Jyothi Meena | |
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Born | Jyothi Meena Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1995–2002 |
Parent | Jyothi Lakshmi |
Jyothi Meena is an Indian actress who has predominantly appeared in Tamil films. She is best remembered for her item numbers and supporting roles in Ullathai Allitha and Azhagana Naatkal .
Jyothi Meena was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. She is the daughter of actress Jyothi Lakshmi and her father is a camera man. [1] Her mother died at her residence in Chennai on 8 August 2016 due to blood cancer. [2]
She first appeared in the R. Sarathkumar's Tamil film, Ragasiya Police . She has appeared in supporting roles, notably in Ullathai Allitha , Azhagana Naatkal and Gopala Gopala . She has also appeared in item numbers alongside Vijay, Ajith Kumar, Prabhu and R. Sarathkumar. She retired from acting after marriage. In October 2017, she said during an interview that she will return to acting if she can find a good character role. [3]
Year | Film | Role | Language |
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1995 | Thirumoorthy | Unknown | Tamil |
1995 | Vishnu | item Number | Tamil |
1995 | Mr. Madras | Item Number | Tamil |
1995 | Ragasiya Police | Item Number | Tamil |
1995 | Maaman Magal | Unknown | Tamil |
1996 | Parambarai | Mangamma | Tamil |
1996 | Ullathai Allitha | Meena | Tamil |
1996 | Vishwanath | Item Number | Tamil |
1996 | Mr. Romeo | Tamil | |
1996 | Aruva Velu | Ponni | Tamil |
1996 | Gopala Gopala | Annakili | Tamil |
1996 | Family | Item Number | Telugu |
1996 | Nethaji | Unknown | Tamil |
1996 | Maanbumigu Maanavan | Jayalakshmi | Tamil |
1996 | Pudhu Nilavu | Unknown | Tamil |
1997 | Vaimaye Vellum | Unknown | Tamil |
1997 | Simhada Mari | Item Number | Kannada |
1997 | Samrat | Tamil | |
1997 | Nattupura Nayagan | Valli | Tamil |
1997 | Nalla Manasukkaran | Jyothi | Tamil |
1997 | Aahaa Enna Porutham | Tamil | |
1997 | Nesam | item dancer | Tamil |
1997 | Masmaram | Jenny | Malayalam |
1997 | Pudhayal | Unknown | Tamil |
1998 | King | Kannada | |
2000 | Priyam | Unknown | Telugu |
2001 | Ladies And Gentlemen | Malayalam | |
2001 | Azhagana Naatkal | Asha | Tamil |
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