Malayalam Actress Mreera Jasmine

Born as Jasmine to Joseph Philip and Aleyamma in Kuttappuzha, Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India. She is a Syrian Christian by birth.She has two sisters and two brothers. She completed her schooling in Mar Thoma Residential School in Tiruvalla, before her entry into films.
CareerShe was introduced by Blessy who was working as an associate director in Malayalam Cinema. Lohithadas was looking for a new face for his movie. Blessy introduced her to Lohithadas. Soothradharan did not do well at the box office. However, she continued to receive offers from Malayalam and Tamil film-makers, including the 2002 Tamil films Run and Bala. The success of Run made her a well-known star in Kollywood. She acted in a number of Tamil movies with popular actors, and then proceeded to work with director Mani Ratnam in the film Aayitha Ezhuthu.She entered Telugu cinema in 2004 with Ammayi Bagundi and Gudumba Shankar. She also entered Kannada cinema in 2004 with the film Mourya, in which she co-starred with Puneet Rajkumar. Her latest Kannada film, Arasu, was also a success.
After making her entry into all four South Indian languages, she has acted concurrently in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films. Her successful films include Achuvinte Amma (Malayalam), Bhadra (Telugu) and Rasatantram (Malayalam),Vinodayathra(Malayalam),Araasu(Kannada),Yamagola [Telugu]. Her 2005 Tamil film Sandakozhi completed 200 days at the box office.
Personal lifeShe is a very promising actress with extra-ordinary talents and great acting skillsShe is a self-confessed fan of Tamil cinema's composer Ilayaraaja.She currently lives in Elamkulam in Kochi.