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Shamili (Actress) Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 14, 2026 • 3 min read

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Quick Info

Date of birth10 July 1987

Age37 Years (as of 2024)

BirthplaceChennai, Tamil Nadu, India

ProfessionActress

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather - Sharaf Babu; Mother - Alice; Siblings - Richard Rishi (brother), Shalini (sister)

Shamili (Actress) Biography

Shamili, also credited as Shamlee Babu and known early on as Baby Shamili, is an Indian actress who rose to prominence as a child artist across South India

Early life and background
Shamili was born Shamlee Babu on 10 July 1987 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Raised in Chennai, she grew up in a family connected to the film industry: her father is Sharaf Babu, her mother is Alice, and two of her siblings are actors — her brother Richard Rishi and her sister Shalini. Shamili developed an interest in the arts at a young age, studying painting under the artist Ilangovan and training in Bharatanatyam as well as other dance styles such as jazz, hip-hop and salsa. She later completed a course in film studies in Singapore.

Career
Shamili began appearing on screen as a child. At around two years old she made her first on-screen appearance in the Tamil film Rajanadai (1989) and went on to several notable child roles across multiple Indian film industries. She is best known for portraying the title child character in the Tamil film Anjali (1990), a performance that earned her multiple state-level awards and a National Film Award for Best Child Artist in 1990. In the same year she received recognition from Kerala and Karnataka state awards for her performances in regional films, and she also earned the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Child Artist.

Her early career included child-artist appearances in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films — among them Telugu Magadu (1989), Malayalam Malootty (1990), Kannada Mathe Haditu Kogile (1990) and the Hindi film Sabse Bada Mawali (1996). Following a role in the Tamil ensemble Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000), she stepped away from acting for several years to concentrate on her studies.

Shamili returned to on-screen work as an adult in the late 2000s. She re-entered the industry with the Telugu film Oye! (2009), for which she received the CineMAA Award for Best Female Debut. Subsequent credits listed for her adult acting career include Malayalam Valliyum Thetti Pulliyum Thetti (2015) and the Tamil film Veera Sivaji (2016).

Public profile
Shamili is often identified by the nickname Baby Shamili, a reference to her successful child-artist career. She holds Indian nationality and follows Hinduism. Her public interests include dancing and travelling, and she has named filmmaker idols such as K. Balachander and Mani Ratnam. She has expressed admiration for film star Shah Rukh Khan.

Awards and recognition
Shamili's early work brought significant critical recognition. In 1990 she won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her role in Anjali, along with several state awards for child actors across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. Nearly two decades later she won the CineMAA Award for Best Female Debut for Oye! in 2009.

Latest updates
As of 2024 Shamili is listed as unmarried. Her career has included periods of high-profile child performances followed by a break for education and a later return to adult acting roles in Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil films. Her listed physical measurements and personal preferences are part of public profiles that accompany her filmography.

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Recent Work

Oye!

Telugu film marking her return to acting as an adult; earned CineMAA Award for Best Female Debut.

2009
Valliyum Thetti Pulliyum Thetti

Malayalam film credit after her return to the industry.

2015
Veera Sivaji

Tamil film credit listed as part of her adult acting work.

2016
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Career Highlights

  1. Began acting as a child artist with an on-screen appearance in Rajanadai (1989)
  2. Won the National Film Award for Best Child Artist for Anjali (1990)
  3. Received multiple state awards for child performances in 1990
  4. Returned to acting as an adult with Oye! (2009), winning the CineMAA Award for Best Female Debut
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