Madhu Shalini

Madhu Shalini is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She won the title of Miss Andhra Pradesh in 2005. She hosted a television show Premakathalu after winning Dream Girl contest.

Early life Madhu Shalini was born in Hyderabad, India. Her father Hameed is a businessman and mother Polapragada Raj Kumari is an advocate and a classical dancer.

She made her feature film debut with the film, E. V. V. Satyanarayana's Kithakithalu, opposite Allari Naresh, released in 2006, which went on to become a very successful venture. The same year, she had appeared in two more Telugu films, namely Teja's Oka V Chitram as part of an ensemble cast, and Aganthakudu. In 2007, she starred in the Telugu action comedy State Rowdy, a remake of the successful Tamil K. S. Ravikumar-directorial Aethiree, with Madhu Shalini playing a Brahmin girl character, played by Kanika in the original. She made her Tamil film debut later that year with the low-budget feature Pazhaniappa Kalloori.

She later signed to play the lead female in D. Sabhapathy's Telugu project Happy Journey, while she also agreed to appear in the director's next Tamil venture, Pathinaaru, which, despite being heavily delayed, became her next release. Though the film received mixed reviews and fared averagely at the box office, Madhu Shalini's performance as Indhu received positive reviews, with critics citing that she performed her role "with consummate ease", was "adequate in her role", and acted "like a pro". Her subsequent release, Karalu Miriyalu, likewise, released to negative reviews, while her performance, however, met with favorable remarks from critics, with one reviewer claiming that she "looks pretty and dishes out a pleasing work", further noting that it was a pity that she does not get to work in any "big projects". She eventually got her big break as she was cast by noted National Film Award-winning filmmaker Bala for his comedy flick Avan Ivan.

She made her Bollywood debut in Ram Gopal Varma's Department, that featured her as a gangster alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt and Rana Daggubati. She collaborated with Ram Gopal Varma again later that year on the horror flick Bhoot Returns and two years later on the psychological thriller Anukshanam. Madhu Shalini will be seen as a reporter in Gopala Gopala. Lastly, she was seen in the Tamil movie Thoongavanam as Esther, a nurse and as Seetha in Seethavalokanam.

Personal life Madhushalini married Tamil actor Gokul Anand on June 16, 2022, at the Taj Hotel in Hyderabad.

Filmography +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films Year Title Role(s) Language(s) Notes 2005 Andarivaadu Telugu Naa Pranam Kante Ekkuva Chandrika 2006 Kithakithalu Rambha Oka V Chitram Supraja Karalu Miriyalu Shreya Aravind Telugu Avan Ivan Thenmozhi Tamil 2012 Department Naseer Hindi Bhoot Returns Pooja Nagavalli Ra..Ra..RajeswariKannada Dubbed into telugu as kalpana guest house 2014 Bramman Herself Tamil Special appearance Anukshanam Asha Telugu Poga 2015 Gopala Gopala DD TV reporter Thoongaavanam Esther Tamil Bilingual film Cheekati Rajyam Telugu 2017 Seethavalokanam Seetha 2018 Goodachari Leena Rajan 2019 Pancharaaksharam Sameera Tamil Raktham – The Blood Anisha Telugu 2022 Visithiran Meenakshi Tamil 2027 Agent Leena Rajan Telugu

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