Meena

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Meena Durairaj (Tamil : மீனா) is one of the most successful actresses in South Indian cinema. Meena was born on September 16, 1974, in Chennai, India. Her mother Raja Mallika who is a politician belonging to Congress Party is also a former actress. She became heroine in a very young age when she was studying 8th std, she was just 12 or 13yrs old. But the characters she made is really a matured one, though the 'cute' and 'sweet little girl' performed very well in all her characters. This made her most successful heroine and she is well known for her 'beautiful eyes', 'charming smile' and 'sweet baby voice'.

[edit] Acting career

Meena started her career as a child artist in Tamil films. She acted with Harikrishna and Kamal Haasan, and later became a star in her own right. She had hits with Muthu, Ejaman, Veera and Avvai Shanmughi. Following the release of her movies with Rajinikanth in Japan and their commercial success, Meena's popularity also rose in Japan. She has acted in almost all the south Indian languages like Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada etc and opposite almost all the leading actors in these languages. Her first film as a child artist was 'Nenjangal' with Sivaji Ganesan. She was in the film industry as the top heroine in Telugu and Tamil for almost one and a half decades successfully from the early 1990s. She often portrayed characters with unidimensional personality with no negativity and shades of grey. She was also known to be limited as a glamorous actress though she acted in a few glamourous roles like Maaman magal in Tamil opposite Sathyaraj and Muta Mestri in Telugu opposite Chiranjeevi. She has also acted in Malayalam movies. In the Kannada remake of Autograph, she played Sneha's role of Divya. She is currently starring as the lead in the Sun TV serial Lakshmi.

She did her schooling till 8th std in Vidyodhya schools in Chennai, after that she underwent private coaching and completed her 10th std . Then she got her MA (Geography)degree from University of Madras through open university system. Currently she is acting in one Tamil serial.

Her close friends are actresses Maheswari, Ramba, Sanghavi and Roja. Roja and Meena, in their younger age, resembled each other so much. In fact Meena has acted as Roja's younger sister at least in 5 or 6 movies in Telugu. Even in peak of their competition when they acted together, Roja & Meena have been thick friends. When the make up artist failed to turn up at a remote village in Kakinada during the movie shoot of "Bobbili Simham" in 1994, its known that Roja did Meena's hairstyles for those two days for a song involving Meena and much appreciated by Meena herself.

official website of Meena - Says her date of birth September 16, 1979.Meena acted as a married women in a early 90's SUN TV Serial with famous Tamil Actress Manorama. A 11 year old girl acting as a married women whom looked like a married women was quite an achievement.

[edit] Filmography

  • Black Cat (2007,M)....
  • My Autograph (2006) .... Divya
  • Neela Padam (2005) .... Indulekha
  • Udayananu Tharam (2005,M) .... Madhumathi
  • Chandrotsavam (2004,M)
  • Natturajavu (2004,M) .... Maya
  • Shock (2004) .... Malini
  • Simhachalam (2003)
  • Sethupathi IPS
  • Vaanathai Pola
  • Mr. Brahmachari (2003,M) .... Ganga
  • Villain (2002,T) ....
  • Sri Manjunatha (2001,T) .... Goddess Parvathi
  • Censor (2001/I)
  • Citizen (2001,T)
  • Maayi (2001,T)
  • Vanathai Pola (2001,T)
  • Rakshasa Rajav (2001,M)
  • Thenali (2000,T) .... Meena
  • Doubles (2000)
  • Rhythm (2000,T) .... Chitra
  • Olympian Anthony Adam (1999,M)
  • Friends (1999,M)
  • Sneham Kosam (1999) .... Prabha
  • Anandha Poongatre (1999)
  • Kusruthi Kuruppu (1998,M)
  • Naam Iruvar Namakku Iruvar (1998,T)
  • Varnapakittu (1997,M)
  • Porkaalam (1997,T)
  • Avvai Shanmugi (1996,T) .... Janaki
  • Miya Biwi Aur Saali (1996,H)
  • Muthu (1995,T) .... Ranganayaki
  • Rajakumaaran (1994,T)
  • Veera (1994,T) .... Devayanai "Devi"
  • Mutamestri (1993,T) .... Buchamma
  • Yejaman (1993,T)
  • Rajeshwari Kalyanam (1993) .... Rajeshwari
  • Abbaigaaru
  • Ashwamedham (1993)
  • Allari Mogudu (1992,Te)
  • Sundara Kanda (1992,Te) .... Venkateswarlu's Wife
  • Chanti (1992)
  • En Rasavin Manisile (1991,T) .... Cholaiamma
  • Saanthwanam (M) ...
  • Chengalva Poodanda (1991,T)
  • Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu (1991) .... Seeta
  • Navodayam (1990)
  • Karthavyam (1990,Te) .... Karuna
  • Sirivennela (1986) (as Baby Meena)
  • Rendu Rella Aaru (1985,Te) (as Baby Meena)
  • Uyire Unakkaga (1984) as young nathiya moidu
  • Anbulla Rajinikanth (1984) (as Baby Meena).... Rosy

[edit] External links

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