Jyothirmayi

Jyothirmayi
Jyothirmayi
Born	Kottayam, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Years active	1999–2013; 2024–Present
Spouses	Nishanth Kumar (m. 2004; div. 2011); Amal Neerad (m. 2015);
Parent(s)	Janardhanan, Saraswathi
Relatives	C. R. Omanakuttan (father-in-law)

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Personal life

She married Nishanth Kumar on 6 September 2004. Six years later the couple filed for divorce,^[4] and it was granted on 1 October 2011. She married film director and cinematographer Amal Neerad on 4 April 2015. They have a son.^[5]

Filmography

Film

All films in Malayalam otherwise language noted

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Pilots	Bobby's sister
2001	Ishtam	Jyothi
2002	Bhavam	Latha	Won - Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress National Film Award (Special Mention)
	Meesa Madhavan	Prabha
	Nandanam	Bride	Guest appearance
	Kalyanaraman	Radhika
2003	Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum	Meera
	Pattalam	Bhama
	Anyar	Raziya Banu
	Hariharan Pillai Happy Aanu	Kavya
2004	Kathavasheshan	Renuka Menon
2005	Alice in Wonderland	Dr. Sunitha Rajagopal
	10 The Strangers		Telugu film
	Sivalingam I.P.S.		Tamil film
2006	Chacko Randaaman	Meenakshi
	Moonnamathoral	Bala
	Bada Dosth	Meenu
	Idhaya Thirudan	Herself	Tamil film, item number
	Thalai Nagaram	Divya	Tamil film
	Pakal	Celine
2007	Sabari	Nandhini	Tamil film
	Naan Avanillai	Ammukutty Menon	Tamil film
	Periyar	Nagammal	Tamil film
	Aakasham	Bhanu
	Ayur Rekha	Mallika
2008	Arai En 305-il Kadavul	Buvana	Tamil film
	Atayalangal	Meenakshi
	Twenty:20	Jyothi
	Bandhu Balaga	Nisha	Kannada film
2009	Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded	Dancer	Special appearance
	Bharya Swantham Suhruthu	Urmila
	Vedigundu Murugesan	Nachiyar	Tamil film
	Kerala Cafe	Lalitha	segment Lalitham Hiranmayam
2010	Janakan	Dr. Rani Mathew
2010	Chandala-bhikshuki	Matangi (chandala woman)
2011	Seniors	Elsamma
	Ven Shankhu Pol	Indhu Nandan
	Pachuvum Kovalanum	Sneha
2012	Navagatharkku Swagatham	Sreerekha
2013	Housefull	Emily
	Sthalam
	Urava
2024	Bougainvillea	Reethu / Esther Emmanuel	^[6]

Accolades

Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress – Bhavam (2002)
National Film Award (Special Mention) – Bhavam (2002)
Kerala state television award for best actress – Avasthatarangal (2001)

References

^ "Amal Neerad marries Jyotirmayi". Rediff. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
^ "Amal Neerad's film with Fahadh Faasil, Kunchacko Boban titled 'Bougainvillea'; first-look poster out". The Hindu. 10 June 2024.
^ "Jyothirmayi Files For Divorce – SansCinema". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
^ "ജ്യോതിര്‍മയി വിവാഹ മോചനത്തിന്". Malayala Manorama. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
^ Jyothirmayi movies: Amal Neerad and Jyothirmayi get hitched! | Malayalam Movie News. Times of India (4 April 2015). Retrieved 24 December 2018.
^ Anand, Shilpa Nair (17 October 2024). "Jyothirmayi interview on 'Bougainvillea': I was Amal Neerad's first and last choice for my character". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

External links

Jyothirmayi at IMDb

[1] "Amal Neerad marries Jyotirmayi". Rediff. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

[2] "Amal Neerad's film with Fahadh Faasil, Kunchacko Boban titled 'Bougainvillea'; first-look poster out". The Hindu. 10 June 2024.

[SansCinema_Divorce-3] "Jyothirmayi Files For Divorce – SansCinema". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.

[4] "ജ്യോതിര്‍മയി വിവാഹ മോചനത്തിന്". Malayala Manorama. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.

[5] Jyothirmayi movies: Amal Neerad and Jyothirmayi get hitched! | Malayalam Movie News. Times of India (4 April 2015). Retrieved 24 December 2018.

[6] Anand, Shilpa Nair (17 October 2024). "Jyothirmayi interview on 'Bougainvillea': I was Amal Neerad's first and last choice for my character". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 October 2024.

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