[8] Correia had previously worked in the water resources department of the Goa Government before getting his big break at age 24 in 1998 as a professional comedian in John D'Silva's tiatr Vatt (Way).

[3] He was also cast by other notable Goan tiatr directors like Mario Menezes,[15] Comedian Sally,[16] C. D'Silva, Pascoal Rodrigues and Milagres de Chandor.

[8] After attaining much success in his tiatr career, Correia went on a global tour with his troupe in places like United Kingdom, Paris, The Middle East[23] to perform for his audience.

Raza Jeita Kombo Choita and 8 Dis (8 Days)[25] remain his only and most popular productions till date, which resulted in a tremendous positive response from the Goan diaspora in the United Kingdom.

He was also seen acting in his last Konkani film, Rong (Colour) directed by Aggi Rod and produced by Joywin Fernandes, which was posthumously released on YouTube on 24 August 2022.

On 15 July 2022, he visited the South Goa District Hospital in Margao for a checkup during which he was informed by the examining specialist that his diabetes and haemoglobin levels were showing negative signs.

Selvy's elder son, Myron Correia, informed the media that his father's diabetes was under control but the blood platelet count was still low.