Krishna and His Leela

Krishna and His Leela
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Directed by	Ravikanth Perepu
Written by	Ravikanth Perepu Siddu Jonnalagadda
Produced by	Sanjay Reddy Rana Daggubati (Presents)
Starring	Siddu Jonnalagadda Shraddha Srinath Seerat Kapoor Shalini Vadnikatti
Cinematography	Shaneil Deo Sai Prakash U
Edited by	Garry BH Ravikanth Perepu Siddu Jonnalagadda
Music by	Sricharan Pakala
Production companies	Suresh Productions Viacom18 Motion Pictures
Distributed by	Netflix
Release date	25 June 2020 (2020-06-25)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Krishna and His Leela is a 2020 Indian Telugu-language romantic comedy film directed by Ravikanth Perepu who co-wrote the film with Siddu Jonnalagadda. The film is produced by Suresh Productions and Viacom18 Motion Pictures. It stars Jonnalagadda, Shraddha Srinath, Seerat Kapoor and Shalini Vadnikatti. This is Perepu's second film after 2016 mystery-thriller Kshanam.^[1] The music was composed by Sricharan Pakala. The film was released directly on Netflix on 25 June 2020.^[2]

Plot[]

In Vizag, Sathya breaks up with Krishna and moves to Bangalore. After going through a phase of depression, Krishna decides to move on and meets Radha, and they begin dating. Krishna receives a job offer in an IT firm in Bangalore, and leaves after deciding to maintain a long-distance relationship with Radha.

In Bangalore, Krishna meets his sister Arya’s roommate Rukhsar, and forms a close friendship with her. He also meets and reconnects with Sathya, and tells Radha about his friendship with Sathya. Radha arrives in Bangalore a fortnight later, and they all take a vacation to Coorg. After returning to Bangalore, Radha leaves back to Vizag. Over the next few weeks Krishna and Sathya get closer, and the former begins to drift apart from Radha. This leads to their eventual breakup. One night, while spending the night with Sathya, Krishna ends up sleeping with her, and they reconcile, starting a relationship again.

However, Radha returns to Bangalore, telling Krishna she became pregnant after their trip to Coorg, but was able to take contraceptives in time. A guilt-ridden Krishna lies to Radha that he is not in touch with Sathya, and reconciles with her, simultaneously dating the two girls. Arya’s marriage is fixed, and despite Krishna’s reluctance, their estranged father is invited to the wedding. During the wedding, Krishna struggles to manage Sathya and Radha, fabricating several lies, and his plight is understood by his father. The latter advices Krishna to be practical and make a choice between the two girls, a mistake he himself had committed during Krishna’s childhood. Krishna pays heed to the advice and confesses to the two girls that he has been cheating on them, and they both leave him.

On Rukhsar’s advice, Krishna takes a road-trip and writes a book about his misadventures with Sathya and Radha, and publishes the book under the title Krishna and His Leela. The book is a success, and during a meet and greet, reveals that he maintains a good friendship with the two girls, Radha having settled abroad and Sathya getting married the following month. At an after-party following the marriage, Krishna approaches Rukhsar and asks her to marry him, to which she looks back in shock.

Cast[]

Production[]

In March 2017, Rana Daggubati was reported to collaborate with Ravikanth Perepu (of Kshanam fame), by presenting his upcoming project. Rana decided to present the project after Perepu narrated the script to the former and got impressed with the storyline, although the details were undeciphered.^[3] In May 2017, it was reported that Shraddha Srinath and Seerat Kapoor will play the female leads, opposite Siddhu Jonnalagada (of Guntur Talkies fame) as the protagonist.^[4][5] While no details were revealed about the project, on August 2019, the makers announced the film's title as Krishna and His Leela, and the makers also wrapped the shoot in Kashmir.^[6]

Release[]

Krishna and His Leela was scheduled for a theatrical release on 1 May 2020,^[7] but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the makers opted for a direct digital release on Netflix, from 25 June 2020 and later released on Aha from 4 July 2020.^[8]

Soundtrack[]

Reception[]

Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South wrote "Krishna And His Leela never rises above “casual” and “breezy”: it doesn’t sting. But that’s not really a deal-breaker. But What’s interesting in these “new-gen” movies — especially in the context of Telugu cinema — is how interestingly, how consistently the women are written."^[9] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu reviewed "The film navigates tricky corners of confused relationships with humour".^[10]

References[]

External links[]

• Krishna and His Leela at IMDb