Shamlee Explained

Shamlee
Other Names:Baby shamlee
Birth Name:Shamlee
Birth Date:1987 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Tiruvalla, Kerala, India
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:1989—2000
(child artist),
2009, 2016-2018 (Actress)
Parents:Babu,
Alice
Awards:Kerala State Film Award for Best Child ActressNational Film Award for Best Child Actress

Shamlee (born 10 July 1987[1]), is an Indian former actress who has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam films. Her roles include the mentally challenged child Anjali in the 1990 film Anjali, for which she won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist, and a child trapped inside a bore-well in the film Malootty, which won her a Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist. She has also won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Child Actor for her performance in her Kannada debut Mathe Haditu Kogile.

Early life

Shamlee is from a family of actors, being the younger sister to actor Richard Rishi and actress Shalini. She was born to Babu and Alice. 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]

Career

Shamlee started acting at the age of two in Tamil Cinema with the Vijaykanth starrer Rajanadai. 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.[3] Her breakthrough came with Mani Ratnam's Anjali, in which she portrayed a mentally challenged child, which earned her widespread critical acclaim across South India and the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.[4] [5] At that time, Shamlee was regarded as one of the youngest income tax assessees ever.[6] After Anjali, Shamlee became inarguably the most sought out child artist in South Indian cinema and, thus in subsequent years, acted in many roles in all four South Indian languages.[7]

In 2009, she played her first female lead role in Anand Ranga's directorial debut Oye! (2009) alongside Siddarth with her performance receiving a mixed response.[8] [9] Between 2010 and 2015, Shamili studied and worked in Singapore and later returned to Chennai to work on the production of Veera Shivaji alongside Vikram Prabhu in 2016, which was panned by critics. Her performance also received negative reviews with indiaglitz claiming “Shamlee gets a forgettable debut as a heroine in Tamil. Her lip sync is poor and the scenes involving her do no help her either”.[10] and sify also stating she is “as stiff as a wax statue with barely any emotion”.[11] Shamili also acted in the Malayalam film Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti the same year, which was also panned and received negative reviews.[12]

Filmography

As child artist

Year Movie Role Language Notes
1989 Rajanadai Shamili "Shamu"
1990Magadu Baby Telugu Tamil dubbed as Meesaikaran
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
Mathe Haditu Kogile Pallavi - Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Artist
DurgaDurga,Mallika Tamil
1991 Thai Poosam Velayutham
Sendhoora Devi Sindhu,
Nandu
Pookkalam Varavayi Geethu
Anbu Sangili Geethu Tamil
Keechu Raallu Jyoti Telugu
Bhairavi Kannada
Kilukkampetti Chikkumol Malayalam
Shwetaagni Kannada
Vaasalile Oru Vennila Ammu Tamil
1992 Police Lockup Kannada
Killer Sneha Telugu
Sivasankari Tamil
Devar Veettu Ponnu Sangari,
Savithri
Naga Bala Telugu
Nani
Parvathalu PanakaluMahalakshmi
Sukravaram Mahalakshmi
1993 Joker Apple
Kadambari Kannada
Chinna Kannamma Saranya Tamil
Sambhavi Kannada
Nippu Ravva Engineer's daughter TeluguHindi dubbed in Mawali Raj
Thanga Pappa Abhirami Tamil
Dakshayini Kannada
Hoovu Hannu Triveni
Sivarathiri Tamil
1994 Makkala Sakshi Kannada
Chinna Nee Naguthiru
Bhuvaneshwari
Anga RakshakuduTelugu
Doragariki Donga PellamBaby Vani
1995 Nirnayam Parukkutty Malayalam
Karulina Kudi Kannada
1996 Sabse Bada Mawali (Hindi debut and only film to date)
Lalanam Ammu
1998 Harikrishnans Ammalu
Jagadeeshwari Jagadeeshwari Kannada
Thaayin Manikodi Rosie Tamil
2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain Kamala

As lead actress

Year Film Role Language Notes
2009 Oye! Sandhya Jagarlamudi [13]
2016 Valleem Thetti Pulleem Thetti Sreedevi [14]
Veera Sivaji Anjali Tamil[15]
2018 AmmammagarilluSitaTelugu [16]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ശ്യാമിലിയുടെ പിറന്നാൾ ആഘോഷിച്ച് ശാലിനിയും സഹോദരനും. Manorama Online . ml .
  2. Web site: ശാലിനിയുടെ കഥ, ശ്യാംലിയുടേയും...! . 10 September 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307153750/http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/143728?page=0,1 . 7 March 2016.
  3. http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards2.htm "Kerala State Film Awards"
  4. News: 30 October 1992 . Chinnathambi bags six awards . 3 . .
  5. Web site: 1991 . 38th National Film Festival . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060316/https://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/79_38thNfacatalogue.pdf . 14 November 2018 . 2 September 2020 . Directorate of Film Festivals.
  6. Web site: 31 August 1991. Four-year-old child star Shamili is the youngest income tax assessee ever . 29 April 2022 . India Today . en.
  7. Web site: Shalini's Sister Shamili Reminsces Her Anjali Days; Says She Was 'Too Young'! – JFW Just for women . 7 May 2022 . en-US.
  8. News: Baby Shamili debuts opposite Siddharth . IndiaGlitz . 10 September 2018 . 11 October 2008.
  9. Web site: Shamili debuts as heroine . https://web.archive.org/web/20090703185813/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/47994.html . dead . 3 July 2009 . IndiaGlitz.com . 4 July 2009.
  10. Web site: Veera Sivaji review. Veera Sivaji Tamil movie review, story, rating . 29 April 2022 . IndiaGlitz . en.
  11. Web site: Veera Sivaji review:Tedious watch . https://web.archive.org/web/20161216175037/http://www.sify.com/movies/veera-sivaji-reviewtedious-watch-review-tamil-qmqraqjjiaaei.html . dead . 16 December 2016 . 29 April 2022 . . en.
  12. Web site: Flop Malayalam movies of 2016 that totally deserved it . 29 April 2022 . topmovierankings.com . en . 29 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220629043502/https://topmovierankings.com/blogs/flop-malayalam-movies-of-2016-that-totally-deserved-it . dead .
  13. Web site: Shamili debuts as heroine . https://web.archive.org/web/20090703185813/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/47994.html . dead . 3 July 2009 . IndiaGlitz.com . 4 July 2009.
  14. Web site: Kunchacko, Shamili romances through vibrant visuals. The Times of India .
  15. Web site: Child star Shamlee from Anjali takes the plunge . The Hindu . 4 September 2015 . 17 November 2015.
  16. Web site: Hindi version of Naga Shaurya and Shamili's 'Ammammagarillu' trends at #2 . The Times of India.