South Indian actress Shalini Kumar turns 33 today!
Here's wishing the talented actress a very happy birthday.
Shalini is also trained in carnatic music, and has playbacked for her movie 'Amarkalam'.
Apart from being an actress, Shalini is a very good badminton player, and has even competed and won at state level. She recently participated in the the State Level Badminton tournament. Here she is seen at the same event with her daughter (bottom
Shalini and Ajith are doting parents to Anoushka.
The couple have a daughter named Anoushka.
After their marriage, Shalini retired from the film industry and became a housewife, following the completion of two unfinished projects.
In April 2000, Shalini married Ajith in Chennai in a grand ceremony.
In 1999, Shalini started dating her 'Amarkalam' costar, Ajith Kumar; this was during the time that 'Alaipayuthey' was being filmed.
Another big hit of Shalini was her role in the Tamil film 'Alaipayuthey' with Madhavan. The film garnered accolades at various film festivals, both nationally and internationally.
Subsequently, she acted in many Malayalam and Tamil films; some of them being 'Kadhalukku Mariyadhai' (1997), 'Niram' (1999) and 'Amarkalam' (1999).
After a break of several years, she returned to the industry by appearing in her first lead role in the romantic Malayalam movie 'Aniyathi Pravu', which went on to become a huge hit.
Shalini's career as a child artist was a very successful one; she has starred in more than 80 films in Malayalam, Tamil and Telegu.
Shalini's stint with films started at the tender age of 3 in the Malayalam movie 'Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku' alongside the superstar Mohanlal. This movie earned her the Kerala State Award for Best Child Artiste.
Shalini attended Fatima Matriculation Higher Secondary School (K.G to 8th), Adarsh Vidyalaya, Chennai (9th to 10th) and Church Park, Chennai (11th and 12th). She did her college from Annamalai University.
Shalini is a middle sibling; she has an elder brother Richard Rishi and a younger sister Shamili.
Shalini was born on 20th November,1980 in Trivandrum, Kerala to father Sharaf Babu and mother Alice.
