“Initially I had problem in pronouncing Odia dialogues. “I have worked in one or two Bengali serials at that time with Soumitra Chatopadhaya,” said Sreela. I have essayed different roles while working in more than 20 Odia serials like Topae Sundar, Tupuru Tapuru, Sankha Sindura, Devi, Tapasya and Jay Jagannath among others,” she said. “The Odia serial ‘Manara Manisha’, which was telecasted in DD-1 weekly, was my first serial. I worked for the serial till it ended,” she added. “I played the role Sweta, the mother of Chandan. Sreela has also worked for seven years in the Odia TV serial ‘To Agana Ra Tulasi Mu’. Then I got an offer to work in the Odia movie ‘Prema Adhei Akhyara’,” she added. “After marriage, I took a break of eight years for my son. But after getting offer in ‘Gangasiuli’, I started my career in acting,” she said. “Initially, I was giving priority to the dance. Srinivash had come to Kolkata to choose the heroine of his movie and selected me. So I became Sreela Tripathy from Sreela Das and settled in Odisha,” she revealed.Ībout her journey to Odisha, Sreela said, “I am basically a classical dancer and have done post-graduation in Bharatnatyam and Kathak. We fell in love during the shooting and got married. “Srinivash Tripathy was both the director and music director of ‘Gangasiuli’. It was during the shooting for the movie when cupid struck. I was the heroine and Muna Khan was the hero.” My first Odia film was ‘Gangasiuli’ (1998). Speaking of her foray into tinsel town, Sreela shared, “I was born and brought up in Kolkata. Helmed by debutant director Satyajit Das, the movie is set to hit the screens soon. She will also make her debut in Bengali cinema with ‘Paintings in the Dark’, essaying the lead role of Joaana. Over a career spanning over 20 years, she has worked in as many Odia movies such as ‘Tu mo Suna Tu Mo Hira’, ‘Dadi’, ‘Kie Se Dakuchi Kauthi Mate’, ‘Hero’, ‘Criminal’, etc. She will play the role of Bhauja (sister-in-law) of the hero. Sreela will be seen in the Odia movie, ‘From Me To U’, which will be released on November 1. Bhubaneswar: Bilingual actress Sreela Tripathy is busy shuttling between Bhubaneswar and Kolkata these days, shooting simultaneously for both Odia and Bengali movies.
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