People
in
Kerala
are
yet
to
forget
the
news
about
model-turned-actress
Leena
Maria
Paul's
cheating
case,
here
is
another
Mallu
girl
whose
name
is
dragged
in
the
Solar
scam.
She
is
none
other
than
small-time
Malayalam
actress
Shalu
Menon,
whose
close
links
with
kingpin
Biju
Radhakrishnan
have
made
the
police
put
her
activities
under
the
magnifying
glass.
But
she
has
denied
her
involvement
in
the
energy
equipment
scam.
It
is
reported
with
the
help
of
Shalu
Menon,
Biju
Radhakrishnan
embezzled
Rs
25
lakh
from
NRK
businessman
Rafiq
Aly.
Speaking
to
media
at
her
residence
at
Perunna
in
Changanassery,
she
said
that
she
was
unaware
of
Biju's
background
and
his
tainted
business
activities.
She
added
that
she
and
her
mother
got
acquainted
with
Biju
around
nine
months
ago
and
maintained
a
good
relationship
with
him.
Meanwhile,
Shalu
Menon
claims
that
she
herself
was
cheated
by
Biju
Radhakrishnan.
"I
was
unaware
of
Biju's
criminal
background.
I
had
paid
Rs
20
lakh
for
setting
up
a
solar
panel
for
my
new
house
and
dance
school
at
Thiruvalla.
However,
it
was
only
later
I
realised
that
I
was
duped," New
Indian
Express
quotes
the
actress
as
saying.
Shalu
Menon
is
very
upset
with
some
media
establishments
for
publishing
baseless
reports
that
maligned
her
reputation.
She
says
that
she
would
file
a
defamation
case
against
them.
"Let
them
produce
evidence.
I
would
file
defamation
suits
against
media
firms
that
publish
baseless
reports
that
denigrate
an
unmarried
woman," the
actress
said.
Shalu
Menon
-
Bharathanatyam
Dancer
Shalu
Menon
is
a
Bharathanatyam
dancer
and
she
is
a
very
senior
disciple
of
Padmabhushan
Dr
Padma
Subrahmanyam
renowned
Indian
classical
dancer.
Shalu's
Dance
Training
She
grew
up
in
an
atmosphere
of
music
and
dance
and
her
formal
training
started
when
she
was
five
years
old
under
her
grandfather
Natyacharyan
Sri
Tripunithura
Aravindakasha
Menon.
Shalu's
Dance
Teachers
Shalu
has
also
been
under
the
guidance
of
the
eminent
Dancer
Regatta
Girija.
Embellished
her
talents
through
training
from
guru's
Mrs
Chitra
Visweswaran,
Mr
Venkitesh,
RLV
Pradeep
and
Nandankode
Vinayachandran.
Shalu
Is
A
Dance
Choreographer
Apart
from
her
dance,
she
is
a
talented
choreographer
too.
Shalu
Menon
received
innumerable
accolades
for
her
outstanding
talent
in
classical
dance.
She
is
the
Principle
and
Chief
Faculty
in
Jayakerala
School
of
Performing
Arts
in
Kerala.
Acting
Career
Of
Shalu
Shalu
Menon
is
also
well
known
TV
and
Cine
artist.
She
has
played
important
roles
in
movies
like
Rakshakan,
Indrajith,
Kakkakuyil
and
Pathiramanal.
She
has
appeared
in
several
TV
serials
aired
on
channels
like
Asianet,
Surya
TV
and
Amrita.