Miya (actress)


Gimi George, better known by her stage name Miya, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema, along with a few Tamil films. She started her career as an actress by playing supporting roles in television shows. She made her film debut by playing short roles in films such as Oru Small Family, Doctor Love and Ee Adutha Kaalathu. She was selected the Kerala Miss Fitness in 2012 and played her first lead role the same year in the Malayalam film Chettayees. She's best known for her roles in the films Memories, Vishudhan, Mr. Fraud, Amara Kaaviyam, Indru Netru Naalai, Anarkali, Paavada, Hello Namasthe, Oru Naal Koothu, The Great Father, Sherlock Toms, Ira, Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal, Brother's Day, and Driving Licence.

Early life and education

Miya was born in 1992 as the second daughter of George and Mini in a Malayali Christian family at Dombivili in Thana, where her father worked as an engineer. Later, at the age of five, she moved to Pala in Kottayam. She did her schooling from Sacred Heart Girls High School, Bharananganam and St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Bharananganam. She completed B.A. degree from Alphonsa College, Palai and her Masters in English Literature at St. Thomas College, Palai. She has one elder sister, Gini, who is married to Lijo George and is settled in Bangalore. Miya George recently got engaged to businessman Ashwin Philip in a low-key ceremony in Kerala.

Career

She started her career by playing supporting roles in the television serials Alphonsamma and Kunjali Marakkar. She wain the films Doctor Love and Ee Adutha Kaalathu. She rose to fame when she was chosen the Kerala Miss Fitness 2012 in a beauty pageant. She made her debut as a heroine through the film Ettekaal Second but the project got a commercial release in the year 2014. Actress Urmila Unni who played Miya's mother in this film suggested her to director Shajoon Kariyal who cast her to play the lead role in his 2012 comedy film Chettayees. She played the wife of the character played by Biju Menon which won her critical acclaim. Miya was then seen in the Mohanlal-starrer Red Wine in which she played the lead opposite Asif Ali. She played the role of an investigative journalist in Jeethu Joseph's Memories which turned out to be a major hit of the year 2013. Same year she appeared as a Christian nun thrown out of the church on the charge of having an illicit affair with a priest, in Vishudhan. In 2014, she appeared in veteran director Joshiy's Salaam Kashmier in which she played the lead role alongside Jayaram and Suresh Gopi and B. Unnikrishnan's Mr. Fraud in which she paired with Mohanlal. She also appeared in Lal Jr.'s psychological thriller Hi I'm Tony in which she paired opposite Asif Ali for the second time, George Varghese's 6B Paradise, and K. N. Sasidharan's Nayana which had her playing the mother of a young girl. She made her debut in Tamil with Jeeva Shankar's Amara Kaaviyam in which she played a character called Karthika. In 2015 she had done 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes
2010Oru Small FamilyManikuttyMalayalamCredited as Gimi George
2011Doctor LoveEbin's friendMalayalamCredited as Gimi George
2012Ee Adutha KaalathuShylejaMalayalamCredited as Gimi George
2012Navagatharkku SwagathamElsaMalayalamCredited as Gimi George
2012Thiruvambadi ThampanFilm actressMalayalamCredited as Gimi George
2012ChettayeesMerlinMalayalamFirst lead role
2013Red WineDeepthiMalayalam
2013MemoriesVarsha MathewsMalayalam
2013VishudhanSophieMalayalam
2014Salaam KashmierSuja/LeenaMalayalam
2014Ettekaal SecondNeethuMalayalam
2014Mr. FraudSaraswathiMalayalam
2014Hi I'm TonyTinaMalayalam
2014Amara KaaviyamKarthikaTamil
2014NayanaNayana's motherMalayalam
2014CousinsAnnMalayalam
201532aam Adhyayam 23aam VaakyamAnn/LuciaMalayalam
2015Indru Netru NaalaiAnuTamil
2015AnarkaliDr. Sherin GeorgeMalayalam
2016PavadaSinimolMalayalam
2016Hello NamastheAnnaMalayalam
2016Valleem Thetti Pulleem ThettiSreekalaMalayalam
2016VetrivelJananiTamil
2016Oru Naal KoothuLakshmiTamil
2017The Great FatherDr. SusanMalayalam
2017RumThulasiTamil
2017YamanAnjana/AgalyaTamil
2017BobbyMariyaMalayalam
2017Sherlock TomsShiney MattummelMalayalam
2017Ungarala RambabuSavithriTelugu
2018IraKarthika/Vaiga DeviMalayalam
2018ParoleKathreenaMalayalam
2018Ente Mezhuthiri AthazhangalAnjaliMalayalam
2019PattabhiramanTanuja VarmaMalayalam
Brother's DayThaneeshaMalayalam-
Driving LicenseElsa KuruvilaMalayalam-
2020Al MalluGimiMalayalam
2020CobraTBATamilFilming
2020KanmanillaMeera Mohandas IPSMalayalamPost Production
2020Untitled Kalidas Jayaram movieTBAMalayalamPre Production

Television

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