Leela (2016 film)

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Leela
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Official poster
Directed by Ranjith
Written by Unni R.
Based onLeela
by Unni R.
Produced byRanjith
Starring Biju Menon
Vijayaraghavan
Suresh Krishna
Indrans
Sudheer Karamana
Parvathy Nambiar
Jagadish Kumar
Priyanka Nair
CinematographyPrashanth Ravindran
DI by Liju Prabhakar
Edited byManoj Kannoth
Music by Bijibal
Production
company
Capitol Theater
Release date
  • 22 April 2016 (2016-04-22)
Country India
Language Malayalam

Leela is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed and produced by Ranjith. The film is an adaptation of a short story by the same name by Malayalam screenwriter Unni R. which was published in Mathrubhumi Weekly . [1] Biju Menon plays the lead role, while Vijayaraghavan, Suresh Krishna, Indrans, Sudheer Karamana, Parvathy Nambiar, Jagadish Kumar, and Priyanka Nair play supporting roles.

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The movie was released on 22 April 2016. It is the first Malayalam film in history to make its international premiere online on the same day of its theatrical release. [2] [3]

Plot

The film is a black comedy drama set in South Kerala, the film follows the protagonist Kuttiyappan who is on a delirious mission. He is assisted by his trusted aide, Kuttiyappan travels in search of a woman who can fulfill his desires. He is in search of a prime tusker for being a part of his sexual fantasy. The journey explores characters Kuttiyappan meets and events in these intersections. Kuttiyappan finds his requirements. He feels pity for a woman he chooses and decides to marry her. But unfortunately the elephant he bought for the time kills that woman. The story cuts through open spaces of abuse and ego's as a knife through butter in a divergent manner.

Cast

Release

The film was released throughout India on 22 April 2016. [4] It was also available to watch online through Reelax, an online streaming website, thus becoming the first film in the history of Malayalam cinema to be released online on the day of its theatrical release. [2] [5]

Online piracy issue

On 26 April 2016, four days after the film released in theatres and online, it was shared publicly on peer-to-peer (torrent) file-sharing websites. According to Malayala Manorama , the film was also shared across various social media profiles and was consequently downloaded 'thousands of times since its upload.' [6] Commenting on the issue, the scriptwriter of the film, Unni R., said, "We don't know who all are behind uploading the pirated version of the movie on internet. But they will be arrested soon." [7]

Subsequently, the film's director, Ranjith, took to his social media account to request call for action against the culprits. "We have come to the notice that the print of the movie Leela is being shared in couple of Facebook pages and sites. We strongly condemn this act. We have already reported this to the Police authorities and would like to inform that strong action will be taken against the culprits [sic]," he said in his Facebook post. [8] [9] [10]

Reception

Goutham VS critic of Indian Express Limited stated that "This Ranjith film provokes disturbing questions" and gave 3.5 out of 5 [11] .Deepa Soman critic of Times of india and gave 3.5 out of 5 and stated that "The wistful fate of Leela can trigger some tears as the final credits roll, but that wouldn’t take away the fulfilment of watching an eloquent film." [12] .Onmanorama critic gave 3 out of 5 and wrote that "Leaving these questions to the readers recommending it as a one-time watch" [13]

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  2. 1 2 "Malayalam film 'Leela' to premiere online on its release date". 12 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Biju Menon-Ranjith's 'Leela' to be released online [Where to watch it]". International Business Times . 9 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Leela released". Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
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  8. ↑ "Ranjith Balakrishnan on Facebook". Facebook . Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.[ user-generated source ]
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  12. ↑ "Leela Movie Review". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Playing the unusual macho 'Leela'". OnManorama. Retrieved 2 May 2023.

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