Africadalli Sheela

1986 film by Dwarakish

27 May 1986 (1986-05-27)

Running time

105 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageKannada

Africadalli Sheela (transl. Sheela in Africa) is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language fantasy-adventure film, written, directed and produced by Dwarakish. Made on the similar lines as the Hollywood film Sheena, the film was extensively shot in the forest ranges in the African continent. This film was the first Indian film to have been shot in the African forests.^[1]

The film featured Charan Raj and Sahila in the lead roles, along with Dwarakish, Srinivasa Murthy and Kalyan Kumar in supporting roles. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar and R. N. Jayagopal. Dwarakish remade the film in Tamil as Kizhakku Africavil Sheela, which starred Suresh, Nizhalgal Ravi and Sahila reprising her character, while she went on to reprise her character in its Hindi remake, titled Sheela, starring Nana Patekar.^[2]^[3]

Cast

Charan Raj as Shankar
Sahila Chadha as Sheela
Ranjita as Sheela's mother
Srinivasa Murthy as Ramu
Dwarakish as Naayaka
Kalyan Kumar as Rao Bahaddur
Disco Shanti
Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Raacha
Kanchana
Sudheer
Kovai Sarala as Chikki Mukki

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by Bappi Lahiri.^[4] This film marked the entry of singer K. S. Chithra to the Kannada cinema. Writing for Deccan Herald in a 2001 article, a reviewer noted that Lahiri's rendition of "Sheela Sheela" was "easily one of his best efforts in Kannada for its sheer slow pace and noiselessnes".^[5]

Sl No	Song Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist
1	"Sheela Sheela"	Bappi Lahiri, Nazia Hassan	Chi. Udaya Shankar
2	"Thakka Dhimi Thana"	Manjula Gururaj	Chi. Udaya Shankar
3	"Hey Hennu Illade"	Manjula Gururaj	R. N. Jayagopal
4	"Thampada Tholu"	K. J. Yesudas, Manjula Gururaj	R. N. Jayagopal
5	"Sheela O My Sheela"	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra	Chi. Udaya Shankar

References

^ "From 200 theatres to 12,000 screens, the stellar journey of Kannada film industry". Telangana Today. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
^ Kizhakku Africavil Sheela. YouTube. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
^ YouTube. YouTube. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
^ Africadalli Sheelamio.to
^ Bellave, Pradeep (10 June 2001). "Memorable tune from Bollywood". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 28 June 2001. Retrieved 11 September 2023.