though shamna kasim aka poorna couldnt make it big in mtown she isflying high in tollywood and kollywood the actress candidly says she doesnt have any regret as other industries are welcoming her with open arms a lot of powerful roles are coming my way from tamil and telugu and i am happy with the way my career is progressing says shamna adding that she has a different image in each state shamna is a hot star for malayalis but for my telugu and tamil audience poorna is a girl nextdoor that is because i have mostly played village belle or deglam characters in these industries whatever peoples perception about me is im happy says the actress adding that mollywood directors are ignoring actresses from their own state there are several talented malayali actresses but still mtown directors choose actresses from other states quiz her about her upcoming malayalam movies and shamna says after donning an item number in rajadhi raja i got a string of offers to perform similar characters but i consciously rejected all those offers as i dont want to be tagged as an item girl in fact i feel its some kind of a curse that if we do a particular role then throughout the year we will be called for similar roles so does she regret doing an item number in the mammoottystarrer not at all it was a beautiful peppy folk number and i enjoyed shooting for it moreover it didnt have any vulgarity says shamna meanwhile shamna has been roped in to play a key role in an untitled telugu film opposite varun sandesh the actress is also globetrotting with her dance shows she is currently gearing up for a monthlong show in the us which will be directed by siddiquelal