Shalini Balasundaram

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Shalini Balasundaram
Born
Shalini Balasundaram

(1993-10-25) 25 October 1993 (age 32)
Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Alma mater Limkokwing University
OccupationsFilm actor, Director, producer
Spouse
Sathish Natarajan
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(m. 2017)​
Parents
  • Balasundaram (Father)
  • Indradevi (Mother)

Shalini Balasundaram is a Malaysian film director and actress. [1] [2] She is known for directing and acting as the main heroine in the Malaysia Tamil film industry. [3] She gained a breakthrough with her directorial debut Geethaiyin Raadhai and went on to direct and act in other films. [4] [5]

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Filmography

Balasundaram has directed and/or acted in the following films.

Films

YearFilmCredited asRoleNotes
DirectorProducerActress
2016 Geethaiyin Raadhai Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgArthi
2018 Thirudathey Papa Thirudathey Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgAmutha
2019 Pulanaivu Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgAishwaryaCo-directed with Sathish Natarajan
2023Vinveli DevathaiCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svg

Television

YearFilmCredited asLanguageChannelNotesRef.
DirectorWriterProducerActress
2019Rail PayanangalCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgTamil Astro Vaanavil Telefilm
2020SaraCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg
2020Acchammakku Oru VishukaniCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgMalayalam Astro Vinmeen
2021MenteCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgTamilTelevision series [6]
2021Pallavi BakeryDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg Astro Vaanavil
2022Uppuroti Chidambaram Check-green.svgDark Red x.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svg [7]
2022NigoodamCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgMalayalamTelefilm
2023–2025Pasanga Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svgDark Red x.svgTamil Astro Vinmeen Television series
2025House Kanavan Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgDark Red x.svg [8]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardsCategoryWorkResultRef.
2020 Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2020 Best Screenplay Tamil – Diaspora Pulanaivu Won [9]

References

  1. ↑ "TPT: Shalini Balasundaram Recalls The Times She Experienced Theft & Robbery". 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Shalini Balasundaram". Limkokwing University.
  3. ↑ "வசூலைக் குவித்த மலேசிய திரைப்படங்களில் திருடாதே பாப்பா திருடாதே 2ஆவது இடம்! | அநேகன்".
  4. ↑ KumaraN (22 September 2017). "ஷாலினி பாலசுந்தரத்தின் அடுத்த படைப்பு 'திருடாதே பாப்பா திருடாதே!'". Anegun (in Tamil).
  5. ↑ S. Indra Sathiabalan. "The girl in the pictures". The Sun Daily.
  6. ↑ S, Bissme (25 November 2025). "Telling stories with a difference". thesun.my.
  7. ↑ "Local Tamil family drama series 'Uppuroti Chidambaram' premieres on Astro Vaanavil from 4 July | Press Release | Mediaroom | Astro".
  8. ↑ "Astro's New Tamil Series 'House Kanavan' Explores the Realities of Modern Marriages". 24 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "NTFF 2020: The Winners of Feature film Tamil Eelam". 25 February 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.


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