More than just a pretty face
PROVOKE Lifestyle|August 2022
A DOCTOR IN THE MAKING AND A TALENTED STAR…HERE’S MORE ON WHY WE’RE CRUSHING ON SREE LEELA
NAMITA GUPTA
More than just a pretty face

 Sree Leela has been a busy bee juggling her medical studies and a thriving career acting in Telugu and Kannada movies. Some of the much awaited movies include Dhamaka directed by Trinathrao Nakkina, Anaganaga Oka Raju directed by Kalyan Shankar,

Dubari directed by Nanda Kishore, PVT04 directed by Srikanth N Reddy, besides a whole lot of interesting projects that are being signed up.

1. Where did you study? How did you enter the film industry?

I did most of my schooling in Bangalore and then got into medicine. Getting into the film industry was accidental. I wanted to be a doctor from the beginning but I was also very interested in dance. I would come back and imitate the people I met and certain actors too. I was basically an entertainment source at home and now I’m an entertainment source for a wider audience.

2. Can you recall some of your favourite childhood memories as a Bharatanatyam dancer?

I started dancing when I was three years old. Just when I started walking I was already dancing. I did my arangetram when I was eight years old. My guru was Savita Arun and I loved my childhood as dance was an everyday part of me. Every single day I had to dance and it was a way to express myself. As a kid I went to various places around Karnataka and Andhra for my performances. Most of my performances were in temples and mutts.

3. You share a special bond with your mother. Tell us more?

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