Sheela Rajkumar

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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.[1]

Sheela Rajkumar
Born (1992-06-14) 14 June 1992 (age 32)
Other namesSheela
EducationMA Bharatanatyam
Occupation
  • Actress
  • choreographer
Years active2016–present
Spouse(s)
Thambi Chozhan
(
m. 2014)

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.[2]

In 2016, she played a small role in Arivazhagan's Aarathu Sinam. Her next 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.[3][4] She was then roped in her first Tamil serial as a leading role in Azhagiya Tamil Magal telecasted in Zee Tamil.[5] 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.[2] In 2020, she played the title role in Draupathi.

Filmography

  • All films are in Tamil, unless otherwise noted.
Year Film Role Notes
2016 Aarathu Sinam Malar
2017 To Let Amudha
Manusangada
2018 Asuravadham Kasthuri
2019 Kumbalangi Nights Sathi Malayalam film
Namma Veettu Pillai Thulasi's mother
2020 Draupathi Draupathi
2021 Mandela (2021 film) Thenmozhi
TBA Mayathirai Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2017–2019 Azhagiya Tamil Magal Poongkodi Replaced by Sathya Sai
2017 Livin' Thaen Web series
2020 Shakshi Shakshi Short Film

References

  1. "கலையும் காதலும் ஜெயிக்கும்!" (in தமிழ்). www.vikatan.com.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Rao, Subha (26 February 2019). "Seeing Me, If Someone Is Encouraged To Enter Cinema After Marriage, I'll Be Happy: Sheela Rajkumar". Film Companion. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. Srivatsan S (21 February 2019). "'To Let' film review: A beautiful portrait of memories". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  4. B. Kolappan (20 November 2017). "Film that portrays the ordeal of house-hunting bags award". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  5. "Azhagiya Tamil Magal new serial on Zee Tamil". cinema.dinamalar.com.