Meera Nandan

Meera Nandan
Meera Nandan in 2016.
Born	Meera Nandakumar (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 26) Kochi, Kerala, India
Residence	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Other names	Meera Nandaa, Meera Nandha(a)
Occupation	Actress, Radio Jockey, Model, TV Host
Years active	2007–present

Meera Nandan is an Indian actress who works in the South Indian Film industry. She started her career as a television host in Malayalam television and went on to become an actress, mostly appearing in Malayalam language films.

Meera Nandan was born as Meera Nandakumar on 26 November 1990 as the daughter of Nandakumar and Maya at Perandoor, Elamakkara, Kochi. Her Mother is a Tamilian. She has a younger brother Arjun Nandakumar. She did her schooling in Bhavans Vidya Mandir. After completing her degree in English literature from St. Teresa's College Ernakulam, she is pursuing her masters in Mass Communication with Journalism through distant education from Manipal University. She is distantly related to actress Divya Unni.

Meera first appearance before the camera was in an advertisement for Mohanlal's Taste Buds. In 2007, she auditioned as a competitor in Idea Star Singer aired on Asianet Television but was selected as an anchor for the programme. She was anchoring television programmes on Amrita TV and Jeevan TV, too.

She made her acting debut in Malayalam cinema the following year, playing the female lead in Lal Jose's Mulla. Lal Jose was looking for "a new face with a girl next door look" and Poornima, wife of actor Indrajith Sukumaran, thought that Meera suited the role and approached her. After discussing with her parents, she accepted the role of Lachi, a "bold, smart and outgoing girl", which won her accolades. The next year she made her Tamil cinema debut with Valmiki and quickly signed a few more Tamil films: K. T. Kunjumon's Kadhalukku Maranamillai, Ayyanar and Suriya Nagaram.