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Jessie (character)
Jessie Thekekuttu Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya released in 2010, portrayed by
Trisha Krishnan. She was portrayed by Samantha Ruth
Prabhu in the film’s Telugu version Ye Maaya Chesave
(2010) and by Amy Jackson in the film’s upcoming Hindi
version Ek Deewana Tha (2012), while her voice was
dubbed by Chinmayi in all the three films.[1][2]
In the film
Jessie is from a conservative Malayali Syrian Christian
Nasrani Catholic family from Alleppey, Kerala, that lives
upstairs the rented house of Karthik[Note 1], a Hindu Vel-
lalar. Karthik falls in love with Jessie the moment he
meets her. Karthik expresses his love to Jessie, who is
afraid of speaking to men around her strict father
Joseph[Note 2], and ends up angering Jessie. The two meet
several times and Jessie begins to admit that she also
likes Karthik, but wants to refrain from any problems be-
cause she knows her father wouldn’t give her hand in
marriage to a Hindu. Consequently, due to various mis-
understandings between Jessie’s brother and Karthik, her
parents learn of their affair. They fix a match and sched-
ule her wedding. The day arrives and midway through
the ceremony, Jessie refuses to marry the groom, dis-
pleasing everyone in her family. Karthik and Jessie con-
(From top to bottom) Trisha and Samantha depict Jessie tinue to love each other without the knowledge of their
respectively parents.
First Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa Meanwhile, the topic of Jessie’s marriage comes up
appearance Ye Maaya Chesave again at her home when the guy whom she refused to
marry earlier pays them a visit. Panicking, Jessie calls
Last Ekk Deewana Tha
Karthik and tells him that she wants to elope with him.
appearance
Karthik, since he is traveling through less than ideal
Created by Gautham Menon places, tells Jessie to stay at home for now, and that soon
Portrayed Trisha Krishnan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, he would be back and they can discuss. Jessie doesn’t
by Amy Jackson take his calls-so Karthik goes back one night to check
on Jessie. Jessie has decided to break up, as the relation-
Voiced by Chinmayi
ship is not peaceful due to her parents’ disapproval. She
Information doesn’t want Karthik to wait for her too long, as he has
his dreams to fulfill. Karthik later comes to know that she
Species Human
is married and settled abroad.
Gender Female Two years later, Karthik meets Nandini, who falls in
Family Joseph Thekekuttu (father), Teresa
love with him but is rejected by Karthik who cites his pre-
Thekekuttu (mother), Jerry Thekekuttu vious affair with Jessie whom he could still not get over.
(brother) He then comes up with a script for his first film, which
happens to be his very own love story. He calls upon a
Religion Syrian Christian
leading actor[Note 3] as the film’s protagonist and a lead-
Nationality Indian (Malayali) ing actress[Note 4] as the female lead. The film is eventu-
ally titled Jessie. While shooting for the film in New York,
Jessie (Tamil: ெஜஸ்ஸி; Telugu: జెసీస్; Hindi: जेस्सी) is he sees Jessie and she comes to speak with him. She ad-
a fictional Indian character first seen in the Tamil film mits that she is not married and is still in love with him,
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and he too says she is still in his heart. Karthik propos- CineFundas stated that "Both Nag (Naga Chaitanya) and
es yet again and they get married the same day. This is Samantha share a good on-screen chemistry".[13]
actually revealed to be a scene in Karthik’s film - which
Karthik and Jessie in real life are watching together in the
theatre.
Awards
Notes Trisha won the Edison Award for Best Actress,[14] as well
[1] This role is played by Silambarasan in Tamil, by as the 2010 Vijay Award for Favourite Heroine[15] for her
Naga Chaitanya in Telugu and by Prateik Babbar in portrayal of Jessie. At the same time, Samantha won the
Hindi Nandi Special Jury Award for her portrayal of the charac-
[2] This role is played by Babu Antony in Tamil, and by ter.[16]
Devan in Telugu
[3] This role is played by Naga Chaitanya in Tamil, and
by Silambarasan in Telugu
References
[4] This role is played by Samantha Ruth Prabhu in [1] "Chinmayi dubs for Amy Jackson". The Times of
Tamil, and by Trisha Krishnan in Telugu India. 20 November 2011.
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Tamil [2] "Chinmayi on a high after VTV’s success". Deccan
In the climax of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya when Jessie and Herald. http://www.deccanherald.com/content/
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beautifully he has changed the scene in Central Park 30 December 2011.
where she walked by without speaking to Karthik to the [3] "How many climax does the film Vinnaithandi
one shown in the film. She then reveals that the person Varuvaya have??". Yahoo. 26 February 2010.
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In the climax of Ye Maaya Chesave when they return from [5] "Ekk Deewana Tha has a surprise ending". IBN Live.
the theatre, Jessie actually refers to Karthik as her hus- January 17, 2012. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ekk-
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Director Gautham Menon has finished shooting the cli-
http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?706592.
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Retrieved 30 September 2011.
tails, citing that the film has a "surprise ending". [9]
[7] "Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is a must watch".
Rediff. 26 February 2010. http://movies.rediff.com/
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varuvaayaa.htm. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
The character of Jessie was met with strong critical ac-
[8] "Ye Maaya Chesave - Listen to them, patiently!". 26
claim. Sathish Anand of Outlook India who praised Trisha
February 2010. http://www.indiaglitz.com/
Krishnan’s performance stated that she had "earned ac-
channels/telugu/review/11812.html. Retrieved 30
colades" for her role.[10]Rediff described her as a "revela-
December 2011.
tion" and said "Shorn of her filmi make-up, she (Trisha)
[9] "Ye Maya Chesave – Telugu Movie Review". 1
dazzles in Nalini Sriram’s simple costumes. She trans-
March 2010. http://www.cinefundas.com/2010/
forms herself into a complicated person who wants
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something but can’t bring herself to accept it".[11] Sa-
Retrieved 30 December 2011.
mantha Ruth Prabhu’s portrayal as Jessie was also
[10] "Simbu and Trisha win Edison awards 2011, for
praised by a number of critics. IndiaGlitz stated that she is
Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya". Kollytalk.com. 15
"good-looking as well as perfectly fits the role",[12] while
February 2011. http://www.kollytalk.com/
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2011. Telugu.way2movies.com.
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