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Andrea Jeremiah
Indian actress

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Andrea Jeremiah (born 21 December 1985) is an Indian actress, playback singer, musician and dancer. She works predominantly in the Tamil and Malayalam film industries. Beginning her career as a playback singer, 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. Her father is a lawyer at the High Court in Chennai. She has one younger sister who lives and works at Leuven, Belgium as a research assistant. She was raised near Chennai and went to Sacred Heart Matriculation Higher Secondary School and graduated from Women's Christian College. She said that she was quite a geek and wanted to be a psychiatrist until she completed her 12th board exams.

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. She also organised a company The Show Must Go On (TSMGO Productions) to promote live art and artistes. 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.

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, he asked her to play a lead female character in his next venture Pachaikili Muthucharam. Pachaikili Muthucharam was a film adaptation of James Siegel's novel Derailed, 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.

She signed for Selvaraghavan's fantasy-adventure film Aayirathil Oruvan, 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. 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. She played a role in Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam and will reprise the role in its sequel, which is to release in 2015.

Andrea Jeremiah at the IIFA Rocks fashion show

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

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 and that she chose to be a professional singer and that acting happened by chance. In 2005, she ventured into playback singing in feature films. She has sung several popular songs for composers Harris Jayaraj, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Devi Sri Prasad and G. V. Prakash Kumarand 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.

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. Andrea Jeremiah confirmed that she had been in a relationship with composer Anirudh Ravichander, after private photos had been leaked in August 2013. 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. Andrea later admitted to media that the images were a year old and the pair had ended their low-key relationship the previous year. 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.

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been releasedDenotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2005Kanda Naal MudhalGirl at the final wedding sceneTamilUncredited role
2007Pachaikili MuthucharamKalyani VenkateshTamilNominated—Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2010Aayirathil OruvanLavanya ChandramouliTamilNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil
2011MankathaSabitha PrithvirajTamil
2012Oru Kal Oru KannadiMurugan's girlfriendTamilGuest appearance
SaguniAndreaTamilGuest appearance
2013Annayum RasoolumAnnaMalayalam
VishwaroopamAshmita SubramaniamTamilNominated—Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress
VishwaroopHindi
TadakhaNanduTelugu
Endrendrum PunnagaiSoniaTamil
2014Inga Enna SolluthuRaghu's girlfriendTamilGuest appearance
London BridgePavithraMalayalam
AranmanaiMadhaviTamil
PoojaiHerselfTamilSpecial appearance
2015AambalaHerselfTamilGuest appearance
ValiyavanSubhikshaTamil
Uttama VillainArpanaTamil
LohamJayanthiMalayalam
2016Idhu Namma AaluPriyaTamil
Thoppil JoppanAnnieMalayalam
2017The House Next Door Film has yet to be releasedTamilFilming
TeluguFilming
HindiFilming
Vishwaroopam II Film has yet to be releasedAshmita SubramaniamTamilDelayed
Vishwaroop 2 Film has yet to be releasedHindiDelayed
Puthiya Thiruppangal Film has yet to be releasedMallikaTamilDelayed
Prakasham Parathunna Penkutti Film has yet to be releasedMalayalamDelayed
Taramani Film has yet to be releasedTamilFilming
Thupparivaalan Film has yet to be releasedTamilFilming
Vada Chennai Film has yet to be releasedTamilFilming

Discography

YearSongFilmLanguageComposerNotes
2005"Kannum Kannum Nokia"AnniyanTamilHarris Jayaraj
2006"We Have a Romeo"BommarilluTeluguDevi Sri Prasad
2006"Karka Karka"Vettaiyaadu VilaiyaaduTamilHarris Jayaraj
2006"Zara"RakhiTeluguDevi Sri Prasad
2006"Gili"DesamuduruTeluguChakri
2008"Oh Baby Oh Baby"Yaaradi Nee MohiniTamilYuvan Shankar Raja
2008"Nenu Nee Raja"KingTeluguDevi Sri Prasad
2009"Ammailu Abbailu"CurrentTeluguDevi Sri Prasad
2009"Adadaa Vaa"SarvamTamilYuvan Shankar Raja
2010"Maalai Neram"Aayirathil OruvanTamilG. V. Prakash Kumar
2010"Um Mella Asanthan"Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil (with Aishwarya R. Dhanush)
2010"Yeno Yeno"AadhavanTamilHarris Jayaraj
2010"Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai"Theeradha Vilaiyattu PillaiTamilYuvan Shankar Raja
2010"Idhu Varai"GoaTamilYuvan Shankar RajaVijay 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"MadrasapattinamTamilG. V. Prakash Kumar
2010"Thediyae Thediyae"VaTamilG. V. Prakash Kumar
2010"Who's The Hero?"Manmadan AmbuTamilDevi Sri Prasad
2010"Naa Pere Malleswari"Sye AataTeluguDevi Sri Prasad
2011"Enakkaaga Unakkaaga"Kadhal 2 KalyanamTamilYuvan Shankar Raja
2011"No Money No Honey"VaanamTamilYuvan Shankar Raja
2011"Diwali Deepaanni"DhadaTeluguDevi Sri Prasad
2011"Kadhalikka"VediTamilVijay Antony
2011"Oru Murai"Muppozhudhum Un KarpanaigalTamilG. V. Prakash Kumar
2012"Yelelo"MarinaTamilGirish
2012"Chill Out"Endukante... Premanta!TeluguG. V. Prakash Kumar
2012"Madurai Ponnu"Billa IITamilYuvan Shankar Raja
2012"O Crazy Minnal"Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha KaanomTamilS Ved Shanker
2012"Google Google"ThuppakkiTamilHarris JayarajNominated—Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil
Nominated—Edison Award for Best Female Playback Singer
2012"Jikkimukki"Maranthen MannithenTamilIlaiyaraaja
2012"Poda Podi"Poda PodiTamilDharan Kumar
2012"Google"RebelTeluguRaghava Lawrence
2013"Kando Kando"Annayum RasoolumMalayalamK
2013"Laila Laila"SettaiTamilS. Thaman
2013"Nakula"VallinamTamilS. Thaman
2013"Mama Douser"Soodhu KavvumTamilSanthosh Narayanan
2013"Podhum Podhum"VirattuTamilDharan Kumar
2013"Mouname Mouname"
2013"Mazhaye Mazhaye"Iruvar UllamTamilVijay Antony
2013"Oye Oye"YevaduTeluguDevi Sri Prasad
2013"Engadi Porantha"Vanakkam ChennaiTamilAnirudh Ravichander
2013"Festival Anthem "11th Chennai International Film FestivalTamilPrakash Nikki
2014"Neeyum Dhinamum"ThegidiTamilNivas K. Prasanna
2014"Vaanavil"Vennira IravugalTamilLawrence Soosai
2014"Vaada Vaada Nanba"BrammanTamilDevi Sri Prasad
2014"Udal Vaangalaiyo"TenaliramanTamilD. Imman
2014"Saga Saga"Damaal DumeelTamilS. Thaman
2014"Low Aana Life"VadacurryTamilVivek-Mervin
2014"Ek Do Theen"AnjaanTamilYuvan Shankar Raja
2014"Po Mone Dinesha"PeruchazhiMalayalamArrora
2015"Nee Sunno New Moono"NannbendaTamilHarris Jayaraj
2015"Casanova"Jill Jung JukTamilVishal Chandrasekher

As voice actor

YearMovieFor whom
2006Vettaiyaadu VilaiyaaduKamalinee Mukherjee
2010AadukalamTaapsee Pannu
2012NanbanIleana D'Cruz
2015Thanga MaganAmy Jackson

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