Generally roles of heroines are just confined to only songs and romantic scenes. However few heroines are increasing expectations of the movie lovers with their performances. Samantha, Keerthy Suresh, Anushka, Nayanatara, Kajal Agarwal, Tamannaah and Rakul Preet Singh usually prefer to chose performance oriented roles.
Samantha attracted with her performances in Rangasthalam, Mahanati, Abhimanyudu and U-Turn. She is now signing films selectively. Anushka is not seen after Baahubali and Bhaagamathie. She is signing films that elevate her stardom.
Keerthy Suresh after attaining stardom with Mahanati did not sign a Telugu project till now. Nayanatara is starring in Chiranjeevi's Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy. Tamannaah is doing roles in F2 and Sye Raa. Rakul and Rashi Khanna too are signing films that give scope to perform. They are starring in NTR biopic featuring Balakrishna.
