Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Andrea Jeremiah



Andrea Jeremiah
BornAndrea Jeremiah
December 21, 1984 (age 26)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
OccupationSinger, actress
Years active2007—present
Andrea Jeremiah (Tamil: ஆண்ட்ரியா ஜெரெமையா; born December 21, 1984) is an Tamilplayback singer, voice actor and a film and theatre actress. Beginning her career singing playback, Andrea has gone on to appear in critically acclaimed films such as Pachaikili Muthucharam and Aayirathil Oruvan, winning praise for her portrayals.

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[edit]Career

Andrea was born as the eldest child into an Anglo-Indian nuclear family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1] She was brought up in Chennai and graduated from the Women's Christian College.[2] Her father is alawyer at the High Court in Chennai, while her mother is a home-maker.[3] She has one younger sister, who currently lives and works at Leuven, Belgium as a research assistant.[3] From the age of 10, Andrea was part of a Jackson Five-style troupe called Young Stars which formed the base of her early singing career. She was also a theatre artist in her college and appeared in several stage playsorganised by Madras Players and EVAM.[4][5] She also launched a company named The Show Must Go On (TSMGO Productions) to promote live art and artistes.[6]
She later ventured into playback singing in feature films, too. After rendering a song in Gautham Menon's Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu,[2] she got an offer by the director to essay a lead female character in his next venture Pachaikili Muthucharam opposite R. Sarath Kumar, which she took up.[5] Pachaikili Muthucharam was a film adaptation of James Siegel's novel Derailed,[7] with Andrea portraying Kalyani, a homemaker, whose husband engages in an affair and is blackmailed. Andrea was selected for the role after noted actresses Simran, Shobana and Tabu were approached.[7][8] She subsequently received more offers to star in films, but the only project she eventually signed was Selvaraghavan's fantasy-adventure film Aayirathil Oruvan,[5] which released in early 2010. In 2011, she agreed to play a minor supporting role in Venkat Prabhu's multi-starrer Mankatha, which was released in late August 2011.[9] She also rendered her voice for Taapsee Pannu in the 2011 movie Aadukalam.Her next movie with Nandha Durairaj in Thirupangal.She will make her Malayalam debut opposite Mohanlal in film titled Grandmaster.[10]

[edit]Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2005Kanda Naal MudhalCameo appearanceTamil
2007Pachaikili MuthucharamKalyani VenkateshTamilNominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2010Aayirathil OruvanLavanya ChandramouliTamilNominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil)
2011MankathaSabitha PrithvirajTamil
Oru Kal Oru KannadiTamilFilming
2012GrandmasterMalayalamPre-production[11]
ThirupangalTamilFilming

[edit]Notable Discography

YearSongFilmLanguageComposer
2005Karka KarkaVettaiyaadu VilaiyaaduTamilHarris Jayaraj
2005Kannum Kannum NokiaAnniyanTamilHarris Jayaraj
2006Zara ZaraRakhiTeluguDevi Sri Prasad
2008Oh Baby Oh BabyYaaradi Nee MohiniTamilYuvan Shankar Raja
2010Maalai NeramAayirathil OruvanTamilG. V. Prakash Kumar
Oh Eesa
Yeno YenoAadhavanTamilHarris Jayaraj
Theeradha Vilaiyattu PillaiTheeradha Vilaiyattu PillaiTamilYuvan Shankar Raja
2010Idhu VaraiGoaTamilYuvan Shankar Raja
Pookal PookkumMadrasapattinamTamilG. V. Prakash Kumar
Thediyae ThediyaeVaTamilG. V. Prakash Kumar
Who's The Hero?Manmadan AmbuTamilDevi Sri Prasad
2011Enakkaaga UnakkaagaKadhal 2 KalyanamTamilYuvan Shankar Raja
No Money No HoneyVaanamTamilYuvan Shankar Raja
Diwali DeepaanniDhadaTeluguDevi Sri Prasad
KadhalikkaVediTamilVijay Antony[12]
Oru MuraiMuppozhudhum Un KarpanaigalTamilG. V. Prakash Kumar[13]

[edit]As voice actor

YearMovieFor whom
2006Vettaiyaadu VilaiyaaduKamalinee Mukherjee
2010AadukalamTaapsee Pannu[14]
2012Nanban (film)Ileana D'Cruz[15]

[edit]References

  1. ^ "Andrea | Tamil Actress Andrea Jeremiah | TSMGO Productions | Interview - Interviews". CineGoer.com. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  2. ^ a b "Glam show is not bad: Andrea Jeremiah". Sify.com. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  3. ^ a b Chowdhary, Y. Sunitha (2011-05-25). "Andrea tests new waters in Tollywood". The Hindu(Chennai, India).
  4. ^ "For Andrea, the show must go on". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2006-01-18. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  5. ^ a b c "My first break - Andrea Jeremiah". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2009-06-19.
  6. ^ "The show just went on...". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2006-01-23. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
  7. ^ a b "Gautham on Pachai Kili Muthucharam - Bollywood Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  8. ^ "Welcome to". Sify.com. 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  9. ^ "Andrea Strikes Back In Style! - Irandam Ulagam - Selvaraghavan - Dhanush - Andrea - Richa - Tamil Movie News". Behindwoods.com. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  10. ^ http://www.sify.com/movies/i-m-not-insecure-about-andrea-sonia-news-malayalam-lkyi8Xabdch.html
  11. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/72288.html
  12. ^ http://www.southdreamz.com/2011/09/vedi-music-review.html
  13. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/12779.html
  14. ^ http://www.cinehour.com/gossips/kollywood/23954/andreas-new-avatar-as-a-dubbing-artiste.html
  15. ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/andrea-turns-dubbing-artiste-377

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