MIYA GEORGE

Gimi George, better known by her stage name Miya, is an Indian actress and model. She started her career as an actress by playing supporting roles in television soaps. She made her film debut by playing short roles in the films 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.

Born	Gimi George 28 January 1992 (age 23) Plassanal, Palai, Kerala, India
Alma mater	Alphonsa College, Pala St. Thomas College, Pala
Occupation	Actress, model, dancer
Years active	2010–present
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

Career :

She started her career by playing supporting roles in the television serials Alphonsamma and Kunjali Marakkar. She was subsequently chosen to play small roles in 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. She has acted in many advertisements and has judged some reality shows.

Filmography :

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2010	Oru Small Family	Manikutty	Malayalam	Credited as Gimi George
2011	Doctor Love	Ebin's friend	Malayalam	Credited as Gimi George
2012	Ee Adutha Kaalathu	Shyleja	Malayalam	Credited as Gimi George
	Navagatharkku Swagatham	Elsa	Malayalam	First lead role
	Chettayees	Merlin	Malayalam
2013	Red Wine	Deepthi	Malayalam
	Memories	Varsha Mathews	Malayalam
	Vishudhan	Sophi	Malayalam
2014	Salaam Kashmier	Suja	Malayalam
	Ettekaal Second	Neethu	Malayalam
	Mr. Fraud	Saraswathi	Malayalam
	Hi I'm Tony	Tina	Malayalam
	Amara Kaaviyam	Karthika	Tamil
	Nayana	Nayana's mother	Malayalam
	Cousins	Ann	Malayalam
2015	6 B Paradise		Malayalam	Post-production
	Indru Netru Naalai		Tamil	Filming
	Manthrika Thooval		Malayalam	Filming
	32 aam Adhyayam 23 aam Vakyam		Malayalam	Filming
	Anarkali	Dr.Sherin Mathew	Malayalam	Filming
	Oru Naal Koothu	Lakshmi	Tamil	Filming