Meena
- January 4, 2024
- Movie Actress
Quick Facts
Meena Biography
Name | Meena |
Birthday | Sep 16 |
Birth Year | 1976 |
Place Of Birth | Chennai |
Birth Country | India |
Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Full/birth Name | Meena Durairaj |
Spouse | Vidyasagar |
Children(s) | Nainika Vidyasagar |
Meena is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on September 16, 1976 in Chennai, India. Indian film actress known for her work in the South Indian film industry including in a range of Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu films. She is best recognized for her roles in the films Drishyam where she played Rani, Rhythm where she played Chitra, and in Sethupathi IPS.
She starred alongside Mohanlal Nair in the 2013 crime film Drishyam.
Meena is an Indian film actress who predominantly works in the South Indian film industry. Meena debuted as a child artist in the Tamil film Nenjangal in 1982 and has later appeared in films produced by various regional industries. She was popularly called Kannazhagi (“Woman with pretty eyes”) in the media
Meena has said that her favorite roles were in Bharathi Kannamma and Shock in Tamil, Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu in Telugu, Sandhwanam in Malayalam and Swathi Muthu in Kannada, “though every film of mine is close to my heart.” Meena became heroine in 1990 and even 2020, she has the highest-grossing movies as lead heroine in Malayalam, and making her most promising heroine after 30 years also.. No other heroine has that credit in the history of Indian cinema.
She was born and raised in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and married Vidyasagar in 2009.
Meena Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Movie Actress |
House | Living in own house. |
Meena is one of the richest Actor from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Meena 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Her feature film debut came in 1978 when she starred in Thamburatti. She gained recognition in 1982 when she starred in Nenjangal. Her Telugu feature film debut came in 1991 when she starred in Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu.
She has won multiple Best Actress awards at the Filmfare Awards South including in 2004 for her role in Swaathi Mutthu and in 1998 for Bharathi Kannama.
Meena started her career in 1982 as a child artist in the film Nenjangal, featuring Sivaji Ganesan in the lead role after Ganesan saw her at a birthday party. Meena was still very young at that time. Her mother Rajamallika brought her to A.M. Ratnam’s office for an offer. Even though she looked chubby, they felt she fitted the bill. She has acted in several films along with Dr. Sivaji Ganesan and Rajinikanth as a child artist. Meena acted in Kollywood by appearing as a child artiste alongside Rajinikanth in the movie Anbulla Rajinikanth, in which she acted as a terminally ill child who warms up to Rajinikanth —that became a major pointer in her career growth. After the success of that movie, she became a child artist in South Indian movies. She says of Ganesan that “I feel extremely proud to have been discovered by the legend”. She appeared in over 45 films as a child.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 5 ft 6 in |
Meena height 5 ft 6 in Meena weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Meena Dating?
According to our records, Meena married to Vidyasagar. As of December 1, 2023, Meena’s is not dating anyone.
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Meena has the unique distinction of starring opposite legendary actors of different generations across various languages. She has acted with Rajinikanth, Dr. Kamal Haasan, Dr. Mohanlal, Dr. Mammootty, Chiranjeevi, Dr. Vishnuvardhan, Krishna, Balakrishna, Ravichandran and other stars like Vijayakanth, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Vijay, Ajith Kumar, Sathyaraj, Prabhu Deva, Sarathkumar, K. Bhagyaraj, Jayaram, Suresh Gopi, Prashanth, Kichcha Sudeep, Raviteja. She had hits with the films Nattamai film directed by K. S. Ravikumar. It starred Sarath Kumar, Meena and Kushboo in the lead roles. The film was successful and completed a 175-day run at the box office (1994). She just grabs the continuous offer and the opportunity to act in films like Avvai Shanmughi (1996) with Kamal Haasan, Porkkaalam with Murali (1997), Bharathi Kannamma (1997) with Parthiban and so on. Telugu audience remembers her for a variety of roles that called for mature acting that seemed tailor-made for her. The peppy girl who wins over her unrelenting grandfather with her endearing ways in Seetharamaiah Gari Manavaralu, the protected sister in Chanti the innocent housewife in Sundarakanda, the renowned poet and devotee ‘Tarigonda Vengamamba’ are but just few of the many characters she played with relative ease and subtle charm. The combo of Victory Venkatesh and Meena is said to be one of the most successful combinations in Tollywood. They have 5 Blockbuster hits to their credit. Another excellent performance in the movie Rhythm (2000). This movie makes the most impact on multiple viewings. Meena was an exceptionally brilliant performance in each scene. Strangely enough, she looks the best in this movie in terms of makeup and this movie had her in her best performance to date. While she picked up Best Actress at the Cinema Express Awards.
Facts & Trivia
Meena Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Meena celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.
Meena has been a playback singer for some albums with actor Manoj. She sang a song for the Tamil film Kadhal Sadugudu. Meena has composed music and sung and recorded two pop albums, 16 Vayathinile, and Kadhalism, which she began recording in 2001 with actor Vikram. Meena has been a playback singer in the music of D. Imman in the movie sena and the song is “indru intha kalayil en nenjil echo aachu”, a super hit song.
At what age Meena got married?
Bio
Favorite Film| Soggade Chinni Nayana (Telugu, 2016)
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status| Married
Marriage Date| 12 July 2009
Why was Meena called tragedy queen?
“She had many dimensions – she read poetry, had literary friends, aspired to the higher life and was an alcoholic”. But beyond her immense talent and superstardom owing to legendary films like Sahib Biwi Aur Ghulam, Parineeta, Foot Path, among many others, lie a Meena Kumari who had a tragic love story.
What is Meena's real name?
Paige Sandhu
In which caste Meena comes?
The Meena fall into the Scheduled Tribe category in the state of Rajasthan and the majority of them are classified as being Hindu, but in Madhya Pradesh Meena are recognised as a Scheduled Tribe only in Sironj Tehsil, Vidisha, while in the other 44 districts of the state they are categorised as Other Backward Classes.
How tall is Mohanlal?
5′ 8″