Andrea Jeremiah
Andrea Jeremiah
Andrea Jeremiah | |
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 Jeremiah in 2013 | |
| Born | Andrea Jeremiah |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, lyricist, composer, voice actress |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Andrea Jeremiah is an Indian actress, playback singer and musician. She works predominantly in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. She also appeares in Telugu films. She began her career as a playback singer, and has subsequently appeared in films.[1]
Early life
Jeremiah was born in an Anglo-Indian Roman Catholic Christian family in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu, then moved to Chennai.[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] Jeremiah was raised near Chennai and went to National Public School and graduated from Women's Christian College.[5] She has said that she was quite a geek and wanted to be a psychiatrist until she completed her 12th board exams.[4]
Jeremiah learned classical piano when she was eight. At age 10, she 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 was the President of the Student Senate at Women's Christian College. She also organised a company, The Show Must Go On (TSMGO Productions), to promote live art and artistes.[8] Jeremiah said that as a college student, she turned down every film offer she got as she had no intention of becoming a film actor.[9]
Career
Acting
She began her theatre career with Girish Karnad's Nagamandala. She acted in new leo coffee advertisement with actor shiva in 2006. She also acted in a serial which relayed Podhigai channel. She has performed all over India. After she rendered 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] This film was a film adaptation of James Siegel's novel Derailed,[10] with Jeremiah 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][12]
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.[13] 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.[14] She played a role in Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam and reprised the role in its sequel, which released in 2018.[15]
Jeremiah has completed filming for Puthiya Thiruppangal, in which she plays a journalist.[16] In Endrendrum Punnagai, she played a model[17] and she also acted in the Malayalam film London Bridge.[18] She had signed on to director Ram's Taramani,[19] which released in 2017.
In 2015, Jeremiah was cast alongside Mohanlal in Loham, directed by Ranjith. This was her third Malayalam film, and the first with Mohanlal.
She is currently filming Kaa, in which she plays the lead role. She reportedly plays a wildlife photographer.[20]
Singing
Jeremiah has stated that her focus was always on music,[9] that she chose to be a professional singer and that acting happened by chance.[21] In 2005, she ventured into playback singing in feature films.[22] She has sung several popular songs for composers Harris Jayaraj, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Anirudh Ravichander, Thaman Devi Sri Prasad and G. V. Prakash Kumar[23] and has also received nominations at Filmfare and Vijay Awards for a 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, Jeremiah also produces her own music. She composed, wrote and sang a single, "Soul of Taramani", as a promo for her Tamil romantic-drama Taramani. She has composed several music themes, songs and albums.
Personal Life
In a public function at Bengaluru, she had opened up about a difficult time she faced due to an affair with a married man, she was abused physically and mentally in the relationship, which put her in depression.[24]
Filmography
 | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kanda Naal Mudhal | Girl at the final wedding scene | Tamil | Debut Tamil film |
| 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 girlfriend | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| Saguni | Andrea | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| 2013 | Annayum Rasoolum | Anna | Malayalam | Debut Malayalam film |
| Vishwaroopam | Ashmita Subramaniam | Tamil | Nominated — Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| Vishwaroop | Hindi | Hindi debut | ||
| Tadakha | Nandu | Telugu | Debut Telugu film | |
| Endrendrum Punnagai | Sonia | Tamil | ||
| 2014 | Inga Enna Solluthu | Raghu's girlfriend | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| London Bridge | Pavithra | Malayalam | ||
| Aranmanai | Madhavi | Tamil | ||
| Poojai | Herself | Tamil | Special appearance | |
| 2015 | Aambala | Herself | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| Valiyavan | Subhiksha | Tamil | ||
| Uttama Villain | Arpana | Tamil | ||
| Loham | Jayanthi | Malayalam | ||
| 2016 | Idhu Namma Aalu | Priya | Tamil | |
| Thoppil Joppan | Annie | Malayalam | ||
| 2017 | Taramani | Althea Johnson | Tamil | Nominated — Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil |
| Thupparivaalan | Pritha | Tamil | ||
| The House Next Door | Lakshmi | Hindi | ||
| Aval | Tamil | |||
| Gruham | Telugu | |||
| 2018 | Vishwaroopam II | Ashmita Subramaniam | Tamil | |
| Vishwaroop 2 | Hindi | |||
| Vada Chennai | Chandra | Tamil | ||
| 2020 | Putham Pudhu Kaalai | Sadhana | Tamil | Amazon Prime anthology film; segment: Reunion |
| Master | TBA | Tamil | Post-production | |
| No Entry | TBA | Tamil | Post-production [25] | |
| Vattam | TBA | Tamil | Filming[26] | |
| Maaligai | TBA | Tamil | Filming[27][28][29] | |
| Kaa | TBA | Tamil | Filming[30] | |
| Aranmanai 3 | TBA | Tamil | Filming [31] | |
| Pisasu 2 | TBA | Tamil | Filming |
As voice actor
| Year | Film | Actress | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | Kamalinee Mukherjee | Debut in dubbing | [32][33] |
| 2011 | Aadukalam | Taapsee Pannu | [34] | |
| 2012 | Nanban | Ileana D'Cruz | [35] | |
| 2015 | Thanga Magan | Amy Jackson | ||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Scarlett Johansson | [36] |
Television
| Year | Program | Role | Language | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Koffee with DD | Celebrity | Tamil | Vijay TV |
| 2014 | Bhima Music India | Judge | Malayalam | Asianet |
| 2016 | V Voice | Judge | Tamil | Vendhar TV |
| 2017 | Vijay TV's Super Singer | Judge | Tamil | Vijay TV |
| 2018 | Sun Naam Oruvar | Celebrity | Tamil | Sun TV |
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 Asathalam" | 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 | |
| 2013 | "Festival Anthem " | 11th Chennai International Film Festival | Tamil | Prakash Nikki | |
| 2014 | "Neeyum Dhinamum" | Thegidi | Tamil | Nivas K. Prasanna | |
| 2014 | "Vaanavil" | Vennira Iravuggal | Tamil | Lawrence Soosai | |
| 2014 | "Vaada Vaada Nanba" | Bramman | Tamil | Devi Sri Prasad | |
| 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" | Jil Jung Juk | Tamil | Vishal Chandrasekher | |
| 2017 | "Yaarada" | Aval | Tamil | Girishh | |
| 2017 | "Oru Koappai" | Taramani | Tamil | Yuvan Shankar Raja | |
| 2018 | "Ide Kalala Vunnadhe" | Bharat Ane Nenu | Telugu | Devi Sri Prasad | |
| 2018 | "Saadhi Madam" | Vishwaroopam 2 | Tamil | Ghibran | |
| 2018 | "Jaathi Madhamula" | Vishwaroopam 2 | Telugu | Ghibran | |
| 2018 | "Ishq Kiya Toh" | Vishwaroop 2 | Hindi | Ghibran | |
| 2018 | "Mayakkuraane" | Annanukku Jai | Tamil | Arrol Corelli | |
| 2018 | "Dhaadikkaaraa" | Sketch | Tamil | S. Thaman | |
| 2019 | "Sorgaththa" | Thiruttu Kalyanam | Tamil | Vaidhy | [37] |
| 2019 | "Tuckulingu" | KD | Tamil | Karthikeya Murthy | |
| 2020 | "Rainbow Thirayil" | Takkar | Tamil | Nivas K Prasanna |
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