Jyothirmayi
{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
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| birth_place = Kottayam, Kerala, India
| nationality = Indian
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| parents = Janardhanan, Saraswathi
| years_active = 1999–2013
2024–Present
| spouse = {{Unbulleted_list|{{Marriage|Nishanth Kumar|2004|2011|end=divorced}}|{{marriage|Amal Neerad{{cite news |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/amal-neerad-marries-jyotirmayi-south/20150406.htm |title=Amal Neerad marries Jyotirmayi |date=6 April 2015 |publisher=Rediff |access-date=27 June 2018}}|2015}}}}
| relatives = C. R. Omanakuttan (father-in-law)
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Jyothirmayi is an Indian actress, television presenter, and former model, who worked in Malayalam cinema. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into television, working as an anchor and later starring in numerous television shows. Post second marriage, she had been on a career break and as of 2024, she made a comeback through her husband Amal Neerad's film Bougainvillea.{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/amal-neerads-film-with-fahadh-faasil-kunchacko-boban-titled-bougainvillea-first-look-poster-out/article68273310.ece#:~:text=It's%20now%20known%20that%20the,the%20makers%20on%20social%20media.&text=Bougainvillea%20also%20stars%20Jyothirmayi%2C%20Sharaf,the%20cast%20of%20the%20film. |title=Amal Neerad's film with Fahadh Faasil, Kunchacko Boban titled 'Bougainvillea'; first-look poster out |website=The Hindu |date=10 June 2024}}
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, in which she played the second female lead.{{Cite web |url=http://www.sanscinema.com/2011/03/jyothirmayi-files-for-divorce/ |title=Jyothirmayi Files For Divorce – SansCinema |access-date=23 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402003542/http://www.sanscinema.com/2011/03/jyothirmayi-files-for-divorce/ |archive-date=2 April 2011 |url-status=dead}}
Personal life
She married Nishanth Kumar on 6 September 2004. Six years later the couple filed for divorce,{{cite news |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=9029415&programId=3982928&channelId=-1073750705&BV_ID=@@@&tabId=3 |title=ജ്യോതിര്മയി വിവാഹ മോചനത്തിന് |newspaper=Malayala Manorama |date=23 March 2011 |access-date=9 April 2011}} and it was granted on 1 October 2011. She married film director and cinematographer Amal Neerad on 4 April 2015. They have a son.[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Amal-Neerad-and-Jyothirmayi-get-hitched/articleshow/46804274.cms Jyothirmayi movies: Amal Neerad and Jyothirmayi get hitched! | Malayalam Movie News]. Times of India (4 April 2015). Retrieved 24 December 2018.
Filmography
=Film=
- All films in Malayalam otherwise language noted
Accolades
- Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress – Bhavam (2002){{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=3478|title=Bhavam|accessdate=2014-11-04|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/m.php?5073|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204054821/http://en.msidb.org/m.php?5073|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-02-04|title=Bhavam|accessdate=2014-11-04|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Bhavam-adjudged-best-Malayalam-film-of-2002/articleshow/42894474.cms|title = Bhavam adjudged best Malayalam film of 2002 | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India| newspaper=The Times of India | date=9 April 2003 }}
- National Film Award (Special Mention) – Bhavam (2002){{cite web|url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/67_50thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=50th National Film Awards|publisher=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=27 March 2022}}
- Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress – Avasthatarangal (2001){{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R76EYYEfFC4 | title=ഇതല്ല, ഞങ്ങളുടെ ജ്യോതിർമയി ഇങ്ങനെയല്ലെന്ന് സോഷ്യൽ മീഡിയ, ഈ വരവ് വെറുതെയാകില്ല! | Jyothirmayi | website=YouTube | date=3 October 2024 }}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1411659}}
{{National Film Award Special Mention feature film}}
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Category:Indian film actresses
Category:Kerala State Film Award winners
Category:21st-century Indian actresses
Category:Actresses in Tamil cinema
Category:Actresses in Telugu cinema
Category:Actresses in Malayalam cinema
Category:Actresses from Kottayam
Category:Indian television actresses
Category:Actresses in Malayalam television
Category:Special Mention (feature film) National Film Award winners