 Some of her notable subjects and choreographies include "Kubja", "Kalyani", "Silappadikaram" and "Swapnavasavadattam".Rele's association with the Malayalam poet and scholar Kavalam Narayana Panicker led to her introduction to Sopana Sangeetham and creation of choreographic pieces set to Sopana Sangeetam's talas.Rele has credited Kavalam's compositions as being inspirational for several of her choreographies that "highlight the trauma of women in society based on women characters in mythology".