She has acted in a couple Kollywood films, most notably with R. Sarath Kumar in Pachaikili Muthucharam directed by Gautham Menon. She was moreover widely known as a notable singer and has sung popular Tamil songs composed by Harris Jayaraj (such as Kannum Kannum Nokia from Anniyan and Karka Karka in Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu) and Yuvan Shankar Raja (such as Oh Baby from Yaaradi Nee Mohini and the most recent Adada Vaa from Sarvam along legendary composer 'Maestro' Ilaiyaraaja. Reportedly, she has sung several songs in the upcoming Aayirathil Oruvan, in which she acts as well.
She was a part of a Jackson Five-style troupe called Young Stars at the age of 10 which kick started her singing career. She has also launched a company named The Show Must Go On (TSMGO Productions) to promote live art and artistes.
Career
Andrea was born as the eldest child into an Anglo-Indian nuclear family in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
[1] She was brought up in Chennai and graduated from the Women's Christian College.
[2] Her father is a lawyer at the High Court in Chennai, while her mother is a home-maker.
[3] She has one younger sister, who currently lives and works at Leuven, Belgium as a research assistant.
[4] From the age of 10, Andrea was part of a Jackson Five-style troupe called Young Stars which formed the base of her early singing career. She was also a theatre artist in her college and appeared in several stage plays organised by Madras Players and EVAM.
[5] She also launched a company named The Show Must Go On (TSMGO Productions) to promote live art and artistes.
[6]She later ventured into playback singing in feature films, too. After rendering a song in Gautham Menon's Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu,
[7] she got an offer by the director to essay a lead female character in his next venture Pachaikili Muthucharam opposite R. Sarath Kumar, which she took up.
[8] Pachaikili Muthucharam was a film adaptation of James Siegel's novel Derailed,
[9] with Andrea portraying Kalyani, a homemaker, whose husband engages in an affair and is blackmailed. Andrea was selected for the role after noted actresses Simran, Shobana and Tabu were approached.
[10] She subsequently received more offers to star in films, but the only project she eventually signed was Selvaraghavan's fantasy-adventure film Aayirathil Oruvan,
[11] which released in early 2010. In 2011, she agreed to play a minor supporting role in Venkat Prabhu's multi-starrer Mankatha, which is currently under production.
Filmography
Year Movie Role Notes
2005 Kanda Naal Mudhal Cameo appearance
2007 Pachaikili Muthucharam Kalyani Venkatesh Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress
2010 Aayirathil Oruvan Lavanya Chandramouli Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil)
2011 Mankatha Filming
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Filming
Discography
Year Song Film Language Composer
2005 Karka Karka Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu Tamil Harris Jayaraj
2005 Kannum Kannum Nokia Anniyan Tamil Harris Jayaraj
2006 Zara Zara Rakhi Telugu Devi Sri Prasad
2008 Oh Baby Oh Baby Yaaradi Nee Mohini Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
2010 Maalai Neram Aayirathil Oruvan Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar
Oh Eesa Tamil
Yeno Yeno Aadhavan Tamil Harris Jayaraj
Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai Theeradha Vilaiyattu Pillai Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
2010 Idhu Varai Goa Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
Pookal Pookkum Madrasapattinam Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar
Thediyae Thediyae Va Tamil G. V. Prakash Kumar
Who's The Hero? Manmadan Ambu Tamil Devi Sri Prasad
2011 Enakkaaga Unakkaaga Kadhal 2 Kalyanam Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
N o Money No Honey Vaanam Tamil Yuvan Shankar Raja
Diwali Deepaanni Dhada Telugu Devi Sri Prasad
