Meenakshi, also known as Sharmilee or Sharmili, is a South Indian actress. She made her debut in Kollywood

Kollywood

Kollywood is a word referring two different movie industries in India and Nepal, derived from the word Hollywood and their local movie centers.* Tamil cinema, the Tamil language film industry based on Kodambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu,...

 before transitioning to Malayalam films. The Kerala Film Critics Association named her their 2005 debutante artist.

Biography

Meenakshi received a Master of Computer Applications

Master of Computer Applications

The Master of Computer Applications is a postgraduate degree in computer application streams awarded in India. Full time MCA programmes normally take three academic years. The primary emphasis in MCA curriculum is on the development of diverse types of application software rather than designing...

 (MCA) in India. While in school, she received several acting offers, which she rejected so that she could concentrate on her studies. After graduation, she agreed to appear in the Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 film Aasai Aasaiyai. She followed that role with a Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 film, Tarak, before returning to Tamil with Anbe Anbe, in which she starred alongside Shaam

Shaam

Shamshuddin Ibrahim, known professionally as Shaam , is a Tamil film actor and model. Starting his career as a professional model, he soon made his acting debut in the film Khushi , appearing in a cameo role. He further appeared in lead roles in critically and commercially successful films such as...

. In all of her Tamil-language films, she was credited as Sharmilee.

In 2004, Meenakshi began acting in Malayalam films. She told an interviewer that "I love to act in more Malayalam films as the characters here have depth and the heroines have much more to do than just look good." Although she completed work on Kakkakarumban first, her second Malayalam film, horror movie Vellinakshathram, was the first to be released. She was name the 2005 debutante artist by the Kerala Film Critics Association for her work in Kakkakarumban.

Malayalam Films

• Hridayangamam (2006) (
• Ponmudi Puzhayorathu (2005)
• Junior Senior (2005) ...
• Black
  Black (2004 film)
  Black: The Man From Darkness is a 2004 Malayalam action thriller film made in India, written and directed by Ranjith, and produced by Lal. It deals with the underworld operations in Kochi, India. Mammootty plays the role of Karikkamuri Shanmugham, who is a hit man and a contract killer. The film...
  
  (2004) ... Cameo
• Youth Festival
  Youth Festival
  Youth Festival is a Malayalam film starring Siddharth, Bhavana, Meenakshi and Cochin Haneefa released in 2004....
  
  (2004)
• Kakkakarumban (2004)
• Vellinakshathram
  Vellinakshatram (film)
  Vellinakshatram is 2004 Malayalam horror film by Vinayan starring Prithviraj Sukumaran.-Plot:Vinod falls in love with Aswathi and marries her. Aswathi dies while giving birth to their first child, but the child survives. This causes her mother into mental breakdown 4 years. A spirit of Warrior's...
  
  (2004)