Miya (actress)

Gimi George, better known by her stage name Miya George, or more commonly Miya, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Malayalam films, along with a few Tamil films. She started her career as an actress by playing supporting roles in television shows.

Miya George
Born
Gimi George
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active2010– present
Spouse
Ashwin Philip
(m. 2020)
[1]
Children1

She made her film debut by playing short roles in films such as Oru Small Family (2010), Doctor Love (2011) and Ee Adutha Kaalathu (2012). She was selected the Kerala Miss Fitness in 2012 and played her first lead role the same year in the Malayalam film Chettayees.[2]

Early life and education

Miya was born in Dombivli, Mumbai as a daughter to George Joseph & Mini George,In A Syro Malabar Catholic family where her father worked as an engineer. Later, at the age of four, she moved to Pala in Kottayam.[3] 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.[4][5] She has one elder sister, Gini, who is married to Lijo George and is settled in Bangalore. On 12 September 2020, Miya married businessman Ashwin Philip at St. Mary's Basilica Church, Ernakulam in a simple ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions.[1] They had a son in July 2021.[6]  Her father George Joseph died two months later on 21 September 2021.[7]

Career

She started her career by playing supporting roles in the television serials Alphonsamma and Kunjali Marakkar.[8] She wain the films Doctor Love and Ee Adutha Kaalathu.[8] She rose to fame when she was chosen the Kerala Miss Fitness 2012 in a beauty pageant.[9] She made her debut as a heroine through the film Ettekaal Second but the project got a commercial release in the year 2014.[10] 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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[11] The same year she appeared as a Christian nun thrown out of the church inVishudhan. 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,[9] and K. N. Sasidharan's Nayana which had her playing the mother of a young girl.[12] She made her debut in Tamil with Jeeva Shankar's Amara Kaaviyam in which she played a character called Karthika.[13] In 2015 she had done 32aam Adhyayam 23aam Vaakyam.[14]

Filmography

  • All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise noted
Key
Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
2010Oru Small FamilyManikuttyCredited as Gimi George
2011Doctor LoveEbin's friend
2012Ee Adutha KaalathuShyleja
Navagatharkku SwagathamElsa
Thiruvambadi ThampanFilm actress
ChettayeesMerlinFirst lead role
2013Red WineDeepthi
MemoriesVarsha Varghese
VishudhanSophie
2014Salaam KashmierSuja/Leena
Ettekaal SecondNeethu
Mr. FraudSaraswathi
Hi I'm TonyTina
Amara KaaviyamKarthikaTamil Film
NayanaNayana's mother
CousinsAnn
201532aam Adhyayam 23aam VaakyamAnn/Lucia
Indru Netru NaalaiAnuTamil film
AnarkaliDr. Sherin George
2016Hello NamastheAnna
Valleem Thetti Pulleem ThettiSreekala
PavadaSinimol
VetrivelJananiTamil film
Oru Naal KoothuLakshmiTamil film
2017The Great FatherDr. Susan
RumThulasiTamil film
YamanAnjana/AgalyaTamil film
BobbyMariya
Sherlock TomsShiney Mattummel
Ungarala RambabuSavithriTelugu film
2018 IraKarthika/Vaiga Devi
ParoleKathrina
Ente Mezhuthiri AthazhangalAnjali[15]
2019PattabhiramanTanuja Varma
Brother's DayThaneesha
Driving LicenseElsa Kuruvila
2020 Al Mallu[16]GimiCameo Appearance
2021 GuardianMeera Mohandas IPSOTT Release
2022CobraMadhi and Kathir's motherTamil film
2023Pranaya VilasamMeera[17]
The RoadUmaTamil film
Price of Police TBACompleted
Untitled Jis Joy Movie TBAPost Production

Web series

YearTitleRoleLanguageRef.
TBAJai Mahendran TBAMalayalamPost Production

Television

Serials

Mentor
Host
Judge
Music album
Participant

Awards and nominations

WorkAwardCategoryResult
Vishudhan 17th Asianet Film Awards Best ActressNominated
Jaycee FoundationAwardSpecial Jury AwardWon
Amara Kaaviyam TNSFA Awards 2015 Best Actress- Tamil Won
Behindwoods Gold Medal 2015 Best Actress- Tamil Won
Anarkali Asianet Film Awards 2016 Best ActressNominated
5th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress- MalayalamNominated
Cera Vanitha Film Awards 2016 Best Supporting ActressNominated
63rd Filmfare Awards South Best Supporting Actress – MalayalamNominated
Paavada Asianet Film Awards 2017 Best Supporting ActressNominated
Sherlock Toms Asianet Comedy Awards 2017 Best Popular ActressWon
Ira Asianet Film Awards 2019 Best ActressNominated
Parole Asianet Film Awards 2019 Best ActressNominated
Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal Asianet Film Awards 2019 Best ActressNominated
Driving Licence 9th South Indian International Movie Awards Best Supporting Actress- MalayalamNominated

References

  1. "സിനിമ വിടില്ല, സ്നേഹവും പിന്തുണയും വേണം; മിയ പറയുന്നു".
  2. "With Love Miya". Mangalam Publications. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  3. "Manorama Online – Home". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  4. "Mangalam – Varika 21-Oct-2013". Mangalam Weekly. 21 October 2013. Archived from the original on 25 October 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. Pillai, Radhika C (28 August 2014). "I was on cloud nine when Nayanthara complimented me: Mia George". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. "Miya and Ashwin blessed with a boy baby".
  7. "നടി മിയ ജോര്‍ജ്ജിന്റെ പിതാവ് അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. "ജിമിയല്ല ഇനി മിയ". Vanitha (in Malayalam): 112, 113. 15–31 December 2012.
  9. Karthikeyan, Shruti (17 December 2012). "Mia opposite Manoj in 6B...". Deccan Chronicle. Kozhikode. p. 25 (Kozhikode Chronicle).
  10. "Underwater song in Ettekaal Second". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  11. Deepa Gauri (26 December 2013). The best of Malayalam cinema in 2013. Khaleej Times. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  12. Zachariah, Ammu (19 August 2012). "Gimi is excited to work with Anupam Kher". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  13. "Mia heads to Kollywood". The Times of India.
  14. "A thriller Outing". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  15. Sidhardhan, Sanjith (28 January 2018). "Anoop Menon, Miya to star in a triangular love story". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  16. "Namitha Pramod, Miya team up for Boban Samuel's Al Mallu". The Times of India.
  17. "'Pranaya Vilasam' release date: Anaswara Rajan starrer to hit the big screens on THIS date". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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