{{Short description|1986 film by Dwarakish}} {{No plot|date=February 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Africadalli Sheela | image = Africadalli Sheela.jpg | caption = VCD cover | director = Dwarakish | writer = Dwarakish | producer = Dwarakish | starring = Charan Raj <br /> Sahila Chadha | music = Bappi Lahiri <br /> Vijay Anand ({{small|background score}}) | cinematography = R. Deviprasad | editing = Goutham Raju | studio = Dwarakish Chitra | released = {{film date|df=yes|1986|05|27}} | runtime = 105 minutes | language = Kannada | country = India }}
'''''Africadalli Sheela''''' ({{audio|Kn-ಆಫ್ರಿಕಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಶೀಲಾ.ogg|pronunciation}} {{translation}} Sheela in Africa) is a 1986 Indian Kannada-language fantasy adventure film, written, directed and produced by Dwarakish. Made on the similar lines as the Hollywood 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. The music was composed by Bappi Lahiri in his Kannada debut.
The film was made on a large scale and was a box office failure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/dwarakish-the-complete-entertainer/article68113064.ece|title=Dwarakish, the complete entertainer|first=Shilpa|last=Anandraj|date=30 April 2024|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Despite this, Dwarakish remade the film in Tamil as ''Kizhakku Africavil Sheela'' and in Hindi as ''Sheela'' with Sahila reprising her role in both versions.<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 web|url=https://iprmentlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ordjud-2021-04-22T075459.007.pdf|title=IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION IN ITS COMMERCIAL DIVISION INTERIM APPLICATION (L) NO 4402 OF 2021 IN COMM (I.P.) SUIT NO. 4398 OF 2021|work=High Court of Judicature at Bombay|date=21 April 2021|access-date=19 April 2026}}</ref>
==Cast== {{Cast listing| *Charan Raj as Shankar *Sahila Chadha as Sheela *Kalyan Kumar as Rao Bahaddur *Ranjeeta as Sheela's mother *Srinivasa Murthy as Ramu *Thoogudeepa Srinivas as Raacha *Sudheer *Disco Shanti *Kovai Sarala as Chikki Mukki *Reena Morar (<small>credited as Baby Reena Morar</small>) *Kanchana *Manik Irani as Abdul *Anand Balaraj *Jack Gaud *Dwarakish as Naayaka }}
==Production== Dwarakish made this film when he was not doing well financially with a bank lending him money overnight.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.prajavani.net/old-columns/belli-tereya-hinde/%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%81-%E0%B2%90%E0%B2%B7%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%AE-1973660 | title=ಕರಗಿತು ಐಷಾರಾಮ |work=Prajavani|language=kn|date=2 February 2013|author=Dwarakish|author-link=Dwarakish|access-date=17 April 2026}}</ref>
==Soundtrack== 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>
{|class="wikitable" |- ! 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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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0363994}}
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