Sheela

Sheela (born 24 March 1945) is an Indian film actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Alongside Prem Nazir, she holds the Guinness World Record for acting in the largest number of films (107) together as heroine and hero. In 2005 she won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the Malayalam film Akale.

Early life and family

Sheela was born in a Syrian Christian family as the second among ten children, at Kanimangalam, Madras Presidency. Her father Antony was a railway officer while her mother Gracy was a housewife. Since her father was working with the railways, she was brought up in different places before finally settling down at Coimbatore. As a result, she had her primary education at various places including Thrissur, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Edappally and St. Francis Anglo-Indian Girls School, Coimbatore.

Sheela was first married to Xavier, whom she divorced later. Through her second marriage to Tamil actor Ravichandran, she has a son George who has worked in a few Tamil and Telugu films, apart from television. He is married and has two daughters. Sheela has authored a Malayalam novel named Pathamathe Cheque and has also written a book titled Kuilinte Koodu apart from many short stories. In addition, she is also a painter and an interior designer.

Sheela Kaur

Sheela is an Indian film actress who has starred in several Tamil films. She is known for her performances in Nandha and Veerasamy. She has appeared in nearly 20 films as a child actor.

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Sheela (film)

Sheela (Punjabi: ਸ਼ੀਲਾ), also known as Pind Di Kurhi (Punjabi: ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਕੁੜੀ), sometimes spelled as Pind Di Kuri or Sheila, is a 1935 Punjabi film directed by K.D. Mehra. It is the first Punjabi sound film and was made in Calcutta and released in Lahore. Mubarak Ali Khan and K.D. Mehra composed the music. Baby Noor Jehan was first time introduced as an actress and singer.

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