Miss Leelavathi

Miss Leelavathi
Miss Leelavathi
Directed by	M. R. Vittal
Written by	Korati Srinivasa Rao
Produced by	K. S. Jagannath
Starring	Jayanthi; K. S. Ashwath; Udaykumar;
Cinematography	S. V. Srikanth; Kumar;
Edited by	S. P. N. Krishna; T. P. Velayudham;
Music by	R. Sudarsanam
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. The film won the National Award for second best film in Kannada.^[1]

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 swimsuit.^[2] The film was a musical hit with R. Sudarsanam as the composer.

Cast

Jayanthi as Leelavathi
K. S. Ashwath as Govindachar
Udaykumar as Kapanipathi Rao (cameo)
Vanisri
M. Jayashree as Ganga
Papamma as Kanaka
Sooryakala
Revathi
R. T. Rama as Raji
Suma (credited as Baby Suma) as young Leelavathi
Nataraj (credited as Master Nataraj)
Yogindra Kumar (credited as Master Yogindra Kumar)
Ramesh as Shamanna
Narasimharaju as Sudhakara
Basavaraj
Arunkumar
Ramakrishna
B. Hanumanthachar
Comedian Guggu
Suresh

Soundtrack

Title	Singers	Lyrics
"Nodu Baa Nodu Baa"	S. Janaki	Vijaya Narasimha
"Doni Saagali"	S. Janaki, Ramachandra	Kuvempu
"Hiriya Naagara"	P. Jayadev	Vijaya Narasimha
"Bayake Balli"	P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki	Vijaya Narasimha
"Neerinalli Neenu"	P. B. Sreenivas, S. Janaki	Vijaya Narasimha

Awards

1965 - Second Best Film in Kannada

This film screened at IFFI 1992 Kannada cinema Retrospect.

References

^ "13th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ "Miss Leelavathi 1965". The Hindu. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008.

External links

Miss Leelavathi at IMDb

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[1] "13th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festival. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[2] "Miss Leelavathi 1965". The Hindu. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 3 June 2008.

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