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Shalini was born to Malayali parents Babu and Alice on 20 November 1979. Her father is from Kollam and her mother from Thiruvalla. Her father migrated to Madras with an ambition of becoming an actor and the family settled there. Later he fulfilled his ambition through his children. She attended Fatima Mat Hr Sec School, Adarsh Vidyalaya, Chennai and Church Park Convent, Chennai. She is the middle child. Her younger sister Shamili and her elder brother Akash Richard Rishi, are also employed in the film industry. Shalini has stated that she enjoys badminton and has played in a few state-level tournaments.

In 1999, during the shoot of Saran's Amarkalam, Ajith Kumar began to date his co-star Shalini. At that time, their involvement made him a regular subject of tabloid gossip, a role to which he was accustomed to, following his previous relationship. Ajith proposed to Shalini in June 1999, and following consultations with her family, she agreed.^[8] They were married on 24 April 2000 in Chennai in a grand ceremony. As both were of different religions, Ajith being a Hindu Brahmin and Shalini being catholic Christian, they were married together under the customs of both religions.^[9] After their marriage, Shalini retired as an actress and became a full-time housewife, following the completion of two unfinished projects. The couple have two children. On 3 January 2008, they had their daughter Anoushka, she was born in Chennai. On 2 March 2015, they had their second child, a son Aadvik.^[10][11]

Shalini started her career as a child artist in Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku and she acted in all the films under the direction of Fazil. She went to study, and she returned to acting with Aniyathipravu, which was a blockbuster. Initially, Fazil was keen on casting a débutante in the lead female role, but Shalini insisted that she should also star in the Tamil version.^[12] Her performance was praised especially, with Indolink.com recommending the film and citing that "Shalini returns in this film with a good performance".^[13] The success of the film prompted the director to make another film with the lead pair in 2000; Kannukkul Nilavu, which received positive reviews and was a success at the box office. Her next film was Amarkalam; Saran initially approached Shalini, who was studying at the time and she refused, but after a three-month pursuit, he finally got her to sign on as well.^[14] She was offered a role in Padayappa,^[15] which she rejected.

As child artist

As heroine

Awards

• Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress - Alaipayuthey