Andrea Jeremiah

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Andrea Jeremiah
Andrea Jeremiah.jpg
Andrea Jeremiah in 2013
Born Andrea Jeremiah
(1985-12-21) 21 December 1985 (age 38)[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Actress, Singer, Musician, Voice Actress and Dancer
Years active 2005–present

Andrea Jeremiah is an Indian actress, playback singer, musician and dancer. She works mainly in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Telugu film industry. Beginning her career singing playback, Andrea has gone on to appear in films, mostly in the Tamil language.

Early life

Jeremiah was born in an Anglo-Indian Roman Catholic family in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu.[2] Her father is a lawyer at the High Court in Chennai.[3] She has one younger sister who lives and works at Leuven, Belgium as a research assistant.[4] She was raised near Chennai and went to Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School and graduated from Women's Christian College.[5] She said that she was quite a geek and wanted to be a psychiatrist until she completed her 12th board exams.[4]

Jeremiah learnt classical piano when she was age of eight. At the age of 10, Andrea was a part of a Jackson Five-style troupe called Young Stars which formed the base of her early singing and music composing career. She was also a theatre artist in her college and appeared in several stage plays organised by The Madras Players and EVAM.[6][7] She also organised a company The Show Must Go On (TSMGO Productions) to promote live art and artistes.[8] Andrea said that as a college student, she had turned down every film offer she got as she had no intention of becoming a film actor.[9]

Career

Andrea Jeremiah performing at Sangarsh a concert for a cause (2009)

Acting

She began her theatre career with Girish Karnad's Nagamandala. She has performed all over India. After rendering a song in Gautham Menon's Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu,[5] he asked her to play a lead female character in his next venture Pachaikili Muthucharam.[7] Pachaikili Muthucharam was a film adaptation of James Siegel's novel Derailed,[10] with Andrea portraying Kalyani, a homemaker, whose husband engages in an affair and is blackmailed. Jeremiah was selected for the role after actresses Simran, Shobana and Tabu were approached.[10][11]

She signed for Selvaraghavan's fantasy-adventure film Aayirathil Oruvan,[7] 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 August 2011.[12] In 2013, she made her debut in Malayalam cinema with Rajeev Ravi's romance film Annayum Rasoolum. She has rated this film as the best in her career.[13] She played a role in Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam and will reprise the role in its sequel, which is to release in 2015.[14]

Andrea Jeremiah at the IIFA Rocks fashion show

Andrea has completed filming for Puthiya Thiruppangal, in which she plays a journalist,[15] Endrendrum Punnagai, in which she plays a model,[16] and the Malayalam film London Bridge.[17] She has signed director Ram's Taramani.[18]

In 2015, Andrea was cast alongside Mohanlal in Loham, directed by Ranjith. This would be her third Malayalam film, and first with Mohanlal.

Singing

Andrea has stated that her focus was always on music [9] and that she chose to be a professional singer and that acting happened by chance.[19] In 2005, she ventured into playback singing in feature films.[20] She has sung several popular songs for composers Harris Jayaraj, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Devi Sri Prasad and G. V. Prakash Kumar [21] and has also received nominations at Filmfare and Vijay Awards for few of them. She considers the song "Maalai Neram" as the most challenging she has sung.[9]

Composing

Apart from singing under other composers' direction, Andrea Jeremiah also produces her own music. She composed, wrote and sung a single, titled "Soul of Taramani", as a promo for her Tamil romantic-drama Taramani. She has composed several music themes, songs and albums.

Personal life

The actress was linked to photographer-actor Sunder Ramu in early 2012, before she made an announcement that the pair had been close friends for close to a decade.[22] Andrea Jeremiah confirmed that she had been in a relationship with composer Anirudh Ravichander, after private photos had been leaked in August 2013.[23] She has claimed that she is not bothered about the leaked photos and that she was not ashamed of it, as she shared a good relationship with him.[24] Andrea later admitted to media that the images were a year old and the pair had ended their low-key relationship the previous year.[25] After the release of Annayum Rasoolum (2013), the lead actor Fahadh Faasil openly declared to the media that he was in love with the actress. Andrea rejected reports that the pair were seeing each other and then criticized the move by Fahadh, and has since turned down opportunities to work with the actor again.[26][27]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Language Notes
2005 Kanda Naal Mudhal Girl at the final wedding scene Tamil Uncredited role
2007 Pachaikili Muthucharam Kalyani Venkatesh Tamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2010 Aayirathil Oruvan Lavanya Chandramouli Tamil Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
2011 Mankatha Sabitha Prithviraj Tamil
2012 Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Murugan's girl Tamil Guest appearance
Saguni Andrea Tamil Guest appearance
2013 Annayum Rasoolum Anna Malayalam
Vishwaroopam Ashmita Subramaniam Tamil Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
Vishwaroop Hindi
Tadakha Nandu Telugu
Endrendrum Punnagai Sonia Tamil
2014 Inga Enna Solluthu Raghu's girlfriend Tamil Guest appearance
London Bridge Pavithra Malayalam
Aranmanai Madhavi Tamil
Poojai Tamil Special apparence
2015 Aambala Tamil Guest appearance
Valiyavan Subhiksha Tamil
Uttama Villain Dr Arpana Tamil
Loham Jayanthi Malayalam
2016 Puthiya Thiruppangal Film has yet to be released Mallika Tamil Post-production
Idhu Namma Aalu Film has yet to be released Tamil Post-production
Vishwaroopam II Film has yet to be released Ashmita Subramaniam Tamil Post-production
Vishwaroop 2 Film has yet to be released Hindi Post-production
Taramani Film has yet to be released Tamil Filming

Discography

Year Song Film Language Composer Notes
2005 "Kannum Kannum Nokia" Anniyan Tamil Harris Jayaraj
2006 "We Have a Romeo" Bommarillu Telugu Devi Sri Prasad
2006 "Karka Karka" Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Tamil Harris Jayaraj
2006 "Zara" Rakhi Telugu Devi Sri Prasad
2006 "Gili" Desamuduru Telugu Chakri
2008 "Oh Baby Oh Baby" Yaaradi Nee Mohini Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
2008 "Nenu Nee Raja" King Telugu Devi Sri Prasad
2009 "Ammailu Abbailu" Current Telugu Devi Sri Prasad
2009 "Adadaa Vaa" Sarvam Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
2010 "Maalai Neram" Aayirathil Oruvan Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar
2010 "Um Mella Asanthan" Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil (with Aishwarya R. Dhanush)
2010 "Yeno Yeno" Aadhavan Tamil Harris Jayaraj
2010 "Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai" Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
2010 "Idhu Varai" Goa Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja Vijay Music Award for Popular Duet of the Year (with Ajeesh)
Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Female Playback Singer
Nominated—Vijay Music Award for Popular Female Singer of the Year
2010 "Pookal Pookkum" Madrasapattinam Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar
2010 "Thediyae Thediyae" Va Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar
2010 "Who's The Hero?" Manmadan Ambu Tamil Devi Sri Prasad
2010 "Naa Pere Malleswari" Sye Aata Telugu Devi Sri Prasad
2011 "Enakkaaga Unakkaaga" Kadhal 2 Kalyanam Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
2011 "No Money No Honey" Vaanam Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
2011 "Diwali Deepaanni" Dhada Telugu Devi Sri Prasad
2011 "Kadhalikka" Vedi Tamil Vijay Antony
2011 "Oru Murai" Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar
2012 "Yelelo" Marina Tamil Girish
2012 "Chill Out" Endukante... Premanta! Telugu G. V. Prakash Kumar
2012 "Madurai Ponnu" Billa II Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
2012 "O Crazy Minnal" Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom Tamil S Ved Shanker
2012 "Google Google" Thuppakki Tamil Harris Jayaraj Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil
Nominated—Edison Award for Best Female Playback Singer
2012 "Jikkimukki" Maranthen Mannithen Tamil Ilaiyaraaja
2012 "Poda Podi" Poda Podi Tamil Dharan Kumar
2012 "Google" Rebel Telugu Raghava Lawrence
2013 "Kando Kando" Annayum Rasoolum Malayalam K
2013 "Laila Laila" Settai Tamil S. Thaman
2013 "Nakula" Vallinam Tamil S. Thaman
2013 "Mama Douser" Soodhu Kavvum Tamil Santhosh Narayanan
2013 "Podhum Podhum" Virattu Tamil Dharan Kumar
2013 "Mouname Mouname"
2013 "Mazhaye Mazhaye" Iruvar Ullam Tamil Vijay Antony
2013 "Oye Oye" Yevadu Telugu Devi Sri Prasad
2013 "Engadi Porantha" Vanakkam Chennai Tamil Anirudh Ravichander
2014 "Neeyum Dhinamum" Thegidi Tamil Nivas K. Prasanna
2014 "Vaanavil" [Vennira Iravuggal] Tamil Lawrence Soosai
2014 "Vaada Vaada Nanba" Bramman Tamil Devi Sri Prasad [28]
2014 "Udal Vaangalaiyo" Tenaliraman Tamil D. Imman
2014 "Saga Saga" Damaal Dumeel Tamil S. Thaman
2014 "Low Aana Life" Vadacurry Tamil Vivek-Mervin
2014 "Ek Do Theen" Anjaan Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
2014 "Po Mone Dinesha" Peruchazhi Malayalam Arrora
2015 "Nee Sunno New Moono" Nannbenda Tamil Harris Jayaraj
2015 "Casanova" Jill Jung Juk Tamil Vishal Chandrasekher

As voice actor

Year Movie For whom
2006 Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Kamalinee Mukherjee
2010 Aadukalam Taapsee Pannu[29]
2012 Nanban Ileana D'Cruz[30]
2015 Thanga Magan Amy Jackson

See also

References

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  26. ↑ I love Andrea sincerely: Fahadh Faasil – Times Of India. Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com (29 October 2013). Retrieved on 6 January 2014.
  27. ↑ In the mood for (no) love. Bangalore Mirror (10 November 2013). Retrieved on 6 January 2014.
  28. ↑ Bramman (2014) – Soundtracks – IMDb
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