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Sheerin Sharmilee Ramalingam, professionally known as Shammu is an Indian-born American actress who appeared in Tamil films. She is best known for films such as Kanchivaram, Mayilu and Dasavathaaram.
Soon afterwards, whilst on holiday in India, Shammu attended an audition for Prakash Raj's home production Mayilu, and when she succeeded, Prakash Raj also suggested her name for another project that he was working in. She subsequently appeared in Kanchivaram, directed by Priyadarshan as Prakash Raj's daughter and was critically praised for her performance receiving the Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actress Award. In Mayilu she played a village girl and had to sport dark makeup, oily braid and dirty clothes, to resemble a typical girl from Madurai - however the film was delayed and had only limited release in 2012 and went unnoticed.
She next appeared in Malayan, she plays the role of a bubbly girl from Madurai with a different shade alongside actor, Karan, though the film failed at the box office. Shammu was also seen in a cameo role in R. Kannan's Kanden Kadhalai, before appearing in two more critically acclaimed ventures which did not succeed at the box office, Maathi Yosi and Paalai. She quit acting in 2011 and returned to Florida to pursue a career in medicine at University of South Florida.
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| Winner, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil Nominated, Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress |
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