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{{Infobox film
| name = Leela
| image = Leela (2016) film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official poster
| native_name = [[Malayalam]]: ലീല
| director = [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]
| producer = Ranjith
| writer = [[Unni R.|Unni R]]
| based_on = ''Leela'' by [[Unni R.]]
| starring = [[Biju Menon]] [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] [[Indrans]] [[Sudheer Karamana]] [[Parvathy Nambiar]] [[Jagadish]] [[Priyanka Nair|Priyanka]]
| music = [[Bijibal]]
| cinematography = Prashanth Ravindran DI by Liju Prabhakar
| editing = Manoj Kannoth
| studio = Capitol Theater
| released = 22 April 2016
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Malayalam]]
}}
'''''Leela''''' is a 2016 Indian [[Malayalam]] satirical film directed and produced by [[Ranjith (director)|Ranjith]]. The film is an adaptation of a short story by the same name by Malayalam screenwriter [[Unni R.]] which was published in [[Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu|Mathrubhumi weekly]].<ref>http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/biju-menon-director-ranjith-leela-r-unni-malayalam-movie.html</ref> [[Biju Menon]] does the lead role, while [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]], [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]], [[Indrans Jayan|Indrans]], [[Sudheer Karamana]], [[Parvathy Nambiar]], [[Jagadish]], and [[Priyanka Nair|Priyanka]] does the supporting roles.

The movie was released on 22 April 2016. It is the first [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] in history to make its international premiere online on the same day of its theatrical release.<ref name="OnlineRe">http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/malayalam-film-leela-to-premiere-online-on-its-release-date/</ref><ref>http://www.ibtimes.co.in/biju-menon-ranjiths-leela-be-released-online-where-watch-it-673999</ref>

== Plot ==
The film is a black comedy drama set in South Kerala, the film follows the protagonist Kuttiyappan ([[Biju Menon]]) who is on a delirious mission. He is assisted by his trusted aide ([[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]]), Kuttiyappan travels in search of a woman who can fulfill his desires. He is in search of a prime tusker for being a part of his [[sexual fantasy]]. The journey explores characters Kuttiyappan meets and events in these intersections. Kuttiyappan finds his requirements. He feels pity for a woman he chooses and decides to marry her. But unfortunately the elephant he bought for the time kills that woman. The story cuts through open spaces of abuse and ego's as a knife through butter in a divergent manner.

== Cast ==

* [[Biju Menon]] as Kuttiyappan
* [[Vijayaraghavan (actor)|Vijayaraghavan]] as Gopinathan Pillai Nair/Pillechan
* [[Indrans]] as Dasappappi
* [[Parvathy Nambiar]] as Leela
* [[Jagadish|Jagadeesh]] as Thankappan Nair
* [[Suresh Krishna (actor)|Suresh Krishna]] as Devassi
* [[Sudheer Karamana]] as Thommichan
* [[Muthumani]] as Angel
* [[Parvathi T]] as Padmini
* [[Kavitha Nair]] as Usha
* [[Priyanka Nair]] as CK Bindu
* [[Kochu Preman]] as Dr. Sukumaran
* [[Valsala Menon]] as Kumarakom Nalini
* [[Santhakumari (Malayalam actress)|Santhakumari]] as Chengalam Omana
* [[VK Sreeraman]] as Soman Muthalali
* [[Pauly Valsan]] as Eliyamma
* Kottayam Purushan as Rama Panikker
* Adinad Sasi as Jabbar
* Chithira rose mathew as Pillechan's daughter
* Sini Abraham as Vilasini (Rama Panikker's wife)

==Release==

The film was released throughout India on 22 April 2016.<ref>http://www.nowrunning.com/leela-released/120074/story.htm</ref> It was also available to watch online through Reelax, an online streaming website, thus becoming the first film in the history of Malayalam cinema to be released online on the day of its theatrical release.<ref name="OnlineRe"/><ref>http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/leela-the-first-malayalam-film-to-have-premiere-online/article8503676.ece</ref>

===Online piracy issue===

On 26 April 2016, four days after the film released in theatres and online, it was shared publicly on [[peer-to-peer file sharing|peer-to-peer]] ([[BitTorrent|torrent]]) file-sharing websites. According to Malayala Manorama, the film was also shared across various social media profiles and was consequently downloaded 'thousands of times since its upload.'<ref>http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/thousands-downloading-leela-hd-print-on-torrents.html</ref> Commenting on the issue, the scriptwriter of the film, Unni R, said, "We don't know who all are behind uploading the pirated version of the movie on internet. But they will be arrested soon."<ref>http://english.manoramaonline.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/leela-movie-ranjith-uploaded-on-facebook.html</ref>

Subsequently, the film's director, Ranjith, took to his social media account to request call for action against the culprits. "We have come to the notice that the print of the movie 'Leela' is being shared in couple of Facebook pages and sites. We strongly condemn this act. We have already reported this to the Police authorities and would like to inform that strong action will be taken against the culprits [sic]," he said in his Facebook post.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/RanjithBalakrishnanOfficial/posts/1048689871891730</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/RanjithBalakrishnanOfficial/videos/1048751421885575/</ref><ref>http://www.ibtimes.co.in/piracy-hits-biju-menons-leela-director-ranjith-calls-action-against-culprits-video-676280</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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[[Category:2016 films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ranjith]]

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