Miss Leelavathi

Miss Leelavathi
Directed by M. R. Vittal
Produced by K. S. Jagannath
Written by Korati Srinivasa Rao
Starring Jayanthi
K. S. Ashwath
Udaykumar
Music by R. Sudarsanam
Cinematography S. V. Srikanth
Kumar
Edited by S. P. N. Krishna
T. P. Velayudham
Distributed by Sri Rajarajeshwari
Release date
1965
Running time
162 mins
Country India
Language Kannada

Miss Leelavathi (Kannada: ಮಿಸ್ ಲೀಲಾವತಿ) is a 1965 Indian Kannada language film directed by M. R. Vittal and written by Korati Srinivasa Rao. It stars Jayanthi as the protagonist, along with Udaykumar, K. S. Ashwath, Ramesh and others.[1] The film won the National Award for second best film in Kannada.[2]

The film was talked about for its bold portrayal of women and was accredited of being the first Kannada feature film showing the leading lady wearing a swim suit.[3] The film was a musical hit with R. Sudarsanam as the composer.

Cast

Soundtrack

TitleSingersLyrics
Nodu Baa Nodu BaaS. JanakiVijaya Narasimha
Doni SaagaliS. Janaki, RamachandraKuvempu
Hiriya NaagaraP. JayadevVijaya Narasimha
Bayake BalliP. B. Srinivas, S. JanakiVijaya Narasimha
Neerinalli NeenuP. B. Sreenivas, S. JanakiVijaya Narasimha

Awards

This film screened at IFFI 1992 Kannada cinema Retrospect.

References

  1. "Miss Leelavathi (1965)". kannadamoviesinfo.com.
  2. "13th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festival.
  3. "Miss Leelavathi 1965". The Hindu. 31 May 2008.
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