Sheela
Acting
Biography
Clara, known by her stage name Sheela is an Indian film actress who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. Paired with Prem Nazir, they 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. She was one of the most popular and highest paid actress reportedly paid more than her male counterparts of her time.
Born: March 22, 1945
Place of Birth: Kanimangalam, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Known For
Akale
Margaret's dream of getting her differently abled daughter married shatters when she finds that the boy she chooses for her is engaged to someone else.
Paapi
Long lost siblings grow up on opposite sides of the law; the girl becomes a thief and the boy becomes a police officer.
Manassinakkare
Old Kochu Thresia's family is irked by her childlike behaviour and does not comply with her bizarre demands. She finds an unusual friend in Reji, a down-to-earth young man, who fulfils her demands.
Danger Biscuit
Chandramukhi
Creepy happenings in an abandoned mansion are attributed to the ghost of an ancient courtesan, back for revenge.
Cochin Express
Rajan, a police officer, is in charge of the investigation regarding a murder that took place on a train. He tries by hook or by crook to find the culprit as he has only one witness.
Chemmeen
Karutthamma, the daughter of a Hindu fisherman, falls in love with a Muslim fish trader. However, social prejudices seem to ruin their love life and invite the wrath of their communities.
Palakkattu Madhavan
A lazy, irresponsible man, who quits his job because his wife earns more than him, decides to adopt an old woman as his mother because she offers to pay cash for it. What happens after the woman enters his household?
Sarapancharam
Soudamini's husband has been paralysed and rendered impotent. Living with her old husband she likes the servant, Chandrasekharan. And She eventually marries him but later discovers that he has had relationship with many ladies and he aimed only at her wealth.
The Living Corpse
A rendition of the Dracula tale with many similarities to the British 1950s Dracula.
Filmography
as Ammachi
as Rossamma
as Rosemary
as Raja Kokila
as Ammukkutty Amma
as Elizabeth Tharyan
as Meenakshi
as Akilandeswari
as Margaret D'Costa
as Kochu Thresia
as Mridula
as Susheela
as Soudamini
as Annamma
as Maakkam
as Ammini/Omana
as Mamangalam Ponni
as Kaapalika/Roseamma
as Makkam
as Dr. Jayanthi
as Bhanumathi
as Rajamma
as Bhavani
as Sarojam
as Sarojini
as Santhamma
as Malathi
as Sumavalli
as Unnimaathu
as Shantha
as Savithry
as Geetha / Usha
as Sarala
as Saraswathyamma
as Kusumam
as Chelamma
as Sarojam
as Geetha
as Ghazala
as Sindhu
as Chandrika
as Susi
as Shridevi
as Vasanthy
as Karuthamma
as Devaki
as Chithra (Mohan wife)
as Ammini