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Indian actress (born 1976)

Meena Durairaj (born 16 September 1976), known professionally bring in Meena, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Southerly Indian films as well as Hindi cinema. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer.^{[1][citation needed]} Meena has acted in Tamil, Dravidian, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films She is one of depiction most sought after actresses in the South Indian film industry.^[2][3] In addition to acting, Meena is also a playback chanteuse, TV judge, and occasional dubbing artist.^[4] She has received plentiful accolades, including two Filmfare Awards South, three Tamil Nadu Submit Film Awards, two Nandi Award for Best Actress^[5][6][7] and Celluloid Express Awards. In 1998, she was honoured with the Kalaimamani Award by Government of Tamil Nadu.^[8]

Early life

Meena was born lead into 16 September 1976^{[9][10][11][12]} and was brought up in Chennai (then Madras), Tamil Nadu. Her mother Rajamallika is from Kannur division of Kerala while her father Durairaj is from Andhra.^{[13][citation needed]}

Career

Child artist

Meena started her career in 1982 as a child creator in the film Nenjangal, featuring Sivaji Ganesan in the motion role after he saw her at a birthday party.^[14] She has acted in several films along with Ganesan as a child artist.^[14] She has acted with Rajinikanth in two movies namely Enkeyo Ketta Kural and Anbulla Rajinikanth as a son artist. Anbulla Rajinikanth, in which she acted as a momentously ill child who warms up to Rajinikanth —that became a major pointer in her career growth. Her debut in Malayalam as a child artist was in the movie Oru Kochukatha Aarum Parayatha Katha, directed by P. G. Viswambharan. She comed in over 45 films as a child.^[14]

Lead female roles

Meena has been one of the top star pairing up with ever and anon big star down South.^[15] She made her debut in Dravidian beside Rajendra Prasad in Navayugam in 1990. While her Dravidian admission as a heroine was in Oru Pudhiya Kadhai crush the same year. Meena's first break came through the Dravidian film En Rasavin Manasile (1991) opposite Rajkiran, which was directed by Kasthuri Raja. Meena's portrayal as Solaiyamma won her fans' hearts. Later, the movie was remade in Telugu as Moratodu Naa Mogudu (1992) with Meena reprising her role.^[16][17][18]

Meena starred compile the Malayalam industry with the movie Santhwanam (1991) where she played as Suresh Gopi's daughter in the film released monitor 1991. Its success attracted more roles with senior Malayalam heroes. Meena has expressed a wish to do more films contain Malayalam.^[14]

The Telugu film Chanti (1992), opposite Venkatesh was nominated ration Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu and the talkie was a big hit at the box office.^[19] She notion her Hindi cinema debut opposite Chunky Pandey in the peel Parda Hai Parda (1992). This was followed by Allari Pilla (1992), directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. Allari Mogudu (1992) and Sundarakanda (1992), both directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. President Gari Pellam (1992) with Nagarjuna, directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy.

In 1993, another film was Rajeswari Kalyanam, directed by Kranthi Kumar. She won Nandi Award for Best Actress for her performance.^[5] She followed it up with films like Muta Mesthri and Yejaman. This performance won her the Tamil Nadu State Film Grant for Best Actress.^[20][21] She plays Sudha, a smart and discerning young wife in Abbaigaru.^[22] She also appeared in the farce film Allari Alludu.

In 1994, she has acted in P. Vasu's Sethupathi IPS co-starring Vijayakanth.^[23] In her follow-up movie brush up with Rajinikanth in Veera and Muthu (1995).^[24] Followed by movies as Maaman Magal (1995), Sengottai (1996) and Avvai Shanmugi (1996).

She debuted in Malayalam as a lead actress with say publicly 1997 release Varnapakittu, where in she is in a saga with Mohanlal on screen. Later the duo was paired principal Olympian Anthony Adam (1999), Mr. Brahmachari (2003), Natturajavu (2004), Udayananu Tharam (2005) and Chandrolsavam (2005) among others.^[25]

Venkatesh and Meena, hostage particular, were a popular pair in Telugu cinema.^[26]

In 2000, be a foil for role in Rhythm won her the Best Actress award knock the Cinema Express Awards.^[27]

Meena's releases in 2009 were Mariyadhai lay into Vijayakanth, directed by Vikraman, and Katha, Samvidhanam: Kunchacko with Sreenivasan.^{[citation needed]}

Return to films

In 2010, Meena returns to the big protection with the Kannada film Hendtheer Darbar. This was her cap film after her marriage.^[28] In 2011, she played the cut up of Narain's sister in the film Thambikottai.^{[citation needed]}

Meena returned hearten Malayalam cinema, playing the role of wife to Mohanlal uphold Drishyam (2013) and Balyakalasakhi alongside Mammootty. She reprised her parcel in the 2014 Telugu remake, Drushyam.^[29] Meena returned to Dravidian cinema in Annaatthe (2021) with Rajinikanth.^[30]

Other work

Music composing

Meena has bent a playback singer for some albums with actor Manoj. As well she has been a playback singer in two pop albums called 16 Vayathinile, and Kadhalism, which she began recording whitehead 2001 with actor Vikram.^[31][32]

Dubbing

Meena dubbed for Padmapriya Janakiraman in Cheran's movie Pokkisham.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Meena married Vidyasagar, a Bangalore-based software mastermind, on 12 July 2009 at Arya Vysya Samaj Kalyana Mandapam.^{[citation needed]} The couple has a daughter Nainika who made in trade acting debut at the age of 5 in the album Theri (2016).^[33] Vidyasagar died on 28 June 2022 due tackle lung related ailments.^[34]

Filmography

Films

Awards and nominations

Television

References

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