Shakeela is one of the well-known actress of South India. She is known for doing glamorous roles in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada. The actress made her debut with the film Playgirls in Tamil and went in to do many Malayalam films. she then did some Telugu films and a couple of Kannada films through out her career. The actress became known for softcore pornography films. The actress announced in 2001 that show will no longer be a part of soft-porn movies. The actress then became famous recently after participating in the television reality show Cook With Comali season 2.
Galatta media organised a fans meet for the famous actress Shakeela where she shared many personal insights and experiences. The host of the event asked about rumours that Mammootty and Mohanlal has been trying to ban the her films in the industry. Shakeela said “It is true, But they did not call for ban of my films. I am a big fan of Mohanlal and I don’t have anything against Mammookka (Mammooty). I have heard that he was the one who influenced this matter too much and that is all I known about it". The actress added, "Recently, I went to a Shivan temple and the chairman of the temple had asked Mammukka (if they could call me)and he said 'surely caller her, When cinema was about to close, that girl gave a hand (in reviving it)."
The actress Shakeela then said “it will be present everywhere. They invest Rs 4 crores on a movie and if we do a film with Rs 15 lakhs budget and causes the other film to flop everyone will have that fear. It must have happened probably, but they didn’t ban my films. I can put it this way, before they can ban me I called for a press meet and announced I will no longer act in soft-porn films. That’s my data-style.”