Recently, Malayalam actress Shakeela, who is known for her soft-porn movies, said that she fell in love with the producer Maniyanpilla Raju, who helped her out during a major crisis in her life.

The actress was part of the producer's film Chotta Mumbai, which had Mohanlal in the lead role. During the film shooting, Shakeela's mother fell ill and had to undergo surgery immediately. When the actress approached the producer, he gave Shakeela her entire salary beforehand though she had to shoot a lot more portions for the movie.

Shakeela was moved by the gesture and developed a liking for the producer, which later turned into love. In an interview with a local media house, the actress narrated the whole experience and added that she gave a love letter to Maniyanpilla Raju but never got a reply from him.

The news went viral across social media and turned out to be the talk of the town in Malayalam film industry.

Now, Maniyanpilla Raju has come forward with his side of the story. The producer agreed to have given money to the actress in advance but denied receiving any love letter from the actress.

He was quoted as saying, "Yes, I had given money when Shakeela's mother was admitted to a hospital. But I was not aware of the fact that she loved me. She used to come to the shooting spot in her own vehicle, and after completing the filming, she used to go in the same vehicle. To be very clear about this affair, I have not received any love letter or kind of romantic requests from the actress."

Shakeela is yet to react to the statements made by the producer.

Meanwhile, a biopic is being made on the life story of Shakeela. Titled Shakeela: Not A Porn Star, the film has Richa Chadha playing the role of the Malayalam actress.

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