Shelly Kishore is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her role Shalini in ''

Kumkumapoovu ''Kumkumapoovu'' () was an Indian Malayalam-language soap opera that aired on Asianet from 2011 to 2014. It ran for 785 episodes. The cast included Asha Sharath, Sajan Surya, Shelly Kishore, Shanavas Shanu, Aswathy, G.K Pillai and Rindhya. ...

'', Vadivu in '' Thanga Meenkal'' and Usha in ''

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''. She received a Kerala state television award for best actress in 2006.

Early life

Shelly's father, J. Nabu Kumar, works a civil engineer in

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, United Arab Emirates. Her mother Sheela is a homemaker. She has an elder brother and a sister. Shelly's brother is married and lives in the US. Her sister, Shibily earns as a teacher. Shelly studied in

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and in New Indian Model School, Dubai. She has a diploma in mass media and communication from Singapore and another diploma in sociology. Shelly did her Post Graduation in E-Governance.

Career

Shelly Kishore received the

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's award for the best actress in 2006 for her role in the serial ''Thaniye'', telecasted in

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. Shelly's first

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movie was '' Kerala Cafe'', directed by

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. Shelly's first Tamil movie was '' Thanga Meenkal'', directed by

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. Shelly appeared the Hindi movie ''The Waiting Room'', directed by Maneej Premnath. She learned classic Indian dance forms, including

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, and

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. Shelly was selected as the second runner up for the Miss Flower Show contest held at Kanakakunnu, Trivandrum. Shelly acted in the Malayalam movie ''Kanalkannadi'' directed by Jayan Poduval, although it was never released. Kishore is famous in Malayali households for her portrayal of Shalini Rudran in ''Kumkumapoovu''. After finishing that production, she took a break from television. In 2017 she came back through the portrayal of Balasuda in ''Sthreepadam''.

Filmography

* ''All films are in Malayalam, otherwise noted''

Serials

Awards

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kishore, Shelly Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Kerala State Television Award winners Actresses in Malayalam television Actresses in Malayalam cinema Actresses in Tamil cinema Actresses in Hindi cinema