









A film by Sraiyanti with Mohana & Leela Rani
India | 2025 | Creative Documentary | 30' | Tamil
Produced by Storiculture












Mohana, the visionary president of Tamil Nadu’s first women-led auto-rickshaw union, shoulders the exhilarating and daunting task of building something that has never existed before. What begins as a dream of dignity and access soon reveals its true cost: leadership, risk, and the weight of carrying many futures at once.
At her side is Leela Rani - fellow driver, confidante, and counterforce - whose fiery, unyielding spirit collides with Mohana’s quiet resolve. Together, they navigate the systemic discrimination of a deeply male-dominated profession.
Despite their differing approaches to daily injustices, their bond remains an unshakeable force. In their wake, a growing network of women drivers begin to take shape, each drawn by the promise of equal opportunity and the possibility of something larger than themselves.
On the bustling streets of Chennai, their daily negotiations for space build into a quiet mobility revolution fueled by grit, the enduring power of sisterhood, and collective strength.


Mohana has the uncanny ability to turn the longest, most winding thought into a crisp sentence in under a minute.
President, Veera Pengal Munnetra Sangam – Tamil Nadu's first women-led auto drivers' union. In 2025, she was recognised by WRI India for her leadership in transforming Chennai's streets.

Leela Rani gives the best hugs if you're in her good books and the deadliest stares if you get her upset.
Among the first women in Chennai to train as an auto driver, and one of the senior-most members of Veera Pengal Munnetra Sangam.
