At the time, she was only in 8th standard and was cast as a VJ for various shows on the leading Malayalam TV channel, Asianet.
[1][2] Melissa ranked first in her school and state with a final percentage of 97.33% in the CBSE Class X Board Exams.
She then secured the SIA Youth scholarship awarded by the Ministry of Education, Singapore to study towards her GCE A Levels at Meridian Junior College.
Believing that it would be a good learning and growth experience for her, Melissa took up the opportunity and moved to Singapore at the age of 16.
[8] She played the challenging role of the character Amina, a village girl from Lakshadweep who reaches Mumbai and undergoes transformation.