Meera’s Charisma Bowls Over Contestanats

The best thing about Meera is her smile .

It is a wide vivacious curve tinged with a touch of shyness, that  instantly transforms her from a simple, homely girl-next-door to an enticingly charming  woman .

The contestants of Super Dancer-2  found  the Thanmatra heroine an eminently likeable
 person .The likeability factor sprung not just from the endearing smile, but also her unassuming manners  and unpretentious behavior.

Few suspected that her modest demeanor camouflaged  an  enviable acting talent – until 2004, when the ‘curtain’ went up to reveal the undoubted potential , as she almost simultaneously entered the Hindi film industry through ‘Rules:Pyar Ka Super-hit Formula’, took her bow in Telugu with Golmaal’ and  had a sensational opening in Tamil in ‘Unnai Saranadainthen’ . Meera is probably the only Indian actress to have debuted in 3 languages in the same year.

The next year saw the 23 year old being baptized in Malayalam as a middle-aged housewife and mother of two in Blessy’s much acclaimed ‘Thanmatra’.

The appreciation of audiences for her performance was aptly reflected in peer recognition when she won the Tamil Nadu State Govt Award for Best Actress in Tamil.  

Earlier, modeling had smoothened the  prickly path to stardom. Her ‘Om Cricketaya Namaha’ Rangoli ad  for the ICC world Cup in 2002  propelled her to immediate fame. This in turn brought in plum corporate offers from Pears, Chennai Silks, Fair & Lovely, Coke , Alpenliebe etc.

Even as she juggles acting assignments in 4 languages with modeling assignments and compering for Discovery Channel,  Meera  an Advertising diploma holder is actively considering an alternative career in Public Relations.

The psychology graduate was quick to  read  the mind set of the competitors. Her trade-mark  wide smile in place, she joined one of the   participants on stage during his performance and with a few steps, waltzed her charming way into the lasting memories of the participants and viewers .