Ajith Kumar is one of the most remarkable actors in Tamil cinema with many hit films to his credit including Mankatha, Varalaaru, etc. His wife, Shalini Ajith Kumar is also a former actress and sister-in-law Shamili tried her luck at acting as well. She has acted in a few films including Veera Sivaji, Kandukondain Kandukondain, etc but couldn’t become a renowned name.
After failing to find the desired success in the film industry, Shamili quit acting and found her calling in painting. She has organised many art exhibitions as well for the same. She organised and held her art exhibition, SHE Solo Art Show, in Chennai on June 21, 2023. Former actress and her sister Shalini and her kids, AR Rahman, Mani Ratnam and several other celebrities attended the exhibition. Ajith was not present at the art gallery.
Shamili learned painting from the renowned artist AV Ilango.
Shamili shot to fame with her role as a mentally challenged child named Anjali in the 1990 Mani Ratnam film of the same name. She won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award and the National Film Award for this film under the best child artist category. She also enacted a child trapped inside a bore-well in the film Malootty and won a Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist.
Shamili’s other notable achievement is the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Female Child Actor for her performance in the Kannada debut Mathe Haditu Kogile.
In an earlier interview with the Times of India, the Anjali actress talked about the accomplishments she achieved at the beginning of her career. Shamili recalled that she had received these awards when she was barely 4. In her words, “At that point, I obviously didn’t know much. I received the Tamil Nadu State Award from the Jayalalithaa mam. When I see the pictures now, I feel like good. She is such a powerful personality and she is also from my school. Such things obviously make you feel good.”
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