Shamili
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Shamili better known as Baby Shamili, is a India
n 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
.
and actress Shalini
who is married to actor Ajith Kumar
. The family is a Protestant Christian.
She is doing a course in Singapore and holds a degree in 'Visual Communication' from Chennai.
'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, she acted in Dakshayini, Kadambari (1993), Karulina Kudi (1995), Bhairavi (1991) and Chinna Nee Naguthiru (1993).He worked as a model in the Milka-B Biscuit.
She played her first female lead role in Anand Ranga's directorial debut Oy! alongside Siddarth. The movie which released during the summer of 2009 was a box-office dud.
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n actress, who has primarily acted as a child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
in Malayalam
Malayalam cinema
The Cinema of Kerala or Malayalam cinema refers to the film industry in the Indian state of Kerala, which makes films in the Malayalam language. Malayalam movies typically portray social or family issues and are considered more realistic than films from other parts of India. Malayalam cinema has...
, Tamil
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
, Kannada and Telugu
Telugu cinema
The Cinema of Andhra Pradesh, also referred to as Telugu Cinema or Tollywood, is the Telugu film industry in India. The Telugu language film industry is known for being one of the three largest in terms of no.of films produced yearly in India. The Prasads IMAX theatre in Hyderabad is one of the...
films. She is probably best known for her critically acclaimed performance as the mentally challenged
Mental retardation
Mental retardation is a generalized disorder appearing before adulthood, characterized by significantly impaired cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors...
child Anjali in the 1990 film Anjali
Anjali (film)
Anjali is a 1990 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Raghuvaran, Revathi, Prabhu, Tarun, Shruthi and Shamili. The musical film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilaiyaraaja, being his 500th movie. Anjali is about a dying mentally disabled child, and the...
that fetched her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist
National Film Award for Best Child Artist
The National Film Award for Best Child Artist winners:-References:*...
, and as a child trapped inside a bore-well in the 1992 film Malootty
Malootty
Malootty is a 1992 Malayalam drama film by Bharathan, starring Jayaram, Urvashi and Shamili who is the younger sister of Shalini. It based on the rescue of Jessica McClure in 1987 events set in the 1980s when a girl was trapped in a hole; she later survived after many hours. The title drawings were...
that fetched her a Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist winners are the following:-References:**...
.
Personal life
Shamili hails from Kerala from an acting family, being the younger sister of actor Richard RishiRichard Rishi
Richard Rishi ; is a Tamil film actor. He has appeared in nearly a dozen films. He is the brother of actresses Shamili and Shalini who is married to Ajith Kumar.- Filmography :-References:...
and actress Shalini
Shalini Kumar
Shalini Ajith , also known simply as Shalini, is a South Indian film actress who debuted in the Malayalam movie Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku on Navodaya's banner at the age of three and continued to perform in many films as a child actor...
who is married to actor Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar
Ajith Kumar is an Indian film actor who works mainly in Tamil cinema. He began his career as a supporting actor in a Telugu film before gaining critical recognition in the Tamil thriller Aasai . A succession of high-grossing films followed where Ajith was usually depicted as a romantic hero, with...
. The family is a Protestant Christian.
She is doing a course in Singapore and holds a degree in 'Visual Communication' from Chennai.
Acting career
She started acting at the age of two. In 1990, she acted in BharathanBharathan
Bharathan was an Indian film director, artist, lyricist, music director, sculptor, poster designer, editor and art director. Bharathan is noted for being the founder of a new school of film making in Malayalam cinema, along with Padmarajan, in the 1980s, which created films that were widely...
's Malootty
Malootty
Malootty is a 1992 Malayalam drama film by Bharathan, starring Jayaram, Urvashi and Shamili who is the younger sister of Shalini. It based on the rescue of Jessica McClure in 1987 events set in the 1980s when a girl was trapped in a hole; she later survived after many hours. The title drawings were...
, a film based on Jessica McClure
Jessica McClure
Jessica McClure Morales became famous at the age of 18 months after falling into a well in the backyard of 3309 Tanner Dr. Midland, Texas, on October 14, 1987. Between that day and October 16, rescuers worked for 58 hours to free "Baby Jessica" from the eight-inch-wide well casing below the ground...
. Her performance won her critical appreciation and the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist
The Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist winners are the following:-References:**...
. Her breakthrough in Tamil came with Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi starring Anil Kapoor in 1983...
's 'Anjali
Anjali (film)
Anjali is a 1990 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Raghuvaran, Revathi, Prabhu, Tarun, Shruthi and Shamili. The musical film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilaiyaraaja, being his 500th movie. Anjali is about a dying mentally disabled child, and the...
', in which she portrayed a mentally challenged child, which earned her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist
National Film Award for Best Child Artist
The National Film Award for Best Child Artist winners:-References:*...
. She also acted as a teenager in Fazil's Harikrishnans
Harikrishnans
Harikrishnans is a 1998 Malayalam film directed by Fazil and starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles...
as Mammooty and Mohanlal
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Vishwanathan Nair , known mononymously as Mohanlal , is a National Award-winning Indian actor, producer, singer and writer who is well known for his versatile and natural acting in Indian cinema & hence widely known as the Universal Star...
's sibling. In Kannada, she acted in Dakshayini, Kadambari (1993), Karulina Kudi (1995), Bhairavi (1991) and Chinna Nee Naguthiru (1993).He worked as a model in the Milka-B Biscuit.
She played her first female lead role in Anand Ranga's directorial debut Oy! alongside Siddarth. The movie which released during the summer of 2009 was a box-office dud.
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role | Language | Notes |
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| 1989 | Rajanadai | Shamu | Tamil Tamil language Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore... |
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| 1990 | Anjali Anjali (film) Anjali is a 1990 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Raghuvaran, Revathi, Prabhu, Tarun, Shruthi and Shamili. The musical film's score and soundtrack is composed by Ilaiyaraaja, being his 500th movie. Anjali is about a dying mentally disabled child, and the... |
Anjali | Tamil | Winner, National Film Award for Best Child Artist National Film Award for Best Child Artist The National Film Award for Best Child Artist winners:-References:*... |
| Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari is a blockbuster Tollywood film released on May 9, 1990 that was directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. Chiranjeevi and Sridevi played the lead roles. It is producer Aswani Dutt's first venture with Chiranjeevi. Ilaiyaraaja is the music director for this film. The audio,... |
Bujji | Telugu Telugu language Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu... |
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| Mathe Hadithu Kogile | Kannada Kannada language Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world... |
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| Durga | Durga, Mallika |
Tamil | ||
| 1991 | Thai Poosam | Tamil | ||
| Senthura Devi | Sindhu, Nanthu |
Tamil | ||
| Pookkalam Varavayi Pookkalam Varavayi Pookkalam Varavayi is 1991 Malayalam film directed by Kamal starring Jayaram, Shamili, Murali and Geetha. Divya Unni and Kavya Madhavan made their debuts in this movie.... |
Geethu | Malayalam Malayalam language Malayalam , is one of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India with official language status in the state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry. It is spoken by 35.9 million people... |
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| Anbu Changili | Tamil | |||
| Killer Killer (1991 film) Killer is a 1991 Telugu Action thriller film directed by Fazil. The film stars Nagarjuna Akkineni, Nagma, Sharada in important roles. The film was also dubbed into Tamil as Easwar.-Plot:... |
Telugu | |||
| Bhairavi | Kannada | |||
| Kilukkampetti Kilukkampetti Kilukkampetti is a Malayalam film released in 1991 starring Jayaram and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi. Shaji Kailas directed this film. Baby Shamili, Jagathy Sreekumar, Saikumar, Innocent etc. also did significant roles in the film.- Plot :... |
Chikkumol | Malayalam | ||
| Shwetaagni | Kannada | |||
| Vaasalile Oru Vennila | Tamil | |||
| 1992 | Police Lockup | Kannada | ||
| Sivasankari | Tamil | |||
| Malootty Malootty Malootty is a 1992 Malayalam drama film by Bharathan, starring Jayaram, Urvashi and Shamili who is the younger sister of Shalini. It based on the rescue of Jessica McClure in 1987 events set in the 1980s when a girl was trapped in a hole; she later survived after many hours. The title drawings were... |
Malootty | Malayalam | Winner, Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist The Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist winners are the following:-References:**... |
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| 1993 | Joker | Apple | Telugu | |
| Kadambari | Kannada | |||
| Thevar Veettu Ponnu | Sangari, Savithri |
Tamil | ||
| Chinna Kannamma Chinna Kannamma Chinna Kannamma is a 1993 Indian Tamil drama film directed by R. Raghu. The film features Karthik Muthuraman, Gauthami, Suhasini, Nassar and Baby Shamili in lead roles. The film, produced by Aru. Shanmuganathan and Aru... |
Saranya | Tamil | ||
| Sambhavi | Kannada | |||
| Thangapappa | Abi | Tamil | ||
| Dakshayini | Kannada | |||
| Sivarathiri | Tamil | |||
| 1994 | Makkala Sakshi | Kannada | ||
| Sididedda Panadavaru | Kannada | |||
| Chinna Nee Naguthiru | Kannada | |||
| 1995 | Nirnayam Nirnayam (1995 film) Nirnayam is a 1995 Malayalam–language crime thriller / drama film starring Mohanlal and Heera Rajgopal in lead roles. It is co-written and directed by Sangeeth Sivan. The film was an adaption of The Fugitive, which itself was based on The Fugitive TV series... |
Malayalam | ||
| Karulina Kudi | Kannada | |||
| 1996 | Sabse Bada Mawali | Hindi Hindi Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi... |
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| 1998 | Harikrishnans Harikrishnans Harikrishnans is a 1998 Malayalam film directed by Fazil and starring Mammootty, Mohanlal, and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles... |
Ammalu | Malayalam | |
| Jagadeeshwari | Jagadeeshwari | Kannada | ||
| 2000 | Kandukondain Kandukondain Kandukondain Kandukondain Kandukondain Kandukondain is a 2000 Tamil musical and romantic film based on Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility. Directed and co-written by Rajiv Menon, the film features an ensemble cast of Ajith Kumar, Mammootty, Tabu, Aishwarya Rai and Abbas in the lead roles... |
Kamala | Tamil | |
| 2009 | Oy! | Sandhya | Telugu | Winner, CineMAA Award for Best Female Debut |
External links
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