Shelly Kishore
Biography
Shelly Kishore is an Indian film and television actress. She is known for her role as Shalini in Kumkumapoovu and in Thanga Meenkal and Usha in Minnal Murali. She received a Kerala state television award for best actress in 2006.
Shelly Kishore received the Government of Kerala's award for the best actress in 2006 for her role in the serial Thaniye, telecasted on Amrita TV. Shelly's first Malayalam movie was Kerala Cafe, directed by Shankar Ramakrishnan.
Shelly's first Tamil movie was Thanga Meenkal, directed by Ram. Shelly appeared in the Hindi movie The Waiting Room, directed by Maneej Premnath. She learned classic Indian dance forms, including Mohiniyattam, Kuchipudi, and Bharatanatyam.
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.
