Sree Leela has never been known for her acting talent. She is popular because of her dancing skills and her cuteness. Moreover, she is easily the epitome of brainless roles. In 'Skanda', she was seen as the daughter of a Chief Minister. Despite her power, privilege and status, she engages in juvenile talk with a misbehaving stranger (Ram Pothineni). In 'Aadikesava', debutant filmmaker Srikanth Reddy cast Sree Leela in the role of an entrepreneur who behaves as though she has never come across a decent man all her life. The moment she bumps into the hero (Vaisshnav Tej), she is disarmed by his generosity and gentlemanly demeanour. This despite she being a serial charity-giver herself in the film. In 'Extra - Ordinary Man', Sree Leela is Likitha, a billionaire who doesn't know the basics of business operations. She has to be saved by our hero (Nithiin), whom she befriends because she had watched him as an extra in a movie!
The most sought-after actress for desperately dumb roles is now holding out a threat: actual performance. Speaking in a presser yesterday meant to promote Robinhood, she stated that this time she will impress the audience with her acting, not just dances.
Sree Leela's acting talent has been evidently scary. One hopes she was just kidding yesterday. Robinhood, starring Nithiin in the lead, hits the cinemas on March 28th.
