Shamili
Shamili | |
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Born |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. | July 10, 1987
Other names | Baby Shamili |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1989-2000; 2009. |
Shamili, better known as Baby Shamili, is an Indian actress, who has primarily acted as a child actor 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 1992 film Malootty that fetched her a Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist.
Personal life
Shamili hails from a family of actors, being the younger sister of actor Richard Rishi and actress Shalini. She was born to Babu & Alice on 1987.[1] Her father migrated to Madras with an ambition of becoming actor and the family settled there later he fulfilled his ambition through his children.[2] The family is a Protestant Christian.[3]
Acting career
She started acting at the age of two. 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. 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. She also acted as a teenager in Fazil's Harikrishnans as Mammooty and Mohanlal's sibling. In Kannada has acted with well-known actors like Vishnuvardhan, Ambareesh, Sithara, Shruti, Srinath, Geetha, Meghna, Vinaya Prasad, Sunil, Sathyapriya, Bhavya, Lakshmi and Abhijith. In Kannada, she acted in Dakshayini, 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[4] Oy! alongside Siddarth.
Filmography
Year | Movie | Role | Language | Notes |
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1989 | Rajanadai | Shamu | Tamil | |
1990 | Anjali | Anjali | Tamil | National Film Award for Best Child Artist Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist |
Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari | Bujji | Telugu | ||
Mathe Haditu Kogile | Pallavi | Kannada | ||
Durga | Durga, Mallika | Tamil | ||
1991 | Thai Poosam | Velayutham | Tamil | |
Senthura Devi | Sindhu, Nanthu | Tamil | ||
Pookkalam Varavayi | Geethu | Malayalam | ||
Anbu Changili | Tamil | |||
Killer | Sneha | Telugu | ||
Bhairavi | Kannada | |||
Kilukkampetti | Chikkumol | Malayalam | ||
Shwetaagni | Kannada | |||
Vaasalile Oru Vennila | Tamil | |||
1992 | Police Lockup | Kannada | ||
Sivasankari | Tamil | |||
Malootty | Malootty | Malayalam | Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist | |
Thevar Veettu Ponnu | Sangari, Savithri | Tamil | ||
1993 | Joker | Apple | Telugu | |
Kadambari | Kannada | |||
Chinna Kannamma | Saranya | Tamil | ||
Sambhavi | Kannada | |||
Thangapappa | Abi | Tamil | ||
Dakshayini | Kannada | |||
Sivarathiri | Tamil | |||
1994 | Makkala Sakshi | Kannada | ||
Hoovu Hannu | Kannada | |||
Chinna Nee Naguthiru | Kannada | |||
1995 | Nirnayam | Parukkutty | Malayalam | |
Karulina Kudi | Kannada | |||
1996 | Sabse Bada Mawali | Hindi | ||
Lalanam | Ammu | Malayalam | ||
1998 | Harikrishnans | Ammalu | Malayalam | |
Jagadeeshwari | Jagadeeshwari | Kannada | ||
2000 | Kandukondain Kandukondain | Kamala | Tamil | |
2009 | Oy! | Sandhya | Telugu | CineMAA Award for Best Female Debut |
References
- ↑ http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/124/29
- ↑ http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/143728?page=0,1
- ↑ "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. Check date values in:
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External links
- Shamili at the Internet Movie Database
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 |