 After completing her master's degree, she shifted her base to Mumbai, where she worked as an associate screenplay writer in popular shows like "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai" (Star Plus), "Bhagyavidhata" (Color TV), "Sasural Simar Ka" (Color TV), "Saubhagyavati Bhava" (Life OK), "Navya" (Star Plus), "Uttaran" (Color TV), and "Parvarish" (Sony TV).She worked as a screenplay writer in a popular soap, "Badalte Rishtey" telecasted in ETV Kannada , Ishq ka Rang Safed (Colors TV) and Sankha Sindura telecasted in Tarang TV, Odisa.In 2013, Malla wrote 30-minute Nepali film "Pratibimba" which was directed by Ashok Yadav and produced by 360 Degree Mountain Films.