Meena Ganesh (15 July 1942 – 19 December 2024) was an Indian theatre artist and actress who acted mostly in Malayalam film. As a theatre artist, she has won many awards, including the Guru Pooja Award from the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy.
Biography 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. Later she moved to Chuduvalathur, Shoranur, Maithrinagar.
Meena died from a stroke in Shoranur, Palakkad district, Kerala, on 19 December 2024, at the age of 82.
Personal life Her husband was the late A.N. Ganesh, a playwright, actor and director. Her acquaintance with the theater industry led to her marriage to Ganesh. They had two children, including television serial director Manoj.
Career Meena Ganesh entered the acting field at the age of nineteen through theatre. 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. 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. She also given voice for many radio dramas broadcast by All India Radio's Kozhikode and Thrissur stations.
Meena Ganesh made her film debut with a small role in the 1976 film Manimuzhakam. She became active in the Malayalam film industry after she played the role of Pathumma in the 1991 film Mukhachitram.
Meena Ganesh, who moved to Shoranur after her marriage, had started a drama society in Shoranur called Pournami Kalamandir.
Filmography
Malayalam Year Film Role 1976 Manimuzhakkam 1983 Mandanmmar Londanil Prasnam Gurutharam Astrologer 1986 Bhagavan Nakhakshathangal 1991 Mukha Chithram Seller 1992 Thalayanamanthram Utsavamelam Valayam Ravi's mother Ponnaramthoottathe Raajaavu Maluvamma Snehasagaram Kunjammuma Mukha Chithram Pathumma 1993 Golantharavartha Sharadha Bhoomigeetham Student's mother Saakshaal Sreemaan Chaathunni Venkalam Manichithrathazhu Pidakkozhi Koovunna Noottandu 1994 Pingami Kuttyhasan's mother Santhanagopalam Adiyodi's wife 1995 Achan Kombathu Amma Varampathu Maya's mother Avittam Thirunaal Aarogya Sriman Kakkakum Poochakkum Kalyanam Sindoora Rekha 1996 Harbour Kaalithalla Kudumbakodathi Guntur Parvathy's mother Kazhakam Ee Puzhayum Kadannu Devaki Udhyanapalakan Kanakkinavu Kalyana Sougandhikam Murukeshan's wife 1997 Kaliyoonjal Vellachi Asuravamsam Manasam Siamese Irattakal Preman - Dasan's mother Ikkareyanente Manasam Rishyasringan Kudamttam Shobhanam Siddique's umma 1998 Panchaloham Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshathrathilakkam Kausalya's mother Meenathil Thalikettu Janu Rakthasakshikal Sindabad Kuttathi's mother Daya Thirakalkkappuram Pottiyamma Manjukalavum Kazhinju 1999 Vasanthiyum Lakshmiyum Pinne Njaanum Ramu's mother My Dear Karadi Manikuttan's mother Sparsham Bhargaviyamma 2000 Valliettan Chathunni's wife Shayanam Dada Sahib Aanamuttathe Aangalamar Kannadikadavathu Katha Punaradhivasam 2001 Bhadra Jayadevan's grandmother Mazhamegha Pravukal Bhairavi Chithrathoonukal Aaram Jaalakam Vezhambal House Owner Ee Nadu Innale Vare Nabeesumma Karumadikuttan Maathu Ettathi 2002 Meesa Madhavan Village lady/Umma Nandanam Karthyayani Amma Uthara Valkannadi Padmini 2003 Mizhi Randilum War and Love Basheer's mother Sadanandante Samayam Naniyamma Kaliyodam CI Mahadevan 5 Adi 4 Inchu Mahadevan's mother Ammakkilikoodu Inmate 2004 Freedom Umma 2005 OK Chacko Cochin Mumbai Karthayani Hai Naran Umma Nomparam Manikyan Manikyan's mother Chandrolsavam Madhavi 2006 Jayam 2007 Sooryakireedam 2008 Mulla Pilgrim Thavalam Nabeesumma Mohitham 2009 Samastha Keralam PO Narayani Black Dhaliya Servant Swantham Bharya Zindabadh Ividam Swargamanu Tea Shopper Sanmanassullavan Appukuttan Gopalan's mother 2010 Nandhuni Naniyamma 2011 Manushyamrugam Vasu's mother 2012 Orange Saritha's step mother Doctor Innocent Aanu Ezham Suryan Nuzrat 2013 Celluloid Actress 2014 Onnum Mindathe Jose's mother 2015 Ithinumappuram Thanka Mariyam Mukku Mariyamma The Reporter Tea Stall owner Saigal Padukayanu Nee-Na Thresiakutty Kotharan Oru Malayala Cinema 2016 Pathirakkattu
TV serials Geethanjali Devaragam Snehatheeram Velankani Mathavu Ramayanam Calcutta Hospital Ettu Sundarikalum Njanum Mangalyam AL THWALAQ Kalyanaveeran Karunyam Vayalkilikal Sthree Minnukettu Aa Amma
Television shows Sreekandan Nair Show
Awards and honors She has won many awards, including the Guru Pooja Award from the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy.
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