Shakeela
Shakeela | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1973 Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Shakku |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Shakeela(born 19 November 1973) is an Indian actress who has appeared mostly in softcore and B movies. She mostly acted in film industries of Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, and Kannada languages. She started out as an actor in B-grade movies in the early 1990s. Later she moved to Chennai seeking a career in South Indian film industry. Shakeela debuted through the Tamil soft porn movie, ‘Playgirls’ at the age of 20 as a supporting actress.
Career
Shakeela's first movie was a Tamil soft porn movie named "Playgirls", in which Silk Smitha was the leading actress. After that she acted in many B graded movies. Her big hit film was Kinnarathumbikal in Malayalam, which brought her under limelight. She had become popular by acting in B-grade Malayalm films at a time when Malayalam film industry was going through a bad recession. The strict censor rules in other Indian states helped the B-Grade movie makers to concentrate in Malayalam, and were later dubbed in to other Indian languages.
The returns on these films are assured even if they run only in 30 to 40 stations. Her popular B-Grade films were dubbed and released in almost all Indian languages. Her films were dubbed even into foreign languages like Nepalese, Chinese, Sinhala etc. After she acted in several movies, the soft-porn movie industry in India was colloqiuly called as "Shakeela films"[1] After the censor rules were tightened in Malayalam, the B-Grade movie industry got declined. Also, there were attacks in Kerala against B-movies, which resulted in theatres declining to show these genre films. [2] Shakeela is now appearing in comedy oriented character roles in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.[3][4] She acted in more than 110 movies.
Shakeela Filmography
Shakeela has featured in over 100 films in malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, kannanda and Telugu in various roles.
| Year | Film | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | ninty | Kannada |
| 2011 | Teja Bhai & Family | Malayalam |
| 2010 | Boss Engira Bhaskaran | Tamil |
| 2010 | Maanja Velu | Tamil |
| 2009 | Siva Manasula Sakthi | Tamil |
| 2007 | Azhagiya Tamil Magan | Tamil |
| 2007 | Chotta Mumbai | Malayalam |
| 2006 | Bangaram | Telugu |
| 2003 | Jayam | Tamil |
| 2003 | Puttintiki Ra Chelli | Telugu |
| 2003 | Veendum Thulabharam | Malayalam |
| 2002 | Penmanassu | Malayalam |
| 2002 | Soundharyalahari | Telugu |
| 2003 | duppatlo dhada dhada | Telugu |
| 2001 | Agniputhri | Telugu |
| 2001 | Sagara | Kannada |
| 2001 | Sneha | Tamil |
| 2001 | Mis Chalu | Telugu |
| 2001 | Aalilathoni | Malayalam |
| 2000 | Kinnara Thumbikal | Malayalam |
| 1989 | Aakhri Ghulam | Hindi |
| 2009 | Paape O Parupu | Telugu |
| 2009 | Pukulo Dula | Telugu |
| Sandra | Telugu | |
| Kulirkattu | Malayalam | |
| Kkodi Tho Dinkchik | Bhojpuri | |
| Bavalu Sayya | Telugu | |
| Nijam | Telugu | |
| Chance | Kannada | |
| Ha Okka Nimisham | Telugu | |
| Ranganayaki | Tamil | |
| Dear Sneha | Telugu | |
| Vagalady | Telugu | |
| Paruvam | Malayalam | |
| Hostel | Malayalam | |
| Kalluvathikkal Katrina | Malayalam | |
| Driving school | Malayalam | |
| Mami | Malayalam | |
| Chara Sundari | Malayalam | |
| Lovely | Tamil | |
| Layam | Malayalam | |
| Koumaram | Malayalam | |
| Rakkilikal | Malayalam | |
| Neela Thadakathile Nizhal Pakshikal | Malayalam | |
| Rakshasaranji | Malayalam |
References
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/08/stories/2002080800160200.htm Shakeela films
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/08/08/stories/2002080800160200.htm Smut glut - Theatres attacked
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/01/13/stories/2003011301800400.htm Naga(Telugu)
- ^ http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/05/26/stories/2003052601930400.htm Nijam(Telugu)
External links
- Shakeela at IMDb
- India Daily story: The soft porn queen of India Shakeela decides to tell her life story
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