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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Shammu<br />
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| birth_name = Sheerin Ramalingam<br />
| occupation = [[Actress]]<br />
| years_active = 2008 - 2012<br />
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'''Shammu''' (born '''Sheerin Ramalingam''') is an [[India]]n actress who appears in [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil films]]. She is best known for films such as ''[[Kanchivaram]]'', ''[[Mayilu]]'' and ''[[Dasavathaaram]]''.<ref name="behindwoods.com">http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/actress/shammu.html</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
Shammu was born '''Sheerin Sharmilee''' in [[Bikaner]], [[Rajasthan]] to a [[Tamil people|Tamil]] Hindu family that hails from [[Neyveli]]. Her family moved to the US and her father, Rajaram Ramalingam, worked as a computer consultant whilst her mother is a housewife. She had been studying at [[Cypress Creek High School (Orlando, Florida)|Cypress Creek High School]] in [[Orlando, Florida]], but quit school to appear in films. Despite starting a film career, Shammu finished her high school courses through online classes. Her younger sister has appeared in ''[[Mayilu]]'', as the younger version of Shammu's character.<ref name="behindwoods.com"/><br />
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==Career==<br />
Shammu appeared in ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' after receiving a call from the crew for the film, whilst they were searching for an Indian actress to play a short role. They had come to know of her following her [[Bharathanatyam]] performances, which were well acclaimed in the area. Her role was, that of a scientist, who panicked after seeing the bio weapon being exposed for the first time.<br />
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Soon afterwards, whilst on holiday in [[India]], Shammu attended an audition for [[Prakash Raj]]'s home production ''Mayilu'', and when she succeeded, Prakash Raj also suggested her name for another project that he was working in. She subsequently appeared in ''[[Kanchivaram]]'', directed by [[Priyadarshan]] as [[Prakash Raj]]'s daughter and was critically praised for her performance receiving the [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award (Tamil)|Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actress Award]]. In ''[[Mayilu]]'' she played a village girl and had to sport dark makeup, oily braid and dirty clothes, to resemble a typical girl from [[Madurai]] - however the film was delayed and had only limited release in 2012 and went unnoticed.<br />
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She next appeared in ''[[Malayan (film)|Malayan]]'', she plays the role of a bubbly girl from Madurai with a different shade alongside actor, [[Karan (actor)|Karan]], though the film failed at the box office. Shammu was also seen in a cameo role in [[R. Kannan]]'s ''[[Kanden Kadhalai]]'', before appearing in two more critically acclaimed ventures which did not succeed at the box office, ''[[Maathi Yosi]]'' and ''Paalai''. She quit acting in 2011 and returned to [[Florida]] to pursue a career in medicine at [[University of South Florida]].<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"<br />
! Year !! Movie !! Role !! Language !! Notes <br />
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| 2008 || ''[[Dasavathaaram]]'' || || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] ||<br />
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| 2009 || ''[[Kanchivaram]]'' || Thamarai Vengadam || Tamil || '''Winner''', [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil]]<br />Nominated, [[Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress]]<br />
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| 2009 || ''[[Malayan (film)|Malayan]]'' || || Tamil || <br />
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| 2009 || ''[[Kanden Kadhalai]]'' || Anitha || Tamil || Cameo appearance<br />
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| 2010 || ''[[Maathi Yosi]]'' || || Tamil ||<br />
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| 2011 || ''[[Paalai]]'' || Kaayaampoo || Tamil ||<br />
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| 2012 || ''[[Mayilu]]'' || Mayilu || Tamil || <br />
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| 2015 || ''[[Tamizhuku En Ondrai Azhuthavum]]'' || Maha || Tamil || <br />
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|2020 || ''[[Irandam Kutthu]] '' || Name not specified || Tamil || |-<br />
|}<br />
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