Shamili, Well known as Baby Shamili (Baby Shamily), is a South Indian actress, who has appeared in many films in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada and Telugu. She is probably best known for her fantastic performance as the mentally challenged child ANJALI in the film of the same title that fetched her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist at the age of 4 (four).
Shamili hails from an acting family, being the younger sister of actor Richard in Tollywood and actress Shalini and the sister-in-law of actor Tamil Star Ajith.
Her Acting caree started at the age of 2 (two). She came to prominence after acting in Kannada, Malayalam films as a child, and then in Tamil following her performance in Mani Rathnam's 'Anjali', in which she portrayed a mentally challenged child, which garnered her the National Film Award for Best Child Artist.In 1992, she acted in Bharathan's Malooty which won her many appreciation. She also acted as a teenager in Fazil's Harikrishnans as Mammooty and Mohanlal's little sister. In kannada she made Dakshayini, Kadambari, Karulina Kudi, Bhairavi, Chinna Nee Naguthiru. She stopped acting in kannada 10 years ago, but still she is the famous child actress.
She has been cast in Anand Ranga's directorial debut alongside Siddarth. Anand Ranga worked as an associate to 'Bommarillu'. She also stars as Mohanlal's daughter in a yet to be titled movie.
