Miya (actress)

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Miya George
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Miya in her wedding attire (2020)
Born
Gimi George
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2008 – present
Spouse(s)Ashwin Philippose
(m. 2020-present) [1]
Children1

Gimi George, better known by her stage name Miya George, or more commonly Miya, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Malayalam films, along with a few Tamil films. She started her career as an actress by playing supporting roles in television shows. She made her film debut by playing short roles in films such as Oru Small Family (2010), Doctor Love (2011) and Ee Adutha Kaalathu (2012). She was selected the Kerala Miss Fitness in 2012 and played her first lead role the same year in the Malayalam film Chettayees.[2] She's best known for her roles in the films Memories (2013), Vishudhan (2013), Mr. Fraud (2014), Amara Kaaviyam (2014), Indru Netru Naalai (2015), Anarkali (2015), Paavada (2016), Hello Namasthe (2016), Oru Naal Koothu (2016), The Great Father (2017), Sherlock Toms (2017), Ira (2018), Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal (2018), Brother's Day (2019), and Driving Licence (2019).

Early life and education[]

Miya was born in Mehrauli, Delhi as a daughter to Sunny Varghese and Lelamma Chacko (now Thane), where her father worked as an engineer. Later, at the age of five, she moved to Pala in Kottayam.[3] She did her schooling from Sacred Heart Girls High School, Bharananganam and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Bharananganam. She completed B.A. degree from Alphonsa College, Palai and her Masters in English Literature at St. Thomas College, Palai.[4][5] She has one elder sister, Gini, who is married to Lijo George and is settled in Bangalore. On 12 September 2020, Miya married businessman Ashwin Philip at St. Mary's Basilica Church, Ernakulam in a simple ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions.[1] They have a son born in July 2021.[6]  Miya George's father George joseph passed away [7]

Career[]

She started her career by playing supporting roles in the television serials Alphonsamma and Kunjali Marakkar.[8] She wain the films Doctor Love and Ee Adutha Kaalathu.[8] She rose to fame when she was chosen the Kerala Miss Fitness 2012 in a beauty pageant.[9] She made her debut as a heroine through the film Ettekaal Second but the project got a commercial release in the year 2014.[10] Actress Urmila Unni who played Miya's mother in this film suggested her to director Shajoon Kariyal who cast her to play the lead role in his 2012 comedy film Chettayees.[8] She played the wife of the character played by Biju Menon which won her critical acclaim. Miya was then seen in the Mohanlal-starrer Red Wine in which she played the lead opposite Asif Ali.[9] She played the role of an investigative journalist in Jeethu Joseph's Memories which turned out to be a major hit of the year 2013.[11] The same year she appeared as a Christian nun thrown out of the church on the charge of having an illicit affair with a priest, in Vishudhan. In 2014, she appeared in veteran director Joshiy's Salaam Kashmier in which she played the lead role alongside Jayaram and Suresh Gopi and B. Unnikrishnan's Mr. Fraud in which she paired with Mohanlal. She also appeared in Lal Jr.'s psychological thriller Hi I'm Tony in which she paired opposite Asif Ali for the second time, George Varghese's 6B Paradise,[9][12] and K. N. Sasidharan's Nayana which had her playing the mother of a young girl.[13] She made her debut in Tamil with Jeeva Shankar's Amara Kaaviyam in which she played a character called Karthika.[14] In 2015 she had done 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam.[15]

Filmography[]

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2010 Oru Small Family Manikutty Malayalam Credited as Gimi George
2011 Doctor Love Ebin's friend
2012 Ee Adutha Kaalathu Shyleja
Navagatharkku Swagatham Elsa
Thiruvambadi Thampan Film actress
Chettayees Merlin First lead role
2013 Red Wine Deepthi
Memories Varsha Varghese
Vishudhan Sophie Won : Jaycee Foundation Special Jury Award
Nominated : Asianet Film Awards 2014 :Best Character Actor (female)
2014 Salaam Kashmier Suja/Leena
Ettekaal Second Neethu
Mr. Fraud Saraswathi
Hi I'm Tony Tina
Amara Kaaviyam Karthika Tamil Won TNSFA 2015 – Best Actress Tamil
Behindwoods Gold Medal 2015 for Best Actress Tamil
Nayana Nayana's mother Malayalam
Cousins Ann
2015 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam Ann/Lucia
Indru Netru Naalai Anu Tamil
Anarkali Dr. Sherin George Malayalam Nominated : Asianet Film Awards 2016 :Best Character Actor (female)
Nominated : South Indian International Movie Awards Awards 2016 – Best supporting actress Malayalam
Nominated : Cera Vanitha Film Awards 2016 Best Actress in a Supporting role(female)
Nomianted : Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Malayalam
2016 Hello Namasthe Anna
Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti Sreekala
Pavada Sinimol Nominated: Asianet Film Awards 2017 Best Actress in a Supporting role
Vetrivel Janani Tamil
Oru Naal Koothu Lakshmi
2017 The Great Father Dr. Susan Malayalam
Rum Thulasi Tamil
Yaman Anjana/Agalya
Bobby Mariya Malayalam
Sherlock Toms Shiney Mattummel Won : Asianet Comedy Awards for Best Popular Actress
Ungarala Rambabu Savithri Telugu
2018 Ira Karthika/Vaiga Devi Malayalam Nominated : Asianet Film Awards 2019 :Best Character Actor (female)
Parole Kathrina Nominated : Asianet Film Awards 2019 :Best Character Actor (female)
Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal Anjali Nominated : Asianet Film Awards 2019 :Best Character Actor (female)
2019 Pattabhiraman Tanuja Varma
Brother's Day Thaneesha
Driving License Elsa Kuruvila Nominated : Best Actress in a Supporting Role
at 9th South Indian International Movie Awards
2020 Al Mallu[17] Gimi
2021 Guardian Meera Mohandas IPS OTT Release
Cobra TBA Tamil Completed
Indru Netru Naalai 2 Anu Tamil Filming
CID Sheela Sheela Malayalam Pre Production

Television[]

Serials[]

Mentor
Host
Judge
Music album
Participant

References[]

  1. ^ a b "സിനിമ വിടില്ല, സ്നേഹവും പിന്തുണയും വേണം; മിയ പറയുന്നു".
  2. ^ "With Love Miya". Mangalam Publications. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Manorama Online – Home". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Mangalam – Varika 21-Oct-2013". Mangalam Weekly. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. ^ Pillai, Radhika C (28 August 2014). "I was on cloud nine when Nayanthara complimented me: Mia George". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Miya and Ashwin blessed with a boy baby".
  7. ^ "നടി മിയ ജോര്‍ജ്ജിന്റെ പിതാവ് അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b c "ജിമിയല്ല ഇനി മിയ". Vanitha (in Malayalam): 112, 113. 15–31 December 2012.
  9. ^ a b c Karthikeyan, Shruti (17 December 2012). "Mia opposite Manoj in 6B...". Deccan Chronicle. Kozhikode. p. 25 (Kozhikode Chronicle).
  10. ^ "Underwater song in Ettekaal Second". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  11. ^ Deepa Gauri (26 December 2013). The best of Malayalam cinema in 2013. Khaleej Times. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  12. ^ "'Chettayees' fame Mia to be the heroine in '6 B Paradise'". Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  13. ^ Zachariah, Ammu (19 August 2012). "Gimi is excited to work with Anupam Kher". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  14. ^ "Mia heads to Kollywood". The Times of India.
  15. ^ "A thriller Outing". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  16. ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (28 January 2018). "Anoop Menon, Miya to star in a triangular love story". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Namitha Pramod, Miya team up for Boban Samuel's Al Mallu - Times of India". The Times of India.

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