Mohanlal's On-Screen 'Son' is Now a Top Heroine, Married to a Superstar!

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News18•11-01-2026, 08:21
Mohanlal's On-Screen 'Son' is Now a Top Heroine, Married to a Superstar!
- •The child artist who played Mohanlal's son in the 1985 film 'Jeevane Jeevan' was actually a girl.
- •This child artist grew up to become Shalini Ajith Kumar, a top heroine in Malayalam and Tamil cinema.
- •Shalini's elder sister Shamili and brother Richard are also well-known actors in the film industry.
- •Shalini worked as a child artist from 1983 to 1991, taking a break before returning as a lead actress in 1997.
- •She married superstar Ajith Kumar in 2003 after their love story began on the sets of 'Amarkalam', and subsequently retired from acting.
Why It Matters: Shalini Ajith Kumar, Mohanlal's former child co-star, became a top actress and married superstar Ajith Kumar.
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