Because of the roles' short durations and low character weights, she declined to play Manju Warrier's character in Thunivu with ajith kumar and trisha as Thalapathy's wife in Leo. sai pallavi is a firm believer in choosing parts that give the narrative and the character equal weight. manju warrier co-starred with ajith kumar in the movie Thunivu. She portrays Kanmani, a partner in a bank robbery with Ajith's character Dark Devil/Michael Jackson.
About Leo, it is rumored that trisha krishnan will portray Thalapathy Vijay's wife in the movie. One of the biggest films to come out of the South is Leo. sai pallavi, meantime, enjoyed box office success with her most recent film, Gargi. She has since been cast as Sivakarthikeyan's co-star in Rajkumar Periaswam's untitled movie. The film, currently titled SK21, was financed by Kamal Haasan's production company raj Productions in association with sony Pictures Films India.