Saleema
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Saleema | |
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| Born | Kaleeshwari Devi 4 November 1970 Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer, Entrepreneur, Businessperson |
| Years active | 1982–1989 |
| Parent(s) | Saleem, Girija |
Saleema is a former Indian actress who predominantly acts in Malayalam films.
She had a lead role in Aranyakam and second lead in Vandanam. She is well popular among the Malayali audience for the portrayal of Ammini in Aaranyakam and Lekshmi in Nakakshatangakl.
Background
Saleema made her debut with Nakhakshathangal, a Malayalam movie in 1986. She is the daughter of famous Telugu actress Girija. She had acted in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu movies as well. She was part of some TV serials also and has acted in more than 150 advertisements.
She remained largely invisible in the film industry for many years.
As of March 2017, she is making a comeback into the Malayalam film industry.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Cast | Notes |
| 1982 | Meghasandesam | Ravindra Babu's Daughter | Dasari | ANR, Jay Prada | Telugu Cinema |
| 1985 | Njan Piranna Nattil | Shailaja/Revathy | P. Chandrakumar | Mohanlal, Jose, Aruna Mucherla | Malayalam debut |
| 1985 | Saandham Bheekaram | Rajasenan | Ratheesh, Shankar Panikkar, Sabitha Anand | ||
| 1986 | Niramulla Ravulkal | Peethambaran's daughter | N Sankaran Nair | Suresh Gopi, Devika, Unnimary | |
| 1985 | Andha Oru Nimidam | Dancer Archana | Major Sundarrajan | Kamal Haasan, Urvashi | Tamil movie |
| 1986 | Bhagavan | Baby | Menaka, Sreenath, Shanavas | ||
| 1986 | Nakhakshathangal | Lakshmi | Hariharan | Monisha, Vineeth, Thilakan | |
| 1987 | Kurukkan Raajaavaayi | Raji | P. Chandrakumar | Mukesh, Maniyanpilla Raju, Jagathy Sreekumar | |
| 1987 | Onde Goodina Hakkigalu | Sarojini | Rajachandra | Tiger Prabhakar,Lakshmi | Kannada movie |
| 1988 | Aranyakam | Ammini | Hariharan | Devan, Vineeth, Nedumudi Venu, Parvathi | |
| 1989 | Mahayanam | Mollykutty | Joshiy | Mammootty, Seema, Maniyanpilla Raju | |
| 1989 | Vandanam | Mercy | Priyadarshan | Nedumudi Venu | |
| 1991 | Vanakkam Vathiyare | ||||
| 2019 | Lisaa | Saradha/Nancy | Raju Viswanath | Anjali, Sam Jones, Makarand Deshpande | Re-debut Tamil Re-entry |
| 2019 | Munthiri Monchan: Oru Thavala Paranja Kadha | Mary | Vijith Nambiar | Manesh Krishnan, Gopika Anil, Devan, Salim Kumar | |
| TBA | Abhayarthikal | ||||
| TBA | Nalinakanthi | Salima | |||
| TBA | Chillu | ||||
| TBA | Ottayaan | ||||
| TBA | Uthiripookkal | ||||
| TBA | Araichi | ||||
| TBA | Kayyum Kalavum | Web Series |
References
- http://malayalam.oneindia.in/movies/news/2011/11/09-gifted-actress-saleema-vineeth-memory-aid0166.html
- http://entertainment.oneindia.in/celebs/saleena.html
- http://oldmalayalamcinema.wordpress.com/2011/10/03/starbursts-on-the-malayalam-screen-saleema/
- http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/actress-saleema-to-return-cinema-1.1802430