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	{{~~short~~ description\|1986 film by Dwarakish}}		{{Short description\|1986 film by Dwarakish}}
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	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Africadalli Sheela		\| name = Africadalli Sheela
	\| image =		\| image = Africadalli Sheela.jpg
	\| caption =		\| caption = VCD cover
	\| director = [[Dwarakish]]		\| director = [[Dwarakish]]
	\| writer = Dwarakish		\| writer = Dwarakish
	\| producer = Dwarakish		\| producer = Dwarakish
	\| starring = [[Charan Raj]] <br /> [[Sahila Chadha]]		\| starring = [[Charan Raj]] <br /> [[Sahila Chadha]]
	\| music = [[Bappi Lahiri]] <br /> ~~Vijayanand~~ ({{small\|background score}})		\| music = [[Bappi Lahiri]] <br /> [[Vijay Anand (composer)\|Vijay Anand]] ({{small\|background score}})
	\| cinematography = R. Deviprasad		\| cinematography = R. Deviprasad
	\| editing = Goutham Raju		\| editing = Goutham Raju
	\| studio = Dwarakish Chitra		\| studio = Dwarakish Chitra
	\| released ={{film date\|df=yes\|1986\|05\|27}}		\| released = {{film date\|df=yes\|1986\|05\|27}}
	\| runtime = 105 ~~min~~		\| runtime = 105 minutes
	\| language = Kannada		\| language = Kannada
	\| country = India		\| country = India
	}}		}}

	'''''Africadalli Sheela''''' ({{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 ~~[[Africa]]n~~ continent. This film was the first Indian film to have been shot in the African ~~forest ranges~~.<ref>~~http~~://~~www.chitraloka~~.com/~~profiles/4716~~-~~dwarkish~~-~~profile.html~~</ref>		'''''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>

	The film featured [[Charan Raj]] and Sahila in the lead roles, along with Dwarakish, [[Srinivasa Murthy]] and [[Kalyan Kumar]] in supporting roles.~~<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363994/\|title=Africadalli Sheela (1986) - IMDb\|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>~~ 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)\|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 \|~~website~~=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media\|url-status = dead\|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AigJYD-mA_0\|title = YouTube\|~~website~~ = [[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>		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>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
			{{Cast listing\|
	*[[Charan Raj]] as Shankar		*[[Charan Raj]] as Shankar
	*[[Sahila Chadha]] as Sheela		*[[Sahila Chadha]] as Sheela
	*[[~~Ranjita~~]] as Sheela ~~Mother~~		*[[Ranjeeta]] as Sheela's mother
	*[[Srinivasa Murthy]] as Ramu		*[[Srinivasa Murthy]] as Ramu
	*[[Dwarakish]]		*[[Dwarakish]] as Naayaka
	*[[Kalyan Kumar]] as Rao Bahaddur		*[[Kalyan Kumar]] as Rao Bahaddur
	*[[Disco Shanti]]		*[[Disco Shanti]]
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	*[[Kanchana (actress)\|Kanchana]]		*[[Kanchana (actress)\|Kanchana]]
	*[[Sudhir (Hindi actor)\|Sudheer]]		*[[Sudhir (Hindi actor)\|Sudheer]]
			*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Chikki Mukki
			}}

	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
	All the songs are composed and scored by [[Bappi Lahiri]].<ref>http://mio.to/album/Africadalli+Sheela+%281986%29</ref> This film marked the entry of singer [[K. S. Chithra]] to the [[Kannada cinema]].		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>

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	\| 1 \|\| "Sheela Sheela" \|\| [[Bappi Lahiri]], [[Nazia Hassan]] \|\| [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]		\| 1 \|\| "Sheela Sheela" \|\| [[Bappi Lahiri]], [[Nazia Hassan]] \|\| [[Chi. Udaya Shankar]]
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	==References==		==References==
	{{~~reflist~~}}		{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
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	\| writer = Dwarakish		\| writer = Dwarakish
	\| producer = Dwarakish		\| producer = Dwarakish
	\| starring = [[Charan Raj]] <br> [[Sahila Chadha]]		\| starring = [[Charan Raj]] <br /> [[Sahila Chadha]]
	\| music = [[Bappi Lahiri]] <br> Vijayanand ({{small\|background score}})		\| music = [[Bappi Lahiri]] <br /> Vijayanand ({{small\|background score}})
	\| cinematography = R. Deviprasad		\| cinematography = R. Deviprasad
	\| editing = Goutham Raju		\| editing = Goutham Raju
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	'''''Africadalli Sheela''''' (~~English:~~ Sheela in Africa) is a 1986 Indian [[Kannada-language~~\|Kannada]]~~ [[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 [[Africa]]n continent. This film was the first Indian film to have been shot in the African forest ranges.<ref>[http://www.chitraloka.com/profiles/4716-dwarkish-profile.html]</ref>		'''''Africadalli Sheela''''' ({{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 [[Africa]]n continent. This film was the first Indian film to have been shot in the African forest ranges.<ref>http://www.chitraloka.com/profiles/4716-dwarkish-profile.html</ref>

	The film featured [[Charan Raj]] and Sahila in the lead roles, along with Dwarakish, [[Srinivasa Murthy]] and [[Kalyan Kumar]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363994/\|title=Africadalli Sheela (1986) - IMDb}}</ref> 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)\|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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBdIinHCSFQ</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AigJYD-mA_0</ref>		The film featured [[Charan Raj]] and Sahila in the lead roles, along with Dwarakish, [[Srinivasa Murthy]] and [[Kalyan Kumar]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363994/\|title=Africadalli Sheela (1986) - IMDb\|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref> 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)\|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 \|website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media\|url-status = dead\|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AigJYD-mA_0\|title = YouTube\|website = [[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>

	==Cast==		==Cast==
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	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
	All the songs are composed and scored by [[Bappi Lahiri]].<ref>[http://mio.to/album/Africadalli+Sheela+%281986%29]</ref> This film marked the entry of singer [[K. S. Chithra]] to the [[Kannada cinema]].		All the songs are composed and scored by [[Bappi Lahiri]].<ref>http://mio.to/album/Africadalli+Sheela+%281986%29</ref> This film marked the entry of singer [[K. S. Chithra]] to the [[Kannada cinema]].

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	'''''Africadalli Sheela''''' (English: Sheela in Africa) is a 1986 Indian [[Kannada-language\|Kannada]] [[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 [[Africa]]n continent. This film was the first Indian film to have been shot in the African forest ranges.<ref>[http://www.chitraloka.com/profiles/4716-dwarkish-profile.html]</ref>		'''''Africadalli Sheela''''' (English: Sheela in Africa) is a 1986 Indian [[Kannada-language\|Kannada]] [[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 [[Africa]]n continent. This film was the first Indian film to have been shot in the African forest ranges.<ref>[http://www.chitraloka.com/profiles/4716-dwarkish-profile.html]</ref>

	The film featured [[Charan Raj]] and Sahila in the lead roles, along with Dwarakish, [[Srinivasa Murthy]] and [[Kalyan Kumar]] in supporting roles.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363994/]</ref> 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)\|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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBdIinHCSFQ</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AigJYD-mA_0</ref>		The film featured [[Charan Raj]] and Sahila in the lead roles, along with Dwarakish, [[Srinivasa Murthy]] and [[Kalyan Kumar]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363994/\|title=Africadalli Sheela (1986) - IMDb}}</ref> 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)\|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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBdIinHCSFQ</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AigJYD-mA_0</ref>

	==Cast==		==Cast==

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{{short description|1986 film by Dwarakish}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Africadalli Sheela
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Dwarakish]]
| writer = Dwarakish
| producer = Dwarakish
| starring = [[Charan Raj]] <br> [[Sahila Chadha]]
| music = [[Bappi Lahiri]] <br> Vijayanand ({{small|background score}})
| cinematography = R. Deviprasad
| editing = Goutham Raju
| studio = Dwarakish Chitra
| released ={{film date|df=yes|1986|05|27}}
| runtime = 105 min
| language = Kannada
| country = India
}}

'''''Africadalli Sheela''''' (English: Sheela in Africa) is a 1986 Indian [[Kannada-language|Kannada]] [[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 [[Africa]]n continent. This film was the first Indian film to have been shot in the African forest ranges.<ref>[http://www.chitraloka.com/profiles/4716-dwarkish-profile.html]</ref>

The film featured [[Charan Raj]] and Sahila in the lead roles, along with Dwarakish, [[Srinivasa Murthy]] and [[Kalyan Kumar]] in supporting roles.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363994/]</ref> 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)|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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBdIinHCSFQ</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AigJYD-mA_0</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Charan Raj]] as Shankar
*[[Sahila Chadha]] as Sheela
*[[Ranjita]] as Sheela Mother
*[[Srinivasa Murthy]] as Ramu
*[[Dwarakish]]
*[[Kalyan Kumar]] as Rao Bahaddur
*[[Disco Shanti]]
*[[Thoogudeepa Srinivas]] as Raacha
*[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]]
*[[Sudhir (Hindi actor)|Sudheer]]

==Soundtrack==
All the songs are composed and scored by [[Bappi Lahiri]].<ref>[http://mio.to/album/Africadalli+Sheela+%281986%29]</ref> This film marked the entry of singer [[K. S. Chithra]] to the [[Kannada cinema]].

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! 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
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0363994}}

{{Dwarakish}}

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[[Category:Films set in Africa]]
[[Category:Jungle girls]]
[[Category:Films shot in Zimbabwe]]
[[Category:Kannada films remade in other languages]]
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