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Andrea Jeremiah in 2013
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| Born | Andrea Jeremiah 21 December 1985 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupation | Actress, Singer, Musician, Voice Actress and Dancer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Andrea Jeremiah is an Indian actress, playback singer, musician and dancer.
She works mainly in Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Telugu film industry.
Beginning her career singing playback, 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 MuthucharamPachaikili 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 Kumar and 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
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kanda Naal Mudhal | Girl at the final wedding scene | Tamil | Uncredited role |
| 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 girl | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| Saguni | Andrea | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| 2013 | Annayum Rasoolum | Anna | Malayalam | |
| Vishwaroopam | Ashmita Subramaniam | Tamil | Nominated—Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actress | |
| Vishwaroop | Hindi | |||
| Tadakha | Nandu | Telugu | ||
| Endrendrum Punnagai | Sonia | Tamil | ||
| 2014 | Inga Enna Solluthu | Raghu's girlfriend | Tamil | Guest appearance |
| London Bridge | Pavithra | Malayalam | ||
| Aranmanai | Madhavi | Tamil | ||
| Poojai | Tamil | Special apparence | ||
| 2015 | Aambala | Tamil | Guest appearance | |
| Valiyavan | Subhiksha | Tamil | ||
| Uttama Villain | Dr.Arpana | Tamil | ||
| Loham | Jayanthi | Malayalam | ||
Puthiya Thiruppangal  |
Mallika | Tamil | Post-production | |
| Idhu Namma Aalu |
Tamil | Post-production | ||
| Vishwaroopam II |
Ashmita Subramaniam | Tamil | Post-production | |
| Vishwaroop 2 |
Hindi | Post-production | ||
| Taramani |
Tamil | Filming |
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" | 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 | |
| 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 |
As voice actor
| Year | Movie | For whom |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu | Kamalinee Mukherjee |
| 2010 | Aadukalam | Taapsee Pannu |
| 2012 | Nanban | Ileana D'Cruz |
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