Andrea Jeremiah

Andrea Jeremiah

Andrea Jeremiah in a music concert
Born Andrea Jeremiah
December 21, 1984 (1984-12-21) (age 27)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Singer, actress, voice actor
Years active 2007—present

Andrea Jeremiah (Tamil: ஆண்ட்ரியா ஜெரெமையா; born December 21, 1984) is an Tamil playback 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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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 a lawyer 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 plays organised 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 will be next seen in a pivotal roles alongside Kamal Haasan in Vishwaroopam and Silambarasan and Rana Daggubati in Vetrimaaran's Vada Chennai.[10]

Filmography

Year Film Role Language Notes
2005 Kanda Naal Mudhal Cameo appearance Tamil
2007 Pachaikili Muthucharam Kalyani Venkatesh Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2010 Aayirathil Oruvan Lavanya Chandramouli Tamil Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil)
2011 Mankatha Sabitha Prithviraj Tamil
2012 Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Tamil Filming
2012 Thirupangal Tamil Filming
2012 Vishwaroopam Tamil Filming
2012 Vada Chennai Tamil Pre-Production

Notable Discography

Year Song Film Language Composer
2005 Kannum Kannum Nokia Anniyan Tamil Harris Jayaraj
2006 Karka Karka Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Tamil Harris Jayaraj
2006 Zara Zara Rakhi Telugu Devi Sri Prasad
2008 Oh Baby Oh Baby Yaaradi Nee Mohini Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
2010 Maalai Neram Aayirathil Oruvan Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar
Oh Eesa
Yeno Yeno Aadhavan Tamil Harris Jayaraj
Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
2010 Idhu Varai Goa Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
Pookal Pookkum Madrasapattinam Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar
Thediyae Thediyae Va Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar
Who's The Hero? Manmadan Ambu Tamil Devi Sri Prasad
2011 Enakkaaga Unakkaaga Kadhal 2 Kalyanam Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
No Money No Honey Vaanam Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
Diwali Deepaanni Dhada Telugu Devi Sri Prasad
Kadhalikka Vedi Tamil Vijay Antony[11]
Oru Murai Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar[12]

As voice actor

Year Movie For whom
2006 Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Kamalinee Mukherjee
2010 Aadukalam Taapsee Pannu[13]
2012 Nanban Ileana D'Cruz[14]

References

  1. ^ "Andrea | Tamil Actress Andrea Jeremiah | TSMGO Productions | Interview - Interviews". CineGoer.com. 2011-05-26. http://www.cinegoer.com/telugu-cinema/interviews/interview-with-andrea-260511.html. Retrieved 2011-09-22. 
  2. ^ a b "Glam show is not bad: Andrea Jeremiah". Sify.com. http://www.sify.com/movies/Glam-show-is-not-bad-Andrea-Jeremiah-imagegallery-tollywood-lfzmyveacjg.html?html=5. Retrieved 2011-09-22. 
  3. ^ a b Chowdhary, Y. Sunitha (2011-05-25). "Andrea tests new waters in Tollywood". The Hindu (Chennai, India). http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article2047642.ece. 
  4. ^ "For Andrea, the show must go on". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2006-01-18. http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/18/stories/2006011804240200.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  5. ^ a b c "My first break - Andrea Jeremiah". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 2009-06-19. http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/06/19/stories/2009061950311600.htm. 
  6. ^ "The show just went on...". Chennai, India: The Hindu. 2006-01-23. http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/01/23/stories/2006012300440100.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-17. 
  7. ^ a b "Gautham on Pachai Kili Muthucharam - Bollywood Movie News". IndiaGlitz. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/29101.html. Retrieved 2011-09-22. 
  8. ^ "Welcome to". Sify.com. 2007-01-20. http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14149001&cid=2408. Retrieved 2011-09-22. 
  9. ^ "Andrea Strikes Back In Style! - Irandam Ulagam - Selvaraghavan - Dhanush - Andrea - Richa - Tamil Movie News". Behindwoods.com. 2011-05-16. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-11-03/irandam-ulagam-selvaraghavan-16-05-11-02.html. Retrieved 2011-09-22. 
  10. ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/andrea-jeremiah-kamal-haasan’s-viswaroopam-465
  11. ^ http://www.southdreamz.com/2011/09/vedi-music-review.html
  12. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/12779.html
  13. ^ http://www.cinehour.com/gossips/kollywood/23954/andreas-new-avatar-as-a-dubbing-artiste.html
  14. ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/andrea-turns-dubbing-artiste-377

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