Africadalli Sheela

Africadalli Sheela
Directed by Dwarakish
Produced by Dwarakish
Written by Dwarakish
Starring Charan Raj
Sahila
Music by Bappi Lahiri
Vijayanand (background score)
Cinematography R. Deviprasad
Edited by Goutham Raju
Production
company
Dwarakish Chitra
Release dates
1986
Running time
105 min
Country India
Language Kannada

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

The film featured Charan Raj and Sahila in the lead roles along with Dwarakish, Srinivasa Murthy and Kalyan Kumar in supporting roles.[2] The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri to the lyrics of 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.[3][4]

Cast

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by Bappi Lahiri.[5] This film marked the entry of singer K. S. Chithra to the Kannada cinema.

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

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