Shalini Balasundaram
Shalini Balasundaram is a Malaysian film director and actress. She is known for directing and acting as the main heroine in the Malaysia Tamil film industry. She gained a breakthrough with her directorial debut Geethaiyin Raadhai and went on to direct and act in other films.
Shalini Balasundaram
- Name
- Shalini Balasundaram
- Born
- 25 October 1993
- Birthplace
- Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Occupation
- Film actor, Director, producer
- Education
- Limkokwing University
- Nationality
- Malaysia
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• Name — Shalini Balasundaram • Birth Name — Shalini Balasundaram • Born — 25 October 1993 • Birthplace — Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia • Occupation — Film actor, Director, producer • Education — Limkokwing University • Parents — * Balasundaram (Father) • Indradevi (Mother)
Filmography
Filmography
Balasundaram has directed and/or acted in the following films.
Television
Television
• Year — Film — Credited as — Language — Channel — Notes • Director — Writer — Producer — Actress • 2019 — Rail Payanangal — Tamil — Astro Vaanavil — Telefilm • 2020 — Sara • 2020 — Acchammakku Oru Vishukani — Malayalam — Astro Vinmeen • 2021 — Mente — Tamil — Television series • 2021 — Pallavi Bakery — Astro Vaanavil • 2022 — Uppuroti Chidambaram • 2022 — Nigoodam — Malayalam — Telefilm • 20232025 — Pasanga — Tamil — Astro Vinmeen — Television series • 2025 — House Kanavan
Films
• Year — Film — Credited as — Role — Notes • Director — Writer — Producer — Actress • 2016 — Geethaiyin Raadhai — Arthi • 2018 — Thirudathey Papa Thirudathey — Amutha • 2019 — Pulanaivu — Aishwarya — Co-directed with Sathish Natarajan • 2023 — Vinveli Devathai
Awards and nominations
• Year — Awards — Category — Work — Result • 2020 — Norway Tamil Film Festival Awards 2020 — Best Screenplay Tamil – Diaspora — Pulanaivu
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- 1.TPT: Shalini Balasundaram Recalls The Times She Experienced Theft & Robbery. 26 July 2018.
- 2.Shalini Balasundaram. Limkokwing University.
- 3.வசூலைக் குவித்த மலேசிய திரைப்படங்களில் திருடாதே பாப்பா திருடாதே 2ஆவது இடம்! | அநேகன்.
- 4.KumaraN. ஷாலினி பாலசுந்தரத்தின் அடுத்த படைப்பு 'திருடாதே பாப்பா திருடாதே!'. Anegun. 22 September 2017.
- 5.S. Indra Sathiabalan. The girl in the pictures. The Sun Daily.
- 6.S, Bissme. Telling stories with a difference. thesun.my. 25 November 2025.
- 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.
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