In early 2012, she starred in the Kollywood film "Nanban", a remake of the 2009 Hindi film "3 Idiots" directed by S. Shankar. The film opened to high positive reviews from critics praising the performance. It became a major financial success, nett at AP box office on its first week. Her next release was the action comedy "Julayi", written and directed by Trivikram Srinivas. D'cruz was featured as Madhu opposite Allu Arjun. The film opened to positive reviews and became the third biggest hit in 2012 and biggest hit in Telugu. She then starred in Puri Jagannadh's comedy "Devudu Chesina Manushulu". In this film she played the role of a taxi driver. The film received mixed reviews and eventually under-performed at the box office.