Meanwhile she does love the affection and love shown by public towards her. Her friends are surprised when they see their friend as a meek, obedient and shy girl in the serial. Even her dressing style is different from that of Shalini. â€œIn the serial when someone slaps on my face, mother giggles and says, â€œat least someone could slap you on screenâ€, says a bubbly Shelly. Shalini on the other hand is timid and is very much an introvert. â€œI am lively, critical, bold and says my opinion in mattersâ€, she says. Talking about her character â€˜Shaliniâ€™ Shelly says that she in every way different from her. Meanwhile, Shelly is cast in Tamil director Ramâ€™s latest flick â€˜Thanka Meenkalâ€™. However she expressed her sadness over the fact the serial actress never get selected for roles in Malayalam films.

â€˜It was a good experienceâ€™, says Shelly. The film was directed by Shankar Ramakrishnan. She did the role of a school girl opposite to Maniyanpillai Raju. Amids this she also got the chance to play a role in director Ranjithâ€™s portmanteau film Kerala CafÃ©. Shelly received the State Governmentâ€™s award for best actress in a serial for her role in the serial â€˜Thaniyeâ€™, also aired in Amritha TV. She has a sister Shibily who works as a teacher. Her mother Sheela is a housewife and her elder brother is married and works in America. Her father J Nabu kumar is a civil engineer in Dubai. However her introduction in public shows dates back to the year 2000, when she was chosen as the second runner up for the Miss Flower Show contest helad at Kanakakunnu, Trivandrum. At that time she was doing her PG in E-Governance. Kishore is the Production Controller of Kunkumapovu. She was selected for her role in the serial upon her husband, Kishore C Menon's request.

Shelly doesn't have any resemblance to the ever moody Shalini in Kunkumapoovu. She enjoys when someone says that she looks like that serial girl.It is my luck,says Shelly. She lives with her husband in their home in Trivandrum and enjoys to walk through the busy streets without getting noticed. A person visiting her home may be taken by surprise because there is little to choose between her and the role Shalini in the serial Kunkumapoovu telecast by Asianet.

Shelly is a person of contrasts.She is shy on screen but bold in real life.

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