Krishna Leela (2015 film)
| Krishna Leela | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Shashank |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Shashank |
| Produced by | Ajay Rao |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shekhar Chandra |
| Edited by | Naveen Raj |
| Music by | Sridhar V. Sambhram |
Production company | Sri Krishna Arts and Creations |
| Distributed by |
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Release date |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Krishna Leela is a 2015 Indian Kannada romance film written directed by Shashank and produced by Ajay Rao, making his debut at production under the Shree Krishna Arts and Creations banner. Besides Rao, the film features Mayuri Kyatari, making her film debut and Rangayana Raghu in pivotal roles.Director Shashank had revealed that the movie was inspired by a true incident that happened in 2010 in Bangalore. The film released on 20 March 2015 to positive reviews by critics. It completed the 100 days run successfully across Karnataka in cinema halls.[1] This movie was remade in Bengali in 2021 as Miss Call.
Cast[]
- Ajai Rao as Smile Krishna
- Mayuri Kyatari as Leela
- Rangayana Raghu as a police inspector Chandrashekar
- Shobhraj
- Dharmendra Urs
- Achyuth Kumar as Krishna's father
- Tabla Nani as Lawyer Parameshwar
- Bullet Prakash
- Sadhu Kokila
- Suchendra Prasad
- Mico Nagaraj
- Vijay Chendoor as Bawa[2]
- Sharada
- Lakshmi Raj
- Shwetha Srinivas
- Anusha
- Chikkahejjaji Mahadev
- Shivakumar Aradhya
- Umesh Thalya
- Auto Nagaraj
- Sindhu Lokanath in a cameo appearance as Sindhu
- Sneha Acharya as Vibha, Leela's friend
Soundtrack[]
| Krishna Leela | |
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| Soundtrack album by Sridhar V. Sambhram | |
| Released | November 2014 |
| Recorded | good film |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Language | Kannada |
| Label | Anand Audio |
Sridhar V. Sambhram scored the film's background music and composed for its soundtrack, who also wrote the lyrics for the track "Pesal Man". Shashank, Sri Harsha, Shiva Thejasvi and Sai Sarvesh penned lyrics for other tracks. The soundtrack album consisting of six tracks in total featured actors Upendra and Puneeth Rajkumar singing a track each.[3] The track "Muttlilla Murililla" drew flack due to its controversial lyrics.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Phonammangu Simmappangu" | Shashank | Upendra | |
| 2. | "Pesal Man" | Sridhar V. Sambhram | Puneeth Rajkumar | |
| 3. | "Muttlilla Murililla" | Sri Harsha | Naveen Sajju | |
| 4. | "Mathaadro" | Shiva Thejasvi | Shashank Sheshagiri | |
| 5. | "Krishna Calling" | Shiva Thejasvi, Sai Sarvesh | Tippu, Apoorva Sridhar | |
| 6. | "Kaadiruve Ninagagi" | Shashank | Shreya Ghoshal |
Awards and nominations[]
| Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 63rd Filmfare Awards South | Best Film | Sri Krishna Arts and Creations | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Director | Shashank | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Ajay Rao | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Mayuri Kyatari | Nominated | ||
| Best Music Director | V. Sridhar | Won | ||
| IIFA Utsavam 2015 | Best Picture | Sri Krishna Arts and Creations | Nominated | [6] [7] |
| Best Director | Shashank | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance In A Leading Role – Male | Ajay Rao | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance In A Leading Role – Female | Mayuri Kyatari | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance In A Supporting Role – Male | Rangayana Raghu | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance In A Supporting Role – Female | Lakshmi Raj | Won | ||
| Best Performance In A Comic Role | Achyuth Kumar | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance In A Negative Role | Dharmendra Urs | Nominated | ||
| Best Music Direction | V. Sridhar | Nominated | ||
| Best Lyrics | Shashank (for "Kadiruve Ninagagi") | Nominated | ||
| Best Playback Singer - Male | Tippu (for "Krishna Calling") | Nominated | ||
| Best Playback Singer - Male | Shashank Sheshagiri (for "Maathaadro") | Nominated | ||
| Best Playback Singer - Female | Apoorva Sridhar (for "Krishna Calling") | Nominated | ||
| 2015 Karnataka State Film Awards | Best Family Entertainer | Shashank | Won | [8] |
| Best Screenplay | Shashank Raghu Kovi |
Won | ||
| Best Music Director | V. Sridhar | Won |
References[]
- ^ Krishna Leela 50
- ^ Sharadhaa, A. (9 January 2018). "Nograj's side kicks Vijay and Sumukhi are kick-ass in Humble Politician". New Indian Express.
- ^ "Puneeth song in Krishna Leela". Indiaglitz. 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Shashank cross limit". Indiaglitz. 23 December 2014.
- ^ "63rd Filmfare Awards And The Nominees". Filmibeat. 8 June 2016.
- ^ "'Srimanthudu', 'Rangitaranga' win laurels at IIFA Utsavam". The Indian Express. 27 January 2016.
- ^ "Srimanthudu and Rangitaranga dominate IIFA awards". The News Minute. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Karnataka State Film Awards, 2015: Full List
External links[]
- 2015 films
- Kannada-language films
- 2010s Kannada-language films
- Indian films
- Indian romantic drama films
- 2015 romantic drama films
- Kannada films remade in other languages