In 2001, her last film Piriyadha Varam Vendum was released, a remake of the Malayalam movie Niram, also starring Shalini. She subsequently won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for her role in the film.
Under Mani Ratnam’s direction, Shalini acted in Alaipayuthey (2000). The success of the film Kadhalukku Mariyadhai prompted Fazil to make another film with the lead pair, Vijay and Shalini, in 2000: Kannukkul Nilavu. She was offered a role in Padayappa, which she rejected. įor 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. Like the Malayalam version, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai was also a blockbuster, and Shalini’s performance was also praised with recommending the film and citing that "Shalini returns in this film with a good performance". 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. After the success of the Malayalam Aniyathipravu, Fazil remade it in Tamil as Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (1997). In her next film Kaliyoonjal (1997), she co-starred with Mammootty and Dileep and it released to mixed reviews.
Shalini soon went to study, and she returned to acting with Aniyathipravu, which was a blockbuster. Her iconic hairstyle, a short bob with a front fringe, was popularly known as the “Baby Shalini hair cut”. She also played the lead character in the TV serial Amloo telecast in the late 1980s on Doordarshan. Shalini started her career as a child artist in Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku and she acted in all the films under the direction of Fazil. Shalini has stated that she enjoys badminton and has played in a few state-level tournaments. Her younger sister Shamili and her elder brother Richard are also actors in the film industry. She completed college at Annamalai University. Shalini attended Fatima Matriculation Higher Secondary School (K.G to 8th), Adarsh Vidyalaya, Chennai (9th to 10th) and Church Park, Chennai (11th and 12th). Later, he fulfilled his ambition through his children. Her father migrated to Madras with an ambition of becoming an actor and the family settled there. Shalini was born in a Protestant Malayali Christian family to Babu and Alice on 20 November 1979.
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