Sheela Rajkumar


Sheela Rajkumar is an Indian film actress and Bharatanatyam dancer who has worked predominantly in Tamil films.

Career

Sheela is a Bharatanatyam dancer and a trainer. She joined the Chennai-based theatre group Koothu-P-Pattarai where she was performing theatrical arts. Sheela also worked in short films for Kalaignar TV's reality show Naalaya Iyakunar.
In 2016, she played a small role in Arivazhagan's Aarathu Sinam. Her next film To Let was screened at numerous film festivals in 2017 and 2018, and was theatrically released on 21 February 2019. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil. She was then roped in her first Tamil serial as a leading role in Azhagiya Tamil Magal telecasted in Zee Tamil. In 2018, she appeared in the thriller film Asuravadham. The next year, She acted in Namma Veettu Pillai and in the Malayalam-language film Kumbalangi Nights. In 2020, she played the title role in Draupathi, which has been marred by controversy and received negative reviews from critics. But her performance fetched positive reviews with a reviewer citing that "Sheela Rajkumar who has impressed in 'To Let' and 'Asuravadham' plays a powerful character of a social activist and hers is easily the most natural and telling performance in the film".

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2016Aarathu SinamMalar
2017To LetAmudha
2017Manusangada
2018AsuravadhamKasthuri
2019Kumbalangi NightsSathiMalayalam film
2019Namma Veettu PillaiThulasi's mother
2020DraupathiDraupathi
TBAMayathiraiFilming

Television