judged only on the basis of clothes. “Once again, I would appreciate it so much if I could live my life the way I want to live it, not the public.”
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