Miya (actress)
Miya George | |
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Born | Gimi George |
Nationality | Indian |
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Years active | 2008 – present |
Spouse(s) | Ashwin Philippose (m. 2020-present) [1] |
Children | 1 |
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[]
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Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
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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[]
- Sreekrishnan (Surya TV)
- Ene Alphonsamma ( Asianet )
- Kunjali Marakkar ( Asianet )
- Alphonsamma ( Shalom TV )
- Velankanni Mathavu ( Surya TV )
- Vishudha Chavara Achan (Flowers )
- Viswasthan (Green TV) - telefilm
- Mentor
- Malayali Veettamma (Flowers (TV channel)
- Red Carpet (Amrita TV)
- Star Magic (Flowers (TV channel)
- Host
- Judge
- Bhima Jewels Comedy Festival (Mazhavil Manorama)
- Comedy Stars season 2 ( Asianet )
- Katturumbu (Flowers )
- Flowers top singer (Flowers )
- D5 Junior (Mazhavil Manorama)
- Surya Super Jodi No.1 (Surya TV)
- Top singer Star night (Flowers )
- Music album
- Final Over (YouTube)
- Participant
- Sell Me the Answer ( Asianet )
- Ningalkkum Aakaam Kodeeshwaran ( Asianet )
- Paryam Nedam (Amrita TV)
References[]
- ^ a b "സിനിമ വിടില്ല, സ്നേഹവും പിന്തുണയും വേണം; മിയ പറയുന്നു".
- ^ "With Love Miya". Mangalam Publications. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Manorama Online – Home". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Mangalam – Varika 21-Oct-2013". Mangalam Weekly. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Miya and Ashwin blessed with a boy baby".
- ^ "നടി മിയ ജോര്ജ്ജിന്റെ പിതാവ് അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "ജിമിയല്ല ഇനി മിയ". Vanitha (in Malayalam): 112, 113. 15–31 December 2012.
- ^ a b c Karthikeyan, Shruti (17 December 2012). "Mia opposite Manoj in 6B...". Deccan Chronicle. Kozhikode. p. 25 (Kozhikode Chronicle).
- ^ "Underwater song in Ettekaal Second". Sify.com. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ Deepa Gauri (26 December 2013). The best of Malayalam cinema in 2013. Khaleej Times. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ "'Chettayees' fame Mia to be the heroine in '6 B Paradise'". Nowrunning.com. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mia heads to Kollywood". The Times of India.
- ^ "A thriller Outing". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (28 January 2018). "Anoop Menon, Miya to star in a triangular love story". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Namitha Pramod, Miya team up for Boban Samuel's Al Mallu - Times of India". The Times of India.
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