Shamili
Shamili | |
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Born |
Shamlee Babu 20 September 1987 Kerala, India |
Other names | Baby Shamili |
Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active |
1989-2000 2009-2010 2015-present |
Relatives |
Shalini Kumar (sister) Richard Rishi (brother) Ajith Kumar (brother-in-law ) |
Biography
Shamlee, also known as Baby Shamili, is an Indian actress who has worked in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She is probably best known for her critically acclaimed performance as the mentally challenged child Anjali in the 1990 film Anjali, that fetched her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist, and as a child trapped inside a bore-well in the film Malootty, that fetched her a Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist.
Early life
Shamili hails from a family of actors, being the younger sister of actor Richard Rishi and actress Shalini. She was born to Malayali parents Babu and Alice.[1] Her father migrated to Madras with an ambition of becoming an actor and the family settled there. Later he fulfilled his ambition through his children.[2][3]
Career
Shamili started acting at the age of two in Tamil Cinema. Her breakthrough in Tamil came with Mani Ratnam's Anjali, in which she portrayed a mentally challenged child, which earned her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist. In 1990, she acted in Bharathan's Malootty, a film based on Jessica McClure. Her performance won her critical appreciation and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist. She also acted as a teenager in Fazil's Harikrishnans as Mammooty and Mohanlal's sibling. In Kannada she has acted with well-known actors such as Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Sithara, Shruti, Srinath, Geetha, Meghna, Vinaya Prasad, Sunil, Sathyapriya, Bhavya, Lakshmi and Abhijith. In Kannada, she acted in Dakshayini (1993), Kadambari (1993), Karulina Kudi (1995), Bhairavi (1991), Chinna Nee Naguthiru (1993), Bhuvaneshwari (1994), Mathe Haditu Kogile (1990), Hoovu Hannu (1993) and Jagadeshwari (1998).
She played her first female lead role in Anand Ranga's directorial debut Oye! (2009) alongside Siddarth, though the film's mixed response at the box office prompted her to embark on yet another sabbatical.[4] Between 2010 and 2015, Shamili studied and worked in Singapore and turned down numerous opportunities to return to acting. She later returned to Chennai, and is now working on the production of Veera Shivaji alongside Vikram Prabhu
Filmography
As Child Artist
Year | Movie | Role | Language | Notes |
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1989 | Rajanadai | Shamu | Tamil | |
Magadu | Telugu | |||
1990 | Anjali | Anjali | Tamil | National Film Award for Best Child Artist Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist |
Malootty | Malootty | Malayalam | Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist | |
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari | Bujji | Telugu | ||
Mathe Haditu Kogile | Pallavi | Kannada | Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Artist | |
Durga | Durga,Mallika | Tamil | ||
1991 | Thai Poosam | Velayutham | Tamil | |
Sendhoora Devi | Sindhu, Nandu | Tamil | ||
Pookkalam Varavayi | Geethu | Malayalam | ||
Anbu Sangili | Geethu | Tamil | ||
Killer | Sneha | Telugu | ||
Bhairavi (kannada film) | Kannada | |||
Kilukkampetti | Chikkumol | Malayalam | ||
Shwetaagni | Kannada | |||
Vaasalile Oru Vennila | Tamil | |||
1992 | Police Lockup | Kannada | ||
Sivasankari | Tamil | |||
devar Veettu Ponnu | Sangari, Savithri | Tamil | ||
Naga Bala | Telugu | |||
Nani | Telugu | |||
Parvathalu Panakalu | Telugu | |||
1993 | Joker | Apple | Telugu | |
Kadambari | Kannada | |||
Chinna Kannamma | Saranya | Tamil | ||
Sambhavi | Kannada | |||
Nippu Ravva | Engineer's daughter | Telugu | ||
Thanga Pappa | Abhirami | Tamil | ||
Dakshayini | Kannada | |||
Sivarathiri | Tamil | |||
1994 | Makkala Sakshi | Kannada | ||
Hoovu Hannu | Kannada | |||
Chinna Nee Naguthiru | Kannada | |||
1995 | Nirnayam | Parukkutty | Malayalam | |
Karulina Kudi | Kannada | |||
Anga Rakshakudu | Telugu | |||
1996 | Sabse Bada Mawali | Hindi | ||
Lalanam | Ammu | Malayalam | ||
1998 | Harikrishnans | Ammalu | Malayalam | |
Jagadeeshwari | Jagadeeshwari | Kannada | ||
2000 | Kandukondain Kandukondain | Kamala | Tamil | |
As Actress
Year | Movie | Role | Language | Notes |
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2009 | Oye! | Sandhya | Telugu | CineMAA Award for Best Female Debut |
2015 | Valliyum Thetti Pulliyum Thetti | Sreedevi | Malayalam | |
2016 | Veera Sivaji | Anjali | Tamil | |
2018 | Ammammagarillu | Sita | Telugu | |
References
- ↑ http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/124/29
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ "Ajith Shalini Marriage Ajith Kumar Wedding Photos Tamil Actor Details". Celebrity.psyphil.com. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ↑ "Baby Shamili debuts opposite Siddharth". IndiaGlitz. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
External links
Awards | ||
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National Film Award | ||
Preceded by Mrin Moyee Chandrakar for Kalat Nakalat |
Best Child Artist for Anjali (shared with Tarun and Shruthi) 1990 |
Succeeded by Santhosh Reddy for Bhadram Koduko |