1. Sheela Celine was born on 24 March 1945 and is an Indian actress and director who appears predominantly in Malayalam cinema.
15 Facts About Sheela
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Sheela is a four-time winner of Kerala State Film Award.
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Sheela came back to acting in 2003 through Manassinakkare after 22 years.
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In 2019, Sheela was honoured with the J C Daniel Award, the Kerala government's highest honour for outstanding contribution to Malayalam cinema.
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Sheela was one of the highest paid actresses, reportedly paid more than her male counterparts, of her time.
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Sheela was born in a Malayali family, to Kanimangalam Antony, a Railway officer and Gracy at Thrissur, Kingdom of Travancore.
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Sheela was initially married to Mr Xavier, a reporter, which ended in a divorce.
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Sheela was married to Tamil actor Ravichandran and they have son George Vishnu.
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Sheela was introduced into the film industry at the age of 17 by MGR in the Tamil film Paasam.
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Sheela would continue to act in Tamil films with that name.
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Sheela wrote the story and screenplay for Mammooty starrer Onnu Chiriku.
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Sheela retired from the film industry in 1983 and settled at Ootacamund, Tamil Nadu.
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Sheela received the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress thrice in her film career in 1969,1971, and 1976.
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Sheela has won awards such as Kerala State Film Awards, the Lux award, and the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement award.
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Sheela made an exhibition of her paintings at hotel Le- Meridian in Ernakulam and 93 paintings were sold, most of which were bought by Snehatheeram Baby Mathew and Ravi Pillai.