Sex siren Shakeela managed to find small roles in Tamil and Telugu filmdom, once her magic waned in Malluwood. Now, she has managed to gain ground in Tamil filmdom with a few gritty roles. She is currently acting along with Livingston in Sorry Ennakku Kalyanam Ayiduchu and an important role in Ariya Pasanga. She has also been assigned to play ion a couple of other movies in Kollywood. Shakeela says she is happy to reinvent herself as a comedy actress. "It is nice to make people happy and laughing". From a fleshy mass to funny bone, Shakeela body of work is interesting.