Jyothirmayi is an Indian former actress, television presenter, and former model, who worked in Malayalam cinema. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into television, working as an anchor and later starring in numerous television shows.

Career

Jyothirmayi started her career as a model and serial artist and gained recognition for her performance in the Malayalam soap opera, Indraneelam, directed by Suresh Krishnan. After a brief and unsuccessful stint acting in telefilms, she moved to full films. In her first film Pilots (2000), she played a minor character and the film was a box office bomb. She was noticed after the release of Meesa Madhavan (2002) along with actor Dileep.^[2]

Personal life

She married Nishanth Kumar on 6 September 2004. Six years later the couple filed for divorce,^[3] and it was granted on 1 October 2011. She married film director and cinematographer Amal Neerad on 4 April 2015.^[4]

Filmography

Film

• All films in Malayalam otherwise language noted

Television

As actress

• Indhraneelam
• Chithralekha
• Vava
• Ashtabandhangal
• Aparna
• Avasthantharangal
• Annu Mazhayayirunnu
• Arikil Oral Koode

As host

• Pepsi Top 10
• Your Choice
• Vaalkannadi
• Kalaalayavarnangal
• Samagamam
• Vivel Honeymoon Travels

As judge

• Super Dancer 2

Accolades

Kerala State Film Awards

• Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress – Bhavam (2002)

National film awards

• National Film Award (Special Mention) – Bhavam (2002)

Kerala state television awards

• Kerala state television award for best actress – Avasthatarangal (2001)

Asianet film awards

• Asianet Award for Best Female New Face of the Year – Meesa Madhavan (2002)