'D55': Sreeleela Joins Dhanush's Film With Rajkumar Periasamy

The star cast of Dhanush's upcoming Tamil film, directed by Rajkumar Periasamy, just got bigger. Telugu actress Sreeleela has joined the team, as announced by production company Wunderbar Films. "You didn't see this coming Welcoming the dazzling damsel @sreeleela14 on board #D55," their post on X read. They also posted pictures of the team.

It was also recently announced that Sai Abhyankkar will compose the film's music. The film will mark the director's first on-screen collaboration with Dhanush. Dhanush also has Kara, with director Vignesh Raja and actor Mamitha Baiju, awaiting a release date. The upcoming film is headed for a summer 2026 release and is written by Vignesh Raja and Alfred Prakash. Theni Eswar, Sreejith Sarang and Mayapandi will make up the remaining technical crew. Vignesh grew to fame for directing the investigative thriller Por Thozhil, co-starring Ashok Selvan and Sarathkumar in 2023.

Director Rajkumar Periasamy, meanwhile, last delivered a blockbuster with Amaran, starring Sivakarthikeyan, Sai Pallavi and Geetha Kailasam in 2024. Dhanush was last seen in his own directorial, the Tamil film Idli Kadai, as well as Aanand L Rai's Tere Ishk Mein, alongside Kriti Sanon. Written by Himanshu Sharma and Neeraj Yadav, Tere Ishk Mein also starred Prakash Raj, Ravi Kishan and Priyanshu Painyulli. With music by AR Rahman and lyrics by Irshad Kamil, the film was produced by T-Series and Colour Yellow Productions. The film became the first ₹100 crore Bollywood grosser for Dhanush, who had earlier appeared in Hindi titles like Raanjhanaa, Shamitabh—co-starring Amitabh Bachchan—and Atrangi Re, which was a direct-to-streaming release during the pandemic.

Sreeleela, on the other hand, was last seen in Sudha Kongara's Parasakthi. The Tamil film co-starred Sivakarthikeyan, Ravi Mohan, and Atharvaa, and was released earlier in January. The Telugu actress also had Mass Jathara with Ravi Teja and Junior with Kireeti Reddy in Telugu last year.