Shelly Kishore


Shelly Kishore is an Indian actress who works in Malayalam and Tamil films and television. She is known for her roles in Kumkumapoovu, Thanga Meenkal and Minnal Murali. 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 Dubai, 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 Muscat 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 Government of Kerala's award for the best actress in 2006 for her role in the serial Thaniye, telecasted in 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 the Hindi movie [The Waiting Room (2010 film)|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.

Filmography

  • All films are in Malayalam, otherwise noted
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Kerala CafeSchool girlsegment: Island Express
2010The Waiting RoomGirl killedHindi film
2012ChattakaariUsha
2013AkamTara
2013Thanga MeenkalVadivuTamil film
2017SakhavuMaya
2018EedaLeela
2021Minnal MuraliUsha
2022Naane VaruveanJanakiTamil film
2022Padachonte Kadhakal–
2023Kanal KannadiAnamikaReleased via YouTube
2024Oru Sarkar UlpannamShyama
2024Swakaryam Sambhava BahulamAmbili
2025Narayaneente MoonnaanmakkalNafeesa
2025Madras MatineeKamalamTamil film; credited as Shelly

Television

Awards

YearCeremonyCategorySerial/MovieRoleResult
2006Kerala State Television AwardsBest ActressThaniyePadmaWon
2012Asianet Television AwardsBest New FaceKumkumapoovuShaliniWon
2013Asianet Television AwardsBest ActressKumkumapoovuShaliniWon
2013Asiavision Television AwardsBest ActressKumkumapoovuShaliniWon
20143rd South Indian International Movie Awards| 3rd South Indian International Movie Awards