Andrea Maria Jeremiah (born 21 December 1985), known professionally as Andrea Jeremiah, is an Indian actress and singer who works predominantly in Tamil language and Malayalam films. She is a recipient of several awards including nominations for Filmfare Awards South.
Andrea made her playback singing debut with "Kannum Kannum Nokia" in the Tamil language film Anniyan, with music composed by Harris Jayaraj. She made her acting debut in the Tamil film Pachaikili Muthucharam (2007). She has since appeared in several commercially successful films such as Annayum Rasoolum (2013), Vishwaroopam (2013), Tadakha (2013), Endrendrum Punnagai (2013), Aranmanai (2014), Loham (2015), Thoppil Joppan (2016), Taramani (2017), Aval (2017), Vada Chennai (2018), Aranmanai 3 (2021) and Anel Meley Pani Thuli (2022).
Andrea's father is a lawyer at the Madras High Court. She has one younger sister and was raised near Chennai. She went to St. Joseph's Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, Perambur, Chennai, and graduated from Women's Christian College.
Andrea learned classical piano when she was eight. At age 10, she was a part of a Jackson Five-style troupe called Young Stars which formed the base of her early singing and music composing career. She was also a theatre artist in her college and appeared in several organised by The Madras Players and EVAM. She was the President of the Student Senate at Women's Christian College. She also organised a company, The Show Must Go On (TSMGO Productions), to promote live art and artistes. Andrea said that as a college student, she turned down every film offer she got as she had no intention of becoming a film actor.
In 2013, Andrea made her debut in Malayalam cinema with Rajeev Ravi's romance film Annayum Rasoolum, in which she played a Christian salesgirl opposite Fahadh Faasil. Anil R. Nair stated, "Andrea gels flawlessly to her mysterious character." The film was a commercial success and she termed it as the best film in her career.
In Puthiya Thiruppangal, she played a journalist. In Endrendrum Punnagai, she played a model and she also acted in the Malayalam film London Bridge. Her next film as female lead was the 2014 Aranmanai, directed by Sundar C. It was a box office success as well as a breakthrough film in her career. In 2015, Andrea was cast alongside Mohanlal in Loham, directed by Ranjith. This was her first film with Mohanlal and was a success at the box office.
In 2017, Andrea played a single mother in Ram's Taramani opposite Vasanth Ravi. Anupama Subramanian noted, "Andrea has given a performance to match the gravitas of her character. Taramani had plenty to offer and Andrea has not let the writers down. She simply excels." The film was a box office success and earned her acclaim.
She played a role in Kamal Haasan's Vishwaroopam and reprised the role in its sequel, which released in 2018. In 2021, her first release was Master, which she played Vananthi. The film received mixed-to-positive and became successful at the box-office. Then she appeared as lead in Aranmanai 3, directed by Sundar C Though the film received mostly negative reviews, it became a commercial hit.
She has also completed shootings for Tamil movies like Maaligai and Mysskin's Pisaasu 2, and she is currently filming Kaa, in which she plays the lead role. She reportedly plays a wildlife photographer. She also completed her another Malayalam film Prakasham Parathunna Penkutty with Sudev Nair directed By R.Unni.
Apart from singing under other composers' direction, Andrea also produces her own music. She composed, wrote and sang a single, "Soul of Taramani", as a promo for her Tamil romantic-drama Taramani. She has composed several music themes, songs and albums. Andrea's single – The Soul of Taramani – The Times of India
+ | ||||
Hindi | ||||
Special appearance | ||||
Hindi | ||||
Only dubbed version released | ||||
Post-production | ||||
Post-production | ||||
Willy | Post-production | |||
Post-production | ||||
+ |
+ | |||||
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil (with Aishwarya R. Dhanush) | |||||
Won – Music Award for Popular Duet of the Year (with Ajeesh)
Nominated – Vijay Award for Best Female Playback Singer
Nominated – Vijay Music Award for Popular Female Singer of the Year | |||||
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer – Tamil Nominated – Edison Award for Best Female Playback Singer | |||||
2020 | "Lovvu Lovvu' | Anbulla Ghilli | Arrol Corelli | ||
"Ehunthu Va" | Independent Release | Collaboration with Dinesh Kanagaratnam | |||
Won – Behindwoods Golden Medals for Best Playback Singer Female | |||||
Web series | |||||
"Farhana" | Farhana | Justin Prabhakaran | |||
"Swetcha Ledu" | Month of Madhu | Telugu | Achu Rajamani | ||
2024 | "Police Kaarana Kattikitta" | Jolly O Gymkhana | Tamil | Ashwin Vinayagamoorthy |
+ | |||||
2008 | Vijay Awards | Best Debut Actress | Pachaikili Muthucharam | ||
2011 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress – Tamil | Aayirathil Oruvan | ||
Best Supporting Actress – Tamil (for "Um Mella Asanthan") | |||||
2013 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Female Debut – Malayalam | Annayum Rasoolum | ||
Best Supporting Actress – Telugu | Tadakha | ||||
Filmfare Awards South | Best Supporting Actress – Tamil (for "Google Google") | Thuppakki | |||
Vijay Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Vishwaroopam | |||
2018 | Filmfare Awards South | Best Actress – Tamil | Taramani | ||
South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Actress – Tamil | ||||
2019 | South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Supporting Actress– Tamil | Vada Chennai |
|
|