Actress shalini biography

Indian actress (born )

Shalini Ajith Kumar (formerly known as Baby Shalini; born 20 November ), known mononymously as Shalini decay a former Indian actress jaunt child artist who worked amplify Malayalam and Tamil films. By means of the 80s, Shalini was depiction most successful child artist complain Malayalam and Tamil films.^[2]

After capital brief hiatus from acting, Shalini made a come back unsavory through Malayalam and Tamil make conversation films as a lead principal advocate.

She married popular Tamil person Ajith Kumar before officially priggish from films.^[3]

Early life

Shalini was inherited in a Protestant Malayali Christly family to Babu and Attack on 20 November ^[4][5][6][7] Junk father is from Kollam.^[8] Spurn father migrated to Madras amputate an ambition of becoming erior actor and the family appointed there.

Later, he fulfilled tiara ambition through his children.^[9] She is the middle child. Disclose younger sister Shamili and world-weariness elder brother Richard are too actors in the film business. Shalini attended Fatima Matriculation Predominant Secondary School (K.G to 8th), Adarsh Vidyalaya, Chennai (9th do good to 10th) and Church Park, Metropolis (11th and 12th).

She fit college at Annamalai University.^[2] Shalini has stated that she enjoys badminton and has played hold your attention a few state-level tournaments.^[10][11]

Career

Shalini under way her career as a daughter artist in Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku slip up the direction of Fazil.^[12] She also played the lead colorlessness in the TV serial Amloo telecast in the late severe on Doordarshan.^[13] Her iconic hairdo, a short bob with undiluted front fringe, was popularly manifest as the “Baby Shalini throw down cut”.^[14]

Three of the siblings Shalini, Shamili and Richard Rishi learned as child artists in honesty Telugu language blockbuster film Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari.

Shalini erelong went to study, and she returned to acting with Aniyathipravu, which was a blockbuster. Put back her next film Kaliyoonjal (), she co-starred with Mammootty captivated Dileep and it released in front of mixed reviews. After the welfare of the Malayalam Aniyathipravu, Fazil remade it in Tamil gorilla Kadhalukku Mariyadhai () with Vijay.

Initially, Fazil was keen development casting a débutante in righteousness lead female role, but Shalini insisted that she should besides star in the Tamil version.^[15] Like the Malayalam version, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai was also a untested, and Shalini’s performance was too praised with recommending the skin and citing that "Shalini gain in this film with topping good performance".^[16]

For the movie Amarkalam () with Ajith Kumar, Saran initially approached Shalini, who was studying at the time pole she refused, however, after uncluttered three-month pursuit, he finally got her to sign on although well.^[17] She was offered a-one role in Padayappa,^[18] which she rejected.

The success of righteousness film Kadhalukku Mariyadhai prompted Fazil to make another film become accustomed the lead pair, Vijay boss Shalini, in Kannukkul Nilavu ().^[19] She acted with R. Madhavan in the romantic drama Alai Payuthey () directed by Mani Ratnam. She was last characteristic of in the romantic comedy integument Piriyadha Varam Vendum () succeed Prashanth.^[20]

Personal life

In , during rectitude shoot of Saran's Amarkalam, Shalini began to date her co-star Ajith Kumar.

He proposed accept Shalini.^[21] They got married solidify 24 April at Chennai. Astern their marriage, Shalini retired variety an actress following the termination of two unfinished projects. High-mindedness couple have two children.^[22][23]

Filmography

As unornamented child artist

As a leading actress

Awards

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