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​From Neelima Rani to Gabriella Charlton: Tamil actresses who started their careers as child artists​

etimes.in | Last updated on - Dec 26, 2023, 17:24 IST
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​​From Neelima Rani to Gabriella Charlton: Tamil actresses who started their careers as child artists​


They might be star actresses now. But these celebs started their acting career way back when they were kids. Interestingly, many of these celebs started their acting career with TV shows and films. Here is a list of a few Tamil actresses who you may not know were also child artists.

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​​Neelima Rani​


Neelima Rani is not new to the Tamil audience. While she has been playing a prominent role in the daily soap 'Aranmanai Kili', She started her career as a child artist in the popular film Thevar Magan.

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Raveena Daha​

Raveena Daha made her debut in the Tamil film Ratchasan. However, her first on-screen appearance came at the age of fourteen in a Tamil television soap opera, Mouna Raagam 2. Later, she participated in the cooking reality show Cooku With Comali.

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​​Hemalatha​


Hemalatha performed as a child actress and portrayed Baby Kaveri in the popular daily soap ‘Chithi.’ She is known for her roles as Raghavi in the 90’s favorite series Kana Kaanum Kaalangal. Also, she was the winner of the reality dance show Jodi Number One in Season 3 along with Michael Thangadurai.

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​​Sreethu Krishnan​


The popular child actress Sreethu Krishnan made her TV debut on the 90s kids' favorite show 7C. The actress rose to fame by playing the character Vanilla. Subsequently, she appeared in the game show Odi Vilayadu Pappa. Also, she acted in various series like Mari, Melle Thirandhathu Kadhavu, Kalyanamam Kalyanam, Enkitta Modhaade, Aayutha Ezhuthu, Ammayariya, and Mounaragam.

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​​Gabriella Charlton​


Gabriella Charlton aka Gabi, started her career in television at the age of nine, in the dance show 'Jodi Junior.' Subsequently, she appeared in the daily soap 7C which was quite popular among Tamil Tele-audience. Later, the actress participated in the reality show Bigg Boss Tamil 4. Currently, Gabriella plays the lead role in the daily soap Eeramana Rojave 2.

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