Leela Rammohan Rao was introduced to the world of Bharatnatyam when she was 5 years old in Bangalore. She then moved to Madras and was fortunate to have received the training directly from the legendary master, Padmasri Natyakala Kesari Late Sri Vazhuvoor Ramiah Pillai. After the demise of Sri Ramiah Pillai, Leela was trained by Kalaimamani Sri Kunjidapadam Pillai, from the Kathumannar Muthukumara Pillai school. Leela later on sought training from the maestro Kalaimamani Mrs. K J Sarasa, a disciple of the doyen Vazhuvoor Ramiaih Pillai. She learned from the expert teacher for several years. She obtained training in Abhinaya from Padmabhushan Mrs. Kalanidhi Narayanan, the leading exponent and authority in the field and Mrs. Anuradha Jaganathan. Leela is appreciated by critics and art-lovers for her expressive talents in the art. Nattuvangam (Art of conducting Bharatnatyam recitals) Seeking to delve into the teaching and conducting aspects of the art, Leela developed her expertise in Nattuvangam under the able tutelage of Mrs. Kamala Rani of Kalakshetra. The proficient and rigorous training in music from her mother, Mrs. Sarojini Sundaresan, in the laya-rich Alathur style and in Konnakol (the art verbally rendering Mridangam sollukattus) from the notable Mridangam artist Late Sri. M.N Kanadaswamy has aided her in fortifying the rhythmic aspects of Bharatnatyam. She has been appreciated by several critics for her precise and musical rendering of the Sollukattus.

Having been trained by such leading Gurus in the art, Leela now does her own choreography for rare and popular compositions. She has also choreographed several intricate pieces of Mrs.Sarojini Sundaresan and presented it in her concerts and taught to many of her students.

She has performed in several leading dance festivals and her concerts have been telecast on the television network in India and elsewhere. Leela has performed year after year in the music and dance festivals held during the month December in Chennai, India in popular concert platforms such as Mylapore Fine Arts, Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha, Nungambakkam Cultural Academy, Suswara and many others. Her concert has been the inaugural program on several occasions and have been telecast She has also performed in the UK and the USA.

Leela trains students in the traditional dance form. Her students are of different nationalities. Many of her students have won accolades in notable competitions. She combines her capabilities as a qualified musician in training her students in the musical aspects of Bharatnatyam as well. Her students emerge out of her complete training not only as able performers but also as qualified teachers and choreographers.

Leela has been presented by television networks in India and the UK as a multi-faceted personality. She has been interviewed by several international televisions networks in the UK and India such as Jaya TV, Deepam TV, Doordharshan and CEEI TV.

Leela is a very capable painter in different media and has won accolades in solo and joint exhibitions of her paintings on canvas and other forms as well. She has often donated proceeds of her paintings for many deserving causes of human welfare in developing countries.

She is also the President of GoodWin Asset Management Inc. a Florida-based investment management firm, where she lives with her husband who is a Pulmonary/ Critical Care/ Sleep Disorders specialist.