Shalini and Shamili were both wildly popular as child artistes. Shamili even won the National award for Anjali. Shalini had a brief but successful stint as a heroine before she opted to quit films in order to start a family with Ajith. Shamili also made a brief foray into films but she also has backed away from the limelight to focus on her studies. The sisters are often spotted together and are known to be very tight.