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'''Sheela Rajkumar''' (born 14 June 1992) is an Indian [[film actress]] and [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer who has worked predominantly in Tamil films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vikatan.com/avalvikatan/2016-apr-05/entertainment/117267-artist-sheela-rajkumar.html|title=கலையும் காதலும் ஜெயிக்கும்!|publisher=www.vikatan.com|language=ta}}</ref>
'''Sheela Rajkumar''' (born 14 June 1992) is an Indian actress and [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer who has worked predominantly in Tamil films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vikatan.com/avalvikatan/2016-apr-05/entertainment/117267-artist-sheela-rajkumar.html|title=கலையும் காதலும் ஜெயிக்கும்!|publisher=www.vikatan.com|language=ta}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Sheela is a [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer and a trainer. She joined the Chennai-based theatre group [[Koothu-P-Pattarai]] where she was performing theatrical arts. Sheela also worked in short films for [[Kalaignar TV]]'s reality show ''Naalaya Iyakunar''.<ref name="filmcompanion">{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/sheela-rajkumar-kumbalangi-nights-to-let-acting-chezhian-heroine/|title=Seeing Me, If Someone Is Encouraged To Enter Cinema After Marriage, I'll Be Happy: Sheela Rajkumar|last=Rao|first=Subha|date=2019-02-26|website=Film Companion|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref>
Sheela is a [[Bharatanatyam]] dancer and a trainer. She joined the Chennai-based theatre group [[Koothu-P-Pattarai]] where she was performing theatrical arts. Sheela also worked in short films for [[Kalaignar TV]]'s reality show ''Naalaya Iyakunar''.<ref name="filmcompanion">{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/sheela-rajkumar-kumbalangi-nights-to-let-acting-chezhian-heroine/|title=Seeing Me, If Someone Is Encouraged To Enter Cinema After Marriage, I'll Be Happy: Sheela Rajkumar|last=Rao|first=Subha|date=2019-02-26|website=Film Companion|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-27}}</ref>


In 2016, she played a small role in [[Arivazhagan Venkatachalam|Arivazhagan]]'s ''[[Aarathu Sinam]]''. Her next film ''[[To Let (film)|To Let]]'' was screened at numerous film festivals in 2017 and 2018, and was theatrically released on 21 February 2019. It won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/to-let-film-review-a-beautiful-portrait-of-memories/article26328682.ece|title='To Let' film review: A beautiful portrait of memories|author=Srivatsan S|date=21 February 2019|access-date=12 April 2020|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/film-that-portrays-the-ordeal-of-house-hunting-bags-award/article20557321.ece|title=Film that portrays the ordeal of house-hunting bags award|author=B. Kolappan|date=20 November 2017|access-date=12 April 2020|work=The Hindu}}</ref> She was then roped in her first Tamil serial as a leading role in ''[[Azhagiya Tamil Magal]]'' telecasted in [[Zee Tamil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-tv-serials/62204/Chinna-thirai-Television-News/Azhagiya-tamil-magal-new-serial-in-Zee-Tamil.htm|title=Azhagiya Tamil Magal new serial on Zee Tamil|publisher=cinema.dinamalar.com}}</ref> In 2018, she appeared in the thriller film ''[[Asuravadham]]''. The next year, she acted in ''[[Namma Veettu Pillai]]'' and in the [[Malayalam]]-language film ''[[Kumbalangi Nights]]''.<ref name="filmcompanion"/> In 2020, she played the title role in ''[[Draupadi (2020 film)|Draupathi]].''
In 2016, she played a small role in [[Arivazhagan Venkatachalam|Arivazhagan]]'s ''[[Aarathu Sinam]]''. Her next film ''[[To Let (film)|To Let]]'' was screened at numerous film festivals in 2017 and 2018, and was theatrically released on 21 February 2019. It won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/to-let-film-review-a-beautiful-portrait-of-memories/article26328682.ece|title='To Let' film review: A beautiful portrait of memories|author=Srivatsan S|date=21 February 2019|access-date=12 April 2020|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/film-that-portrays-the-ordeal-of-house-hunting-bags-award/article20557321.ece|title=Film that portrays the ordeal of house-hunting bags award|author=B. Kolappan|date=20 November 2017|access-date=12 April 2020|work=The Hindu}}</ref> She was then roped in her first Tamil serial as a leading role in ''[[Azhagiya Tamil Magal]]'' telecasted in [[Zee Tamil]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-tv-serials/62204/Chinna-thirai-Television-News/Azhagiya-tamil-magal-new-serial-in-Zee-Tamil.htm|title=Azhagiya Tamil Magal new serial on Zee Tamil|date=24 August 2017|publisher=cinema.dinamalar.com}}</ref> In 2018, she appeared in the thriller film ''[[Asuravadham]]''. The next year, she acted in ''[[Namma Veettu Pillai]]'' and in the [[Malayalam]]-language film ''[[Kumbalangi Nights]]''.<ref name="filmcompanion"/> In 2020, she played the title role in ''[[Draupadi (2020 film)|Draupathi]] which'' was censured for its regressive take on [[caste politics]]. A year later, she was featured in the progressive political satire, ''Mandela'', which mocks [[casteism]]. Later she said she was not aware of ''Draupathi''<nowiki/>'s politics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I was not aware of Draupathi's politics: Sheela Rajkumar - The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2021/apr/14/i-was-not-aware-ofdraupathis-politicssheela-rajkumar-2289704.amp|access-date=2021-09-30|website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*''All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.''
*
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! class=unsortable|Notes
! Year !! Film !! Role  
!Language!! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Aarathu Sinam]]'' || Malar ||
| 2016 || ''[[Aarathu Sinam]]'' || Malar  
| rowspan="4" |Tamil||Tamil Debut;
Special Appearance
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 | 2017 || ''[[To Let (film)|To Let]]'' || Amudha ||  
|rowspan=2 | 2017 || ''[[To Let (film)|To Let]]'' || Amudha ||Debut As a Lead
|-
|-
| ''[[Manusangada]]'' || ||  
| ''[[Manusangada]]'' || Revathy||
|-
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Asuravadham]]'' || Kasthuri ||  
| 2018 || ''[[Asuravadham]]'' || Kasthuri ||
|-
|-
|rowspan=2 |2019 || ''[[Kumbalangi Nights]]'' || Sathi || [[Malayalam]] film
|rowspan=2 |2019 || ''[[Kumbalangi Nights]]'' || Sathi  
|Malayalam||Malayalam Debut
|-
|-
| ''[[Namma Veettu Pillai]]'' || Thulasi's mother ||
| ''[[Namma Veettu Pillai]]'' || Thulasi's Mother
| rowspan="3" |Tamil||Special Appearance
|-
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Draupadi (2020 film)|Draupathi]]'' || Draupathi ||  
| 2020 || ''[[Draupadi (2020 film)|Draupathi]]'' || Draupathi ||
|-
|-
| 2021 ||''[[Mandela (2021 film)]]''
| 2021 ||''[[Mandela (2021 film)|Mandela]]''  
|| Thenmozhi ||
|| Thenmozhi ||
|-
|-
| TBA || ''Mayathirai'' || || Filming
|2022||''Burmuda''||||Malayalam||Post Production
|-
| TBA || ''Mayathirai'' || TBA|| Tamil||Filming
|-
|-
|}
|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class=unsortable|Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role  
!Network!! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|-
| 2017–2019 || ''[[Azhagiya Tamil Magal]]'' || Poongkodi || Replaced by Sathya Sai
| 2017–2019 || ''[[Azhagiya Tamil Magal]]'' || Poong Kodi
|Zee Tamil||
|-
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Livin' (web series)|Livin']]'' || Thaen || Web series
| 2017 || ''Livin'''|| Thaen  
|Put Chutney|| YouTube Web Series
|-
|-
|2020
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''Shakshi''  
|''Shakshi''  
|Shakshi  
|Shakshi  
|Short Film
|JFW- Just For Women
| rowspan="3" |YouTube Short Films
|-
|''Edhu Thevaiyo  Adhuve Dharmam''
|Viji
|Movie Buff Tamil
|-
|2022
|''Seethai''
|Seethai
|Jolly Wood
|}
 
== Awards & Nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
!Artist/ Work!! Honouring Body !! Category
!Outcome
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| rowspan="2" |[[To Let (film)|To Let]]|| Vikatan Awards || rowspan="2" | Best Debut Female
|{{Nom}}
|-
| Zee Cine Awards
|{{Nom}}
|}
|}


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