Jyothirmayi

Jyothirmayi is an Indian 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)​
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
  • All films in Malayalam otherwise language noted
YearFilmRoleNotes
2000PilotsBobby's sister
2001AchaneyanenikkishtamSreedeviPhoto only
IshtamJyothi
2002BhavamLathaWon - Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress
National Film Award (Special Mention)
Meesa MadhavanPrabhaWon - Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year
NandanamBrideGuest appearance
KalyanaramanRadhika
2003Ente Veedu AppuvinteyumMeera
PattalamBhama
AnyarRaziya Banu
Hariharan Pillai Happy AanuKavya
2004KathavasheshanRenuka Menon
2005Alice in WonderlandDr. Sunitha Rajagopal
10 The StrangersTelugu film
Sivalingam I.P.S.Tamil film
2006Chacko RandaamanMeenakshi
MoonnamathoralBala
Bada DosthMeenu
Idhaya ThirudanHerselfTamil film, item number
Thalai NagaramDivyaTamil film
PakalCeline
2007SabariNandhiniTamil film
Naan AvanillaiAmmukutty MenonTamil film
PeriyarNagammalTamil film
AakashamBhanu
Ayur RekhaMallika
2008Arai En 305-il KadavulBuvanaTamil film
AtayalangalMeenakshi
Twenty:20Jyothi
Bandhu BalagaNishaKannada film
2009Sagar Alias Jacky ReloadedDancerSpecial appearance
Bharya Swantham SuhruthuUrmila
Vedigundu MurugesanNachiyarTamil film
Kerala CafeLalithasegment Lalitham Hiranmayam
2010JanakanDr. Rani Mathew
Chandala-bhikshuki Matangi (chandala woman)
2011SeniorsElsamma
Ven Shankhu PolIndhu Nandan
Pachuvum KovalanumSneha
2012Navagatharkku SwagathamSreerekha
2013HousefullEmily
Sthalam
Urava

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. "Exclusive biography of #Jyothirmayi and on her life".
  4. "Mollywood Movie Actress Jyothirmayi Biography, News, Photos, Videos".
  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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