Jyothirmayi

Jyothirmayi is an Indian film and television 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.

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[]

Television[]

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

• Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress – Bhavam (2002)

National film awards

• National Film Award (Special Mention) – Bhaavam (2002)

Kerala state television awards

• Kerala state television award for best actress – Avasthatarangal (2001)

Asianet film awards

• Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year – Meesa Madhavan (2002)

References[]

External links[]

• Jyothirmayi at IMDb