Shakeela

Shakeela is a popular South Indian actress from India who has appeared in Indian softcore movies. Born in Andhra Pradesh, she started out as an actor in B-grade Malayalam, Tamil movies in the early-1990s and only recently has finally been accepted as a star in the Kollywood (Tamil based) and Tollywood (Telugu-based) movies with the release of mainstream Malayalam hit film Kinarathumbikal.

Career

Though initially compared with the 80s sex siren of the South, Silk Smitha, Shakeela's rather bodacious contours managed to carve a unique niche for her in B-grade soft porn. Her first soft porn movie was Playgirls in which she starred as a supporting actress. Shakeela has stated her ambition to star in a movie someday with major actors Rajnikanth or Mohanlal. In 2007, her ambition was fulfilled when she got the chance to share the screen with Mohanlal in "Chotta Mumbai". She has developed a major cult fan base of her own. She has stated her plans to write an autobiography. The deluge of soft porn or "Shakeela films", made on a shoestring budget of Rs. 20-25 lakhs, has ravaged the star system in the South Indian film industry.

Legal troubles

In June, 2004 she appeared before a court in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, after she was cited as an accused in a case pertaining to the screening of an obscene movie in which she allegedly acted.

Partial filmography

• Azhagiya Tamil Magan (2007) (Guest Appearance)
• Chotta Mumbai (2007)
• Bangaram (2006)
• Veendum Thulabharam (2003)
• Penmanassu (2002)
• Dhool (2002) (Guest Appearance)
• Agniputhri (2001)
• Vedikettukaari (2001)
• Swargavathil (2001)

External links

• Shakeela at IMDb
• India Daily story: The soft porn queen of India Shakeela decides to tell her life story
• Shakeela complete history & photography
• Shakeela photos and biographies