Nayanthara recalls being in awe of Meera Jasmine during college days: “She was always in my ears”

Actress Nayanthara recently opened up about her admiration for fellow Malayalam star Meera Jasmine, sharing how she looked up to her during her college days.

“There was a girl on the first bench…”
In a heartfelt conversation hosted by Netflix India as part of the promotions for her latest film Test, Nayanthara revealed how Meera Jasmine was a massive influence on young women during the 2000s—including herself.
Interestingly, both actresses hail from the same town, Thiruvalla in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district, and even studied at the same college. Recalling those days, Nayanthara said, “There was a girl on the first bench who was Meera’s cousin. She would always sit with me and talk about Meera. I still remember her saying, ‘Oh, Meera is not here. She’s in Switzerland. She’s shooting for the song.’”
“Meera was always there in my ears”
Having just made a mark with films like Run (2002), Meera Jasmine had become a sensation, and for the young Nayanthara, hearing about her every day made her seem even more iconic. “Meera was always there in my ears… and I always looked at her in awe,” she added.
Nayanthara’s work front
While Meera Jasmine made her comeback to the Malayalam film industry with the Jayaram starrer ‘Makal’, Nayanthara is all set for two projects in Malayalam, one with Nivin Pauly (‘Dear Students’) and another with Mahesh Narayanan for a multi-starrer one. Nayanthara’s recent film ‘Test’ which received 2.5 stars from ETimes with an official review that reads, “Then, the film abruptly changes course. Driven by a potent mix of desperation and wounded ego, Sara kidnaps Arjun’s son. This event finally kicks the actual plot into gear, largely jettisoning the earlier, meandering focus — a focus that spent perhaps too much runtime detailing the son’s minor schoolyard woes and complaints, layering sympathy thick when the sheer stakes of the later situation render it almost redundant. It feels like the movie has finally found its nerve, deciding to get down to business.”