Meena Ganesh
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Meena Ganesh | |
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| Born | 15 July 1942 |
| Died | 19 December 2024 (aged 82) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actress |
Meena Ganesh (15 July 1942 – 19 December 2024) was an Indian theatre artist and actress who acted mostly in Malayalam film.[1][2] As a theatre artist, she has won many awards, including the Guru Pooja Award from the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy.
Biography
[edit]Born in Kallekulangara, Palakkad, in 1942, Meena is the second of three daughters of Pallath Lakshmi Amma and Pullanikattu Kesavan Nair, who was a Tamil actor.[3][4] Later she moved to Chuduvalathur, Shoranur, Maithrinagar.[3]
Meena died from a stroke in Shoranur, Palakkad district, Kerala, on 19 December 2024, at the age of 82.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Her husband was the late A.N. Ganesh, a playwright, actor and director.[6][3] Her acquaintance with the theater industry led to her marriage to Ganesh.[7] They had two children, including television serial director Manoj.[3]
Career
[edit]Meena Ganesh entered the acting field at the age of nineteen through theatre.[7] In the theatre field, she had worked in plays of various theatre companies in Kerala including SL Puram Surya Soma, Kayamkulam Kerala Theatres, and Thrissur Chinmayi.[7] Meena had appeared on stage in over three hundred different roles in different professional and amateur plays and had also acted in around two hundred films and 25 television serials.[3][8] She also given voice for many radio dramas broadcast by All India Radio's Kozhikode and Thrissur stations.[3]
Meena Ganesh made her film debut with a small role in the 1976 film Manimuzhakam.[9] She became active in the Malayalam film industry after she played the role of Pathumma in the 1991 film Mukhachitram.[9]
Meena Ganesh, who moved to Shoranur after her marriage, had started a drama society in Shoranur called Pournami Kalamandir.[10]
Filmography
[edit]Malayalam
[edit]| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Manimuzhakkam | |
| 1983 | Mandanmmar Londanil | |
| 1983 | Prasnam Gurutharam | Astrologer |
| 1986 | Bhagavan | |
| 1986 | Nakhakshathangal | |
| 1991 | Mukha Chithram | Seller |
| 1992 | Thalayanamanthram | |
| 1992 | Utsavamelam | |
| 1992 | Valayam | Ravi's mother |
| 1992 | Ponnaramthoottathe Raajaavu | Maluvamma |
| 1992 | Snehasagaram | Kunjammuma |
| 1992 | Mukha Chithram | Pathumma |
| 1993 | Golantharavartha | Sharadha |
| 1993 | Bhoomigeetham | Student's mother |
| 1993 | Saakshaal Sreemaan Chaathunni | |
| 1993 | Venkalam | |
| 1993 | Manichithrathazhu | |
| 1994 | Pingami | Kuttyhasan's mother |
| 1993 | Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu | |
| 1994 | Santhanagopalam | Adiyodi's wife |
| 1995 | Achan Kombathu Amma Varampathu | Maya's mother |
| 1995 | Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman | |
| 1995 | Kakkakum Poochakkum Kalyanam | |
| 1995 | Sindoora Rekha | |
| 1996 | Harbour | Kaalithalla |
| 1996 | Kudumbakodathi | Guntur Parvathy's mother |
| 1996 | Kazhakam | |
| 1996 | Ee Puzhayum Kadannu | Devaki |
| 1996 | Udhyanapalakan | |
| 1996 | Kanakkinavu | |
| 1996 | Kalyana Sougandhikam | Murukeshan's wife |
| 1997 | Kaliyoonjal | Vellachi |
| 1997 | Asuravamsam | |
| 1997 | Manasam | |
| 1997 | Siamese Irattakal | Preman - Dasan's mother |
| 1997 | Ikkareyanente Manasam | |
| 1997 | Rishyasringan | |
| 1997 | Kudamttam | |
| 1997 | Shobhanam | Siddique's umma |
| 1998 | Panchaloham | |
| 1998 | Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam | Kausalya's mother |
| 1998 | Meenathil Thalikettu | Janu |
| 1998 | Rakthasakshikal Zindabad | Kuttathi's mother |
| 1998 | Daya | |
| 1998 | Thirakalkkappuram | Pottiyamma |
| 1998 | Manjukalavum Kazhinju | |
| 1999 | Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum | Ramu's mother |
| 1999 | My Dear Karadi | Manikuttan's mother |
| 1999 | Sparsham | Bhargaviyamma |
| 2000 | Valliettan | Chathunni's wife |
| 2000 | Shayanam | |
| 2000 | Dada Sahib | |
| 2000 | Aanamuttathe Aangalamar | |
| 2000 | Kannadikadavathu | Katha |
| 2000 | Punaradhivasam | |
| 2001 | Bhadra | Jayadevan's grandmother |
| 2001 | Mazhamegha Pravukal | Bhairavi |
| 2001 | Chithrathoonukal | |
| 2001 | Aaram Jaalakam | |
| 2001 | Vezhambal | |
| 2001 | House Owner | |
| 2001 | Ee Nadu Innale Vare | Nabeesumma |
| 2001 | Karumadikuttan | Maathu Ettathi |
| 2002 | Meesa Madhavan | Village lady/Umma |
| 2002 | Nandanam | Karthyayani Amma |
| 2002 | Uthara | |
| 2002 | Valkannadi | Padmini |
| 2003 | Mizhi Randilum | |
| 2003 | War and Love | Basheer's mother |
| 2003 | Sadanandante Samayam | Naniyamma |
| 2003 | Kaliyodam | |
| 2003 | CI Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inchu | Mahadevan's mother |
| 2003 | Ammakkilikoodu | Inmate |
| 2004 | Freedom | Umma |
| 2005 | OK Chacko Cochin Mumbai | Karthayani |
| 2005 | Hai | |
| 2005 | Naran | Umma |
| 2005 | Nomparam | |
| 2005 | Manikyan | Manikyan's mother |
| 2005 | Chandrolsavam | Madhavi |
| 2006 | Jayam | |
| 2007 | Sooryakireedam | |
| 2008 | Mulla | Pilgrim |
| 2008 | Thavalam | Nabeesumma |
| 2008 | Mohitham | |
| 2009 | Samastha Keralam PO | Narayani |
| 2009 | Black Dhaliya | Servant |
| 2009 | Swantham Bharya Zindabadh | |
| 2009 | Ividam Swargamanu | Tea Shopper |
| 2009 | Sanmanassullavan Appukuttan | Gopalan's mother |
| 2010 | Nandhuni | Naniyamma |
| 2011 | Manushyamrugam | Vasu's mother |
| 2012 | Orange | Saritha's step mother |
| 2012 | Doctor Innocent Aanu | |
| 2012 | Ezham Suryan | |
| 2012 | Nuzrat | |
| 2013 | Celluloid | Actress |
| 2014 | Onnum Mindathe | Jose's mother |
| 2015 | Ithinumappuram | Thanka |
| 2015 | Mariyam Mukku | Mariyamma |
| 2015 | The Reporter | Tea Stall owner |
| 2015 | Saigal Padukayanu | |
| 2015 | Nee-Na | Thresiakutty |
| 2015 | Kotharan Oru Malayala Cinema | |
| 2016 | Pathirakkattu |
TV serials
[edit]- Geethanjali
- Devaragam
- Snehatheeram
- Velankani Mathavu
- Ramayanam
- Calcutta Hospital
- Ettu Sundarikalum Njanum
- Mangalyam
- AL THWALAQ
- Kalyanaveeran
- Karunyam
- Vayalkilikal
- Sthree
- Minnukettu
- Aa Amma
Television shows
[edit]- Sreekandan Nair Show
Awards and honors
[edit]She has won many awards, including the Guru Pooja Award from the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "大象香煮伊在人线国产75（中国）有限公司".
- ^ "Malayalam actor Meena Ganesh dies at 81 in Kerala". India Today.
- ^ a b c d e f g "നടി മീന ഗണേഷ് അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 19 December 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Veteran Malayalam actor Meena Ganesh dies". The Hindu. 19 December 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Renowned Malayalam actress Meena Ganesh passes away". Madhyamam Online. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Malayalam actress Meena Ganesh passes away at 82". The Times of India. 19 December 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ a b c vipinvk. "സിനിമ,സീരിയൽതാരം മീനഗണേഷ് അന്തരിച്ചു". Asianet News Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Veteran Malayalam film actress Meena Ganesh no more". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ a b "ആദ്യം ശ്രദ്ധിക്കപ്പെട്ടതു പാത്തുമ്മ, പിന്നെ നിഷ്കളങ്കരായ അമ്മമാർ; മീനാ ഗണേഷ് അനശ്വരമാക്കിയ അമ്മവേഷങ്ങൾ ഒട്ടേറെ". Manorama online (in Malayalam). Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "ചിരിപ്പിക്കുകയും കരയിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്ത പ്രിയതാരം; മീന ഗണേഷ് അന്തരിച്ചു". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). The Times of India. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Meena Ganesh at IMDb