Jyothi Meena

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Jyothi Meena
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Jyothi Meena

Chennai, Tamil Nadu
OccupationActress
Years active1995–2002
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 .

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Personal life

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]

Career

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]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguage
1995 Thirumoorthy UnknownTamil
1995 Vishnu item Number Tamil
1995 Mr. Madras Item NumberTamil
1995 Ragasiya Police Item NumberTamil
1995 Maaman Magal UnknownTamil
1996 Parambarai MangammaTamil
1996 Ullathai Allitha MeenaTamil
1996 Vishwanath Item NumberTamil
1996 Mr. Romeo Tamil
1996 Aruva Velu PonniTamil
1996 Gopala Gopala AnnakiliTamil
1996 Family Item NumberTelugu
1996 Nethaji UnknownTamil
1996 Maanbumigu Maanavan JayalakshmiTamil
1996 Pudhu Nilavu UnknownTamil
1997 Vaimaye Vellum UnknownTamil
1997 Simhada Mari Item NumberKannada
1997 Samrat Tamil
1997 Nattupura Nayagan ValliTamil
1997 Nalla Manasukkaran JyothiTamil
1997 Aahaa Enna Porutham Tamil
1997 Nesam item dancer Tamil
1997 Masmaram JennyMalayalam
1997 Pudhayal UnknownTamil
1998 King Kannada
2000 Priyam UnknownTelugu
2001 Ladies And Gentlemen Malayalam
2001 Azhagana Naatkal AshaTamil

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  1. Anandaraj.K (3 September 2018). "என் நைட்டியை உடுத்திக்கிட்டாங்க; என் மடியில் படுத்தவங்க அப்படியே உயிரிழந்துட்டாங்க!" ஜோதி மீனா | actress jyothi meena talks about her mother jyothi lakshmi's memories". vikatan.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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