Krishna Leela (2015 film)
| Krishna Leela | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Shashank |
| Produced by | Ajai Rao |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Shashank |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Sridhar V. Sambhram |
| Cinematography | Shekhar Chandra |
| Edited by | Naveen Raj |
Production company |
Sri Krishna Arts and Creations |
| Distributed by |
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Release dates |
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Running time | 151 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Krishna Leela (Kannada: ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಲೀಲಾ) 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.
The film released on 20 March 2015 to positive reviews by critics. It completed the 100 days run successfully across Karnataka in about 15 cinema halls.[1]
Cast
- Ajai Rao as Smile Krishna
- Mayuri Kyatari as Flower Leela
- Rangayana Raghu as a police inspector
- Shobhraj
- Dharmendra Urs
- Achyuth Kumar as Krishna's father
- Tabla Nani
- Bullet Prakash
- Sadhu Kokila
- Suchendra Prasad
- Mico Nagaraj
- Vijay Chendur
- Sharada
- Lakshmi Raj
- Shwetha Srinivas
- Anusha
- Chikkahejjaji Mahadev
- Shivakumar Aradhya
- Umesh Thalya
- Auto Nagaraj
- Sindhu Lokanath in a cameo appearance as Sindhu
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.[2] The track "Muttlilla Murililla" drew flack due to its controversial lyrics.[3]
| Track list | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 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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| IIFA Utsavam 2015 | Best Picture | Sri Krishna Arts and Creations | Nominated | [4] [5] |
| 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 | ||
| Karnataka State Film Awards 2015 | Best Family Entertainer | Shashank | Won | [6] |
| Best Screenplay | Shashank Raghu Kovi |
Won | ||
| Best Music Director | V. Sridhar | Won |
References
- ↑ Krishna Leela 50
- ↑ "Puneeth song in Krishna Leela". Indiaglitz. 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "Shashank cross limit". Indiaglitz. 23 December 2014.
- ↑ "'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