Shalini and her sister Shyamili were once very active child actors in Malayalam cinema. Richard is the brother of Shalini and Shyamili. Years ago, Richard acted in a Malayalam movie called Koot with Arvind Akash. The film received mixed response. All the songs in the film were hits. Richard has acted in more than 50 films in various South Indian languages during his film career so far. But most of the films were flops. Richard is now doing films only very choosy as the films he starred in have been flops. Richard’s latest movie is Sila Nodi. The film starring Richard will hit theaters this week. Vinay Bharadwaj is the director of the movie. Punnagai Poo Geeta and Yashika Anand are the other main stars of the film. Richard is currently busy promoting the film. What Richard said in an interview given to a YouTube channel as part of the promotion is now going viral. When asked by the host about his favorite actor, Richard said Vikram’s name. Everyone expected Richard to name his sister’s husband Ajith. But Richard did not hesitate to answer diplomatically. The presenter then asked Richard who is the celebrity crush.
Richard answered Yashika Anand without thinking. Recently there were many gossips that Richard and Yashika were in love. The reason for this is that Richard has shared romantic pictures of the two together on social media. Richard is 45 years old. Yashika Anand is just 23 years old. When Richard shared the couple’s photo and asked if he was too old to have a daughter, some people asked insultingly. With Richard publicly saying that Yashika is his celebrity crush, the question is raised by the movie lovers whether the actor is expressing his love without saying it. But many years ago, Richard got engaged to lyricist Kannadasan’s younger daughter, Satya Lakshmi.
But this marriage was not going to happen. Meanwhile, Richard’s father Babu’s passion for cinema helped both the daughters to shine in South Indian cinema. Once Shalini and Shyamili were the most prized child actors in South Indian cinema. Even when Shalini debuted as the heroine years later, the fans welcomed her with open arms. All the movies that Shalini did as the heroine in Tamil and Malayalam were hits. Shyamili also made a second foray into films as Naki, but it was not a success. Shyamili acted as the female lead in the Malayalam film Valliyum Thetti Pulliyum Thetti with Kunchacko Boban. But the movie turned out to be a huge failure. Now Shyamili has given up acting and is busy with studies, work and painting. Shalini quit acting after marriage. Shalini does not even appear in an interview. Recently, Shalini started an Instagram page to share her stories.
