Krishna Leela (2015 film)

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Krishna Leela
2015 Kannada film Krishna Leela theatrical release poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Shashank
Written by
  • Shashank
  • Raghu Kovi
Produced by Ajay Rao
Starring
CinematographyShekhar Chandra
Edited byNaveen Raj
Music by Sridhar V. Sambhram
Production
companies
Sri Krishna Arts and Creations
Distributed by
  • Shankar Enterprises
  • Ram Jagadish Films
  • Anand Kumar
  • Om Sai Release
Release date
  • 20 March 2015 (2015-03-20)
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Kannada

Krishna Leela is a 2015 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama written and 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.

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Shashank had revealed that the movie was inspired by a true incident that happened in 2010 in Bangalore. [1] The film released on 20 March 2015 to positive reviews by critics. It completed the 100 days run successfully across theatres in Karnataka. [2] This movie was remade in Bengali in 2021 as Miss Call .

Plot

"Smile" Krishna, a school bus driver, is trying to clear his debts, and is awaiting to get engaged with his girlfriend Sindhu. One day, Krishna meets Leela after she seeks his help to get her phone recharged. They regularly speak over the phone, but have never seen each other. However, Leela’s abusive father "Benki" Mahadev, breaks her cellphone when he sees her talking to Krishna, and also files a complaint against Krishna for kidnapping Leela, but later they find that Leela is actually in her friends' PG, where they bring her to the police station.

However, Mahadev berates her for spoiling her reputation, and leaves. Later, Inspector Chandrashekhar asks Leela whether she loves Krishna, where she replies in the affirmative, and Chandrashekhar get them hitched at a temple. Krishna becomes upset and turns abusive against Leela, but soon develops feelings towards her. In order to clear Krishna's debt, Leela requests her mother for money, but Mahadev insults her, which makes an enraged Leela to become drunk and insults Mahadev by revealing his abusiveness against her and her mother to the people.

Meanwhile, Leela's antics at her house gets uploaded on the social media, and Krishna throws her out of the house and files divorce. The next day, Krishna learns about Leela's sacrifices in order to clear his debts and begins to search for her, along with Chandrashekhar and Mahadev. They find her at Nandi Hills, where Mahadev apologizes to Leela for his mistakes. Later, Krishna reunites with Leela and are happily talking to each other.

Cast

Soundtrack

Krishna Leela
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedNovember 2014
Recordedgood film
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Language Kannada
Label Anand Audio

Sridhar V. Sambhram scored the film's background music, composed the soundtrack and 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. [4] The track "Muttlilla Murililla" drew flack due to its controversial lyrics. [5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kaadiruve Ninagagi" Shreya Ghoshal 04:04
2."Krishna Calling" Tippu, Apoorva Sridhar04:06
3."Pesal Man" Puneeth Rajkumar 04:02
4."Muttlilla Murililla"Naveen Sajju03:58
5."Maatadro" Shashank Sheshagiri 03:59
6."Phonammangu Simmappangu" Upendra 02:33
Total length:22:42

Reception

A critic from Bangalore Mirror wrote that "Krishna-Leela shows what team effort can do. And this team is exceptional and Shashank has led them well. One of those rare films where almost everything falls in place and the audience can’t have enough". [6] A critic from The Times of India wrote that "This romance-drama is full of surprises. Armed with a crisp script and narrative, the director manages to keep the suspense alive right till the end". [7]

Awards and nominations

CeremonyCategoryNomineeResultRef.
63rd Filmfare Awards South Best Film Sri Krishna Arts and CreationsNominated [8]
Best Director Shashank Nominated
Best Actor Ajay Rao Nominated
Best Actress Mayuri Kyatari Nominated
Best Music Director V. Sridhar Won
IIFA Utsavam 2015 Best PictureSri Krishna Arts and CreationsNominated [9]
[10]
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 – FemaleLakshmi RajWon
Best Performance In A Comic Role Achyuth Kumar Nominated
Best Performance In A Negative RoleDharmendra UrsNominated
Best Music Direction V. Sridhar Nominated
Best LyricsShashank (for "Kadiruve Ninagagi")Nominated
Best Playback Singer - Male Tippu (for "Krishna Calling")Nominated
Best Playback Singer - MaleShashank Sheshagiri (for "Maathaadro")Nominated
Best Playback Singer - FemaleApoorva Sridhar (for "Krishna Calling")Nominated
2015 Karnataka State Film Awards Best Family Entertainer Shashank Won [11]
Best Screenplay Shashank
Raghu Kovi
Won
Best Music Director V. Sridhar Won

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