Shalini

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{{short description|Indian actress}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shalini
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|11|20}}<ref name="mangalamvarika.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/124/29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130050859/http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/124/29 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=30 January 2014 |title=Mangalam - Varika 27-Jan-2014 |website=Mangalamvarika.com}}</ref>
| birth_name = Shalini
| birth_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Ajith Kumar]]|2000}}
| children = 2
| parents =
| relatives = [[Shamili]] (sister)<br/>[[Richard Rishi]] (brother)
| website =
| yearsactive = 1983–1990 (as a child artist) <br/> 1997–2001 (as a leading actress)
}}

'''Shalini''' (born 20 November 1979), also known as '''Baby Shalini''', is a former Indian child artist and actress who predominantly worked in [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films. During the 80s, Shalini was inarguably the most successful child artist in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=Nov 20, 2013 |title=Birthday Exclusive: Shalini Ajith Kumar |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131120/entertainment-kollywood/gallery/birthday-exclusive-shalini-kumar |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> In the late-90s (after taking a brief hiatus from child acting), Shalini was featured in leading roles in [[Malayalam]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films. She married her ''[[Amarkalam]]'' co-star, [[Ajith Kumar]], on April 24, 2000 and bid adieu to films after her marriage.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Manjula |date=2020-09-30 |title=Shalini Ajith's Condition To Madhavan On Romantic Scenes In Alai Payuthey |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/cinema/kollywood/shalini-ajiths-condition-to-madhavan-on-romantic-scenes-in-alai-payuthey-648838 |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=The Hans India |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
Shalini was born in a Protestant Malayali Christian family to Babu and Alice on 20 November 1979.<ref name="mangalamvarika.com"/><ref>[http://celebrity.psyphil.com/ajith-shalini-marriage-ajith-kumar-wedding-photos-tamil-actor-details "Ajith Shalini Marriage Ajith Kumar Wedding Photos Tamil Actor Details"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308062312/http://celebrity.psyphil.com/ajith-shalini-marriage-ajith-kumar-wedding-photos-tamil-actor-details/ |date=8 March 2011 }}, Celebrity.psyphil.com, 3 January 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/124/28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140130050854/http://www.mangalamvarika.com/index.php/en/home/index/124/28 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=30 January 2014 |title=Mangalam - Varika 27-Jan-2014 |website=Mangalamvarika.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=#HappyWeddingDayAjithShalini: How religious differences never hindered their successful married life |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2020/04/24/ajith-shalini-wedding-anniversary-special-interview-married-life.html |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=www.onmanorama.com}}</ref> Her father is from [[Kollam]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 July 2010 |title=Shalini's sibling Richard |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2010/jul/26/shalinis-sibling-richard-172950.amp |access-date= |website=New Indian Express}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/143728?page=0,1 |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 September 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307153750/http://www.mangalam.com/mangalam-varika/143728?page=0,1 |archive-date=7 March 2016}}</ref> 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 completed college at Annamalai University.<ref name=":0" /> She is the middle child. Her younger sister [[Shamili]] and her elder brother [[Richard Rishi|Richard]] are also actors in the film industry. Shalini has stated that she enjoys [[badminton]] and has played in a few state-level tournaments.<ref name="hinduonnet.com">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070712042524/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006101000460100.htm&date=2006/10/10/&prd=mp& `Acting is a lot of responsibility']}}, The Hindu, 10 October 2006.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/15/stories/2006091517700200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304152603/http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/15/stories/2006091517700200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2009 |title=Tamil Nadu/Tiruchi News: From a child artiste to badminton player |date=15 September 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref>

==Career==
Shalini started her career as a child artist in ''[[Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku]]'' and she acted in all the films under the direction of [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kunchacko Boban Celebrates 25 Years Of Aniyathipravu At Nna Thaan Case Kodu Location See Pictures |url=https://www.ottplay.com/amp/news/kunchacko-boban-celebrates-25-years-of-aniyathipravu-at-nna-thaan-case-kodu-location-see-pictures/447b40f3ba297 |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=www.ottplay.com}}</ref> She also played the lead character in the TV serial ''Amloo'' telecast in the late 1980s on Doordarshan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=Nov 20, 2020 |title=Retro Ticket |url=https://mobile.twitter.com/retroticket/status/1329747084640014336 |archive-date= |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=Twitter |language=}}</ref> Her iconic hairstyle, a short bob with a front fringe, is still popularly known as the “Baby Shalini hair cut”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shekar |first=Anjana |date=November 30, 2018 |title=Nadhiya hoops, Khushbu blouses, '96' kurta: A look at fashion inspired by Tamil cinema |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nadhiya-hoops-khushbu-blouses-96-kurta-look-fashion-inspired-tamil-cinema-92482 |website=The News Minute}}</ref>

Shalini soon went to study, and she returned to acting with ''[[Aniyathipravu]]'', which was a blockbuster. In her next film ''[[Kaliyoonjal]]'' (1997), she co-starred with [[Mammootty]] and [[Dileep (actor)|Dileep]] and it released to mixed reviews. After the success of the Malayalam ''[[Aniyathipravu]]'', Fazil remade it in Tamil as ''[[Kadhalukku Mariyadhai]]'' (1997). Initially, Fazil was keen on casting a débutante in the lead female role, but Shalini insisted that she should also star in the Tamil version.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/5B14521EB99AB01765256940004C8B0E |title=Penchant for riveting romances - The Hindu |date=20 June 2004 |access-date=12 July 2012}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Like the Malayalam version, ''[[Kadhalukku Mariyadhai]]'' was also a blockbuster, and Shalini’s performance was also praised with Indolink.com recommending the film and citing that "Shalini returns in this film with a good performance".<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaadhalukku Mariyaadhai: Movie Review |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/kmariyad.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610003624/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/kmariyad.htm |archive-date=10 June 2012 |access-date=12 July 2012 |publisher=Indolink.com}}</ref>

For the movie ''[[Amarkalam]]'' (1999), Saran initially approached Shalini, who was studying at the time and she refused, however, after a three-month pursuit, he finally got her to sign on as well.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/feb/10saran.htm#4a |title=Rediff on the NeT, Movies: Director Saran on matters close to his heart |publisher=Rediff.com |date=10 February 2000 |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> She was offered a role in ''[[Padayappa]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1998/nov/03ss.htm |title=Rediff on the NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry |publisher=Rediff.com |date=3 November 1998 |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> which she rejected. The success of the film ''Kadhalukku Mariyadhai'' prompted Fazil to make another film with the lead pair, Vijay and Shalini, in 2000: ''[[Kannukkul Nilavu]],'' which was a flop at the box office.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=How did the 25th films of Ajith, Vijay and Suriya turn out? |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/how-did-the-25th-films-of-ajith-vijay-and-suriya-turn-out.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tamil Film Statistics - 2001 |url=https://www.cooljilax.com/2001/stat2001.html |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=www.cooljilax.com}}</ref>'' Under Mani Ratnam’s direction, Shalini acted in arguably her most popular film ''[[Alaipayuthey]]'' (2000). She subsequently won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize]] for her role in the film. In 2001, her last film ''[[Piriyadha Varam Vendum]]'' was released, a remake of the Malayalam movie ''[[Niram]],'' also starring Shalini.

==Personal life==
In 1999, during the shoot of Saran's ''[[Amarkalam]]'', Shalini began to date her co-star [[Ajith Kumar]]. He proposed to Shalini in June 1999 (before their movie release in Aug. 1999) and, following consultations of both sides of the families, she accepted.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/15ajit.htm |title=Rediff on the NeT, Movies: The Ajit-Shalini romance |publisher=Rediff.com |date=15 September 1999 |access-date=12 July 2012}}</ref> They got married on 24 April 2000 at Chennai. After their marriage, Shalini retired as an actress following the completion of two unfinished projects. The couple have two children: a daughter born on 3 January 2008 and a son born on 2 March 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150302/entertainment-kollywood/article/ajith-and-shalini-welcome-baby-boy |title=Ajith and Shalini welcome baby boy |date=2 March 2015 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional/ajith-wife-blessed-with-baby-boy-twitter-calls-newborn-kutty-thala/article1-1322201.aspx |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303005611/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional/ajith-wife-blessed-with-baby-boy-twitter-calls-newborn-kutty-thala/article1-1322201.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2015}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===As child artist===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year & Film
! Role
! Language
! Notes
|-
| '''1983'''
|-
| ''[[Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku]]'' || Mamattukuttiyama/Tintu || [[Malayalam]] || [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]]
|-
| ''[[Aadyathe Anuraagam]]'' || Rajumon || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Oomakkuyil]]''||- ||Malayalam||
|-
| ''[[Aanandha Kummi]]''||- || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || [[Tamil Language|Tamil Movie Debut]]
|-
| '''1984'''
|-
| ''Muthodu Muthu'' || Achimol || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Amme Narayana]]'' || -|| Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Onnum Mindatha Bharya]]'' ||Achuthan Nair's daughter || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Sandarbham]]'' ||Ravi's daughter || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[NH 47 (film)|NH 47]]'' || Mini || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Onnanu Nammal]]'' || Sonykutty || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Krishna Guruvayoorappa]]'' || Unnikrishnan || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Sumangaliyude Katha]]'' || Raji || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Minimol Vathicanil]]'' || Minimol || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Chakkarayumma]]'' || Shalu Mol || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Koottinilamkili]]'' || Nandini/Rajimol || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Mangalam Nerunnu]]'' || Usha || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Osai]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| '''1985'''
|-
| ''[[Vannu Kandu Keezhadakki]]'' || Shalu || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Bandham (1985 film)|Bandham]]'' || Asha || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Pillai Nila]]'' ||Shalini/Shalu || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Amudha Gaanam '' || || Tamil language|Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Jeevante Jeevan]]'' ||Biju || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Akkacheyude Kunjuvava]]'' ||Chakkimol|| Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Nokku Kanan]]'' || Chinnukkutty / Unnimol || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Katha Ithuvare]]'' || Ramyamol || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Oru Kudakeezhil]]'' || Baby Sridevi|| Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Aazhi]]'' || - || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Aanakkorumma]]'' || Bindu || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Iniyum Kadha Thudarum]]'' ||Ravindran's daughter || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Ormikkaan Omanikkaan]]'' || - || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Muhurtham Pathnonnu Muppathinu]]'' || Raji || Malayalam ||
|-
| '''1986'''
|-
| ''[[Prathyyekom Shradikkuka]]'' || Minimol || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Bharya Oru Manthri]]'' || Anithamol || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Viduthalai (1986 film)|Viduthalai]]'' || Shalini || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Ente Entethu Mathrem]]'' || Sreemol, Bindu || Malayalam ||Dual role
|-
| ''[[Ee Jeeva Ninagagi]]'' || Latha || [[Kannada]] || Also playback singer and only Kannada film till date
|-
| ''[[Nilave Malare]]'' || Priya || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Aayiram Kannudayaal]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Jailu Pakshi]]'' ||- ||Telugu|| [[Telugu Language|Telugu Movie Debut]]
|-
| ''Bandham'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| '''1987'''
|-
| ''[[Amme Bhagavathi]]'' || Durga || Malayalam ||
|-
| ''[[Sirai Paravai]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Shankar Guru (1987 film)|Shankar Guru]]'' || Devi || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Shankar Guru (1987 film)|Chinnari Devatha]]'' || Devi || Telugu ||
|-
| ''[[Michael Raj]]'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| ''Rowdy Babai'' || || Tamil ||
|-
| '''1988'''
|-
| ''[[Brahma Puthrudu]]'' || Sridevi|| Telugu ||
|-
| ''Chutti Poonai'' ||Shalini || Tamil ||
|-
| ''August 15 Rathri'' || || Telugu ||
|-
| '''1989'''
|-
| ''[[Raja Chinna Roja]]'' || Chitra || Tamil ||
|-
| ''[[Rakhwala (1989 film)|Rakhwala]]'' || Mini || [[Hindi]] || First and only Hindi film till date
|-
| ''Bhagavan'' || Baby || Telugu ||
|-
| '''1990'''
|-
| ''[[Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari]]'' || Pandu || Telugu ||
|}

===As lead actress===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Language
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1997 || ''[[Aniyathi Pravu]]'' || Mini|| [[Malayalam]] || ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inwww.rediff.com/movies/1998/apr/09sh.htm |title=She's a big girl now! |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |date=9 April 1998}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Kaliyoonjal]]'' || Ammu || Malayalam || ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/sep/15ajit.htm |title=Pyar to hona hi tha |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |date=15 September 1999}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Kadhalukku Mariyadhai]]'' || Mini || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] || Remake of ''Aniyathipraavu'' ||<ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.rediff.com/movies/1999/nov/04spice.htm |title=Love makes the filmi world go round |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |date=4 November 1999}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998 || ''[[Nakshatratharattu]]'' || Hema || Malayalam || ||<ref name="kb">{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Edison |date=21 July 2014 |title=I'm taking my films more seriously now: Kunchacko Boban |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/im-taking-my-films-more-seriously-now-kunchacko-boban/articleshow/38743585.cms |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Kaikudunna Nilavu]]'' || Veni || Malayalam || ||<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://malayalam.filmibeat.com/features/producer-kalliyoor-sasi-revealed-dileep-jayaram-starrer-kaikudunna-nilavu-was-box-office-flop-073445.html |title=ഹിറ്റാണെന്ന് കരുതിയ ജയറാം-ദിലീപ് ചിത്രത്തിന് ശരിക്കും സംഭവിച്ചത്, തുറന്നുപറഞ്ഞ് നിര്‍മ്മാതാവ്‌ |date=17 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sundarakilladi]]'' ||Devayani || Malayalam || ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1999 || ''[[Prem Poojari]]'' || Hema || Malayalam || ||<ref name="kb"/>
|-
| ''[[Amarkalam]]'' || Mohana || Tamil || Also playback singer ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/20-years-of-ajiths-amarkkalam/photostory/70659513.cms |title=20 years of Ajith's Amarkkalam |date=13 August 2019 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=14 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815081101/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/20-years-of-ajiths-amarkkalam/photostory/70659513.cms?picid=70659515 |archive-date=15 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Niram]]'' || Sona || Malayalam || ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/27tamil.htm |title=Screening for release this Diwali: Tamil films |publisher=Rediff.com |access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000 || ''[[Kannukkul Nilavu]]'' || Hema || Tamil || ||{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}
|-
| ''[[Alaipayuthey (film)|Alaipayuthey]]''
| Sakthi || Tamil
| [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize|Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress]] <br/> Nominated - [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Tamil]] ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Piriyadha Varam Vendum]]'' || Nithee || Tamil || Remake of ''Niram'' ||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/apr/10shal.htm |title='I enjoyed everything about acting, especially retiring after marriage and at a very young age because my childhood and youth have always been given to this wonderful movie industry. That, I was mostly able to achieve my wishes throughout my fulfilled life!': Shalini |publisher=Rediff.com |access-date=3 April 2019}}</ref>
|}

===Awards===
*[[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist]] - ''[[Ente Mamattukkuttiyammakku]]'' (1983)
*[[Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize|Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress]] - ''[[Alaipayuthey (film)|Alaipayuthey]]'' (2000)

==References==
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