Parvathy (lyricist)
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Parvathy Meera | |
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 Parvathy Meera | |
| Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Occupations | Poet, lyricist |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Parvathy Meera is an Indian lyricist working on Tamil language films. She donned various roles in the media before entering the film industry where she earned the tag 'multi-faceted'.
Meera finished her higher secondary of schooling from Adarsh Vidyalaya, Chennai. Later she pursued B.A and M.A English Literature in Ethiraj College For Women. Due to her interest in the media, she did an MPhil in Mass Communication from Mother Teresa University.
Career
She worked as an avant garde theatre artiste working mainly with journalist-political commentator Gnani's theatre group Pareeksha. Her last performance as a theatre artiste was in SLATE's production Anniyan, an adaptation of Albert Camus' immortal novel 'L'Étranger.'
She then stopped doing theatre, but she worked on short films including one for TANSACS and a feature film for Dhan Foundation in which she shared screen space with Chinnapillai Ammal. She played the protagonist in all of them.[1]
Meera was an anchor for Podhigai TV for more than 5 years for the programmes Ennai Kavarndhavargal and Nam Virundhinar. During this time, she interviewed personalities, including writer Ponneelan, former Vice Chancellor of Madras University Shri. Thiruvasagam and the family members of Kothamangalam Subbu, earning kudos for her interviewing skills, spontaneity, vocabulary and diction, particularly from her subjects. She is skilled at spoken and written English and Tamil which helped in advancing her interviewing skills. Meera's three songs led to a nomination for best upcoming lyricist at the 2014 Mirchi Music Awards.[2]
Poetry
She has released four anthologies of Tamil poetry: Ippadikku Naanum Natpum, Idhu Vaeru Mazhai, Andha Moonru Naatkal and Ivan Iyarpeyar Isai Illai .[3] After her second book of poetry, she returned to the film industry as a lyricist.