Tessa Joseph

Tessa Joseph
Born	Manimala, Kottayam, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001-2003, 2015-2017 , 2021-Present

Tessa Joseph is an Indian model-turned-actress who works in Malayalam films and television. ^[1] She made her acting debut in 2003 with Pattalam .^{[ citation needed ]}

Early and personal life

Born to M.K George and Achimma, Tessa attended St. Antony's Public School & Junior College, Anakkal, Kanjirappally.^{[ citation needed ]} She finished her early education at Mater Dei in New Delhi and finished her college education at St. Teresa's college, Cochin.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

She made her debut as a heroine opposite Mammootty, in the movie Pattalam, directed by Lal Jose in the year 2003.^{[ citation needed ]}

She was handpicked by Lal Jose when she was successfully hosting the popular TV show Hello Good Evening in Kairali TV. She took a break from movies, after her debut, though she was active in TV shows and in TV commercials.^{[ citation needed ]} She has made a comeback into the movie industry in the year 2015 playing the role of a journalist in the movie, Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum by Balachandra Menon. This was followed by her role as "Rajamma" in the movie, Rajamma @yahoo. She played the pivotal role of an advocate, Adv. Anu G. Nair for the movie Marupadi, directed by V. M Vinu and the role of Sujatha, a mother of two main characters, in the movie, Goldcoins by Pramod Gopal, both of which saw their releases in 2016 and 2017 respectively.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2003	Pattalam	Vimala	Debut film	[2]
2015	Njan Samvidhanam Cheyyum	Shabana		[3]
2015	Rajamma @ Yahoo	Rajamma		[4]
2016	Marupadi	Adv. Anu G. Nair		[5]
2017	Gold Coin	Sujatha		[ citation needed ]
2024	Thalavan	Anagha

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes	Ref.
2001-2003	Hello Good evening	Host	Kairali TV	Talk show	[6]
2004	Golden Couple Quizzy Time	Host	Asianet	Game show
2016	Comedy Super Nite 2	Guest	Flowers TV		[7]
2021-2022	Ente Kuttikalude Achan	Anupama	Mazhavil Manorama	TV series	[8] [9]
2021	Atham Pathu Ruchi	Celebrity Presenter	Mazhavil Manorama	Cooking show
2022	Red Carpet	Mentor	Amrita TV	Reality show
2023-2024	Chakkappazham 2	Lalitha Kunjunni	flowers TV	TV series	[10]

References

1. Rafi Muhammed. "Marupadi Malayalam Movie Actress Tessa Joseph Photos". cochin Talikes. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
2. "'Pattalam' actress Tessa Joseph pens a moving note on body positivity". The Times of India. 25 May 2021.
3. "I hope Lal Jose is happy that I am back". The Times of India. 16 September 2015.
4. "Tessa to play a retro role in her next". The Times of India. 12 November 2015.
5. "ജീവിത തിരക്കുകൾക്ക്‌ ഷോർട്ട് ബ്രെയ്ക്ക്: വിമല മടങ്ങിയെത്തുന്നു!". Samayam.
6. "Tessa is back as a journalist". Deccan Chronicle. 16 July 2015.
7. "Actress Tessa to visit Comedy Super Nite 2! - Times of India". The Times of India. 25 August 2016.
8. "Actress Tessa to feature in 'Ente Kuttikalude Achan'; details inside - Times of India". The Times of India. 23 March 2021.
9. "Pattalam fame Tessa Joseph to make a comeback on TV". The New Indian Express. 10 April 2021.
10. "Tessa joins Chakkappazham as Lalitha, says 'Happy to be a part of our crazy loving family'". The Times of India. 17 July 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 31 July 2023.