Krishna Leela (2015 film)
2015 film by Shashank
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.
Shashank had revealed that the movie was inspired by a true incident that happened in 2010 in Bangalore. The film released on 20 March 2015 to positive reviews by critics. It completed the 100 days run successfully across theatres in Karnataka. 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.
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