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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|1986 film by Dwarakish}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Africadalli Sheela<br />
| image = Africadalli Sheela.jpg<br />
| caption = VCD cover<br />
| director = [[Dwarakish]]<br />
| writer = Dwarakish<br />
| producer = Dwarakish<br />
| starring = [[Charan Raj]] <br /> [[Sahila Chadha]]<br />
| music = [[Bappi Lahiri]] <br /> [[Vijay Anand (composer)|Vijay Anand]] ({{small|background score}})<br />
| cinematography = R. Deviprasad<br />
| editing = Goutham Raju<br />
| studio = Dwarakish Chitra<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1986|05|27}}<br />
| runtime = 105 minutes<br />
| language = Kannada<br />
| country = India<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Africadalli Sheela''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಆಫ್ರಿಕಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಶೀಲಾ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{translation}} Sheela in Africa) is a 1986 Indian [[Kannada]]-language [[fantasy film|fantasy]]-[[adventure film|adventure]] film, written, directed and produced by [[Dwarakish]]. Made on the similar lines as the Hollywood film ''[[Sheena (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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://telanganatoday.com/from-200-theatres-to-12000-screens-the-stellar-journey-of-kannada-film-industry|title=From 200 theatres to 12,000 screens, the stellar journey of Kannada film industry|date=1 May 2022|website=Telangana Today|accessdate=16 April 2023}}</ref><br />
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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 (actor, born 1963)|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]].<ref>{{cite AV media |url-status = live |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/GBdIinHCSFQ |archive-date = 2021-12-11| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBdIinHCSFQ |title = Kizhakku Africavil Sheela |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|url-status = dead|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AigJYD-mA_0|title = YouTube|via = YouTube|access-date = 13 March 2015|archive-date = 8 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160308050333/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AigJYD-mA_0}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*[[Charan Raj]] as Shankar<br />
*[[Sahila Chadha]] as Sheela<br />
*[[Ranjeeta]] as Sheela's mother<br />
*[[Srinivasa Murthy]] as Ramu<br />
*[[Dwarakish]] as Naayaka<br />
*[[Kalyan Kumar]] as Rao Bahaddur<br />
*[[Disco Shanti]]<br />
*[[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]] as Raacha<br />
*[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]]<br />
*[[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudheer]]<br />
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Chikki Mukki<br />
}}<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
All the songs are composed and scored by [[Bappi Lahiri]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140915120952/http://mio.to/album/Africadalli+Sheela+%281986%29 Africadalli Sheela] mio.to</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bellave |first1=Pradeep |title=Memorable tune from Bollywood |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jun10/ent5.htm |work=Deccan Herald|access-date=11 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010628201957/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jun10/ent5.htm |archive-date=28 June 2001 |date=10 June 2001}}</ref><br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
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! Sl No !! Song title !! Singer(s) !! Lyricist<br />
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| 1 || "Sheela Sheela" || [[Bappi Lahiri]], [[Nazia Hassan]] || [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]<br />
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| 2 || "Thakka Dhimi Thana" || [[Manjula Gururaj]] || Chi. Udaya Shankar<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Hey Hennu Illade" || Manjula Gururaj || [[R. N. Jayagopal]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Thampada Tholu" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], Manjula Gururaj || R. N. Jayagopal<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Sheela O My Sheela" || K. J. Yesudas, [[K. S. Chithra]] || Chi. Udaya Shankar<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0363994}}<br />
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[[Category:Films set in Africa]]<br />
[[Category:Jungle girls]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Zimbabwe]]<br />
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