Actor Shakeela posted a video on her YouTube channel revealing that she had to undergo neck surgery costing ₹ 3 lakh. She had serious health complications following what she described as an addiction to mobile gaming and watching videos on her phone. The actor posted a video in which she also resorted to self-trolling, but advised parents to keep children away from phones.
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She also revealed that the surgery to correct the damage from that cost her ₹ 3 lakh. Shakeela posted a vlog on her YouTube in which she’s seen at Medway Hospital in Chennai, and after being brought home, she mentioned that Dr Balamurugan had performed her surgery . The actor was advised to wear a neck collar till she’s recovered. The actor addressed the camera, saying she would spend long hours lying on her side playing games and watching videos.
About Shakeela’s career and fame
C Shakeela Begum was born in Chennai. Her mother, Chand Beegam, hails from Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, while her father, Chandbasha, was from Tamil Nadu. At one point, Shakeela was so famous that her adult films were dubbed into all Indian languages and even into Nepalese, Chinese, and Sinhala.
In 1995, she debuted with the Tamil film Playgirls, which also starred Silk Smitha . But it was the 2000 Malayalam film Kinnara Thumbikal that skyrocketed her career. In 2002, Shakeela announced that she would no longer do such films and began accepting mainstream roles. Life came full circle for the actor in 2023, when Netflix roped her in for a promotional video titled Shakeela’s Driving School to promote the web series, Sex Education.
She dropped out of school before completing her secondary education and, due to financial constraints, tried her hand at modelling and film.
She has starred in films featuring Mohanlal, Vijay , Mahesh Babu, and others since then.
