movie was a big hit at the box office. She made her Bollywood debut opposite Chunky Pandey in the film Parda Hai Parda (1992). This was followed by Allari Pilla (1992), directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. Allari Mogudu (1992) and Sundarakanda (1992), both directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. President Gari Pellam (1992) with Nagarjuna, directed by A. Kodandarami Reddy. In 1993, another film was Rajeswari Kalyanam, directed by Kranthi Kumar. She won Nandi Award for Best Actress for her performance. She followed it up with films like Muta Mesthri and Yejaman. This performance won her the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress. She plays Sudha, a smart and intelligent young wife in Abbaigaru. She also appeared in the comedy film Allari Alludu. In 1994, she has acted in P. Vasu's Sethupathi IPS co-starring Vijayakanth. In her follow-up movie again with Rajinikanth in Veera and Muthu (1995). Followed by movies as Maaman Magal (1995), Sengottai (1996) and Avvai Shanmugi (1996). She debuted in Malayalam as a lead actress with the 1997 release Varnapakittu, where in she romance with Mohanlal on screen. Later the duo was paired in Olympian Anthony Adam (1999), Mr. Brahmachari (2003), Natturajavu (2004), Udayananu Tharam (2005) and Chandrolsavam (2005) among others. Venkatesh and Meena, in particular, were a popular pair in Telugu cinema. In 2000, her role in Rhythm won her the Best Actress award at the Cinema Express Awards. Meena's releases in 2009 were Mariyadhai with Vijayakanth, directed by Vikraman. Katha, Samvidhanam: Kunchacko with Sreenivasan. She played in Telugu as Saint Vengamamba in Tarigonda Vengamamba, directed by Uday Bhaskar. Return to films In 2010, Meena returns to the big screen with the Kannada film Hendtheer Darbar. This was her first film after her marriage. In 2011, she played the role of Narain's sister in the film Thambikottai. Meena returned to Malayalam cinema played the role of wife to Mohanlal in Drishyam (2013) and Balyakalasakhi alongside Mammootty. She reprised her role in the 2014 Telugu remake, Drushyam. Meena returned to Tamil cinema in Annaatthe (2021) with Rajinikanth. Other work Music composing Meena has been a playback singer for some albums with actor Manoj. Also she has been a playback singer in two pop albums called 16 Vayathinile, and Kadhalism, which she began recording in 2001 with actor Vikram. Dubbing Meena dubbed for Padmapriya Janakiraman in Cheran's movie Pokkisham. Personal life Meena married Vidyasagar, a Bangalore-based software engineer,