Chindodi Leela
Chindodi Leela | |
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| Born | Leela 1943 |
| Died | 21 January 2010 (aged 72–73) |
Chindodi Leela (1943[1] – 21 January 2010)[2] was an Indian stage and film actress, politician, and writer from Karnataka.
Family
[edit]Leela was born into Veerashaiva Jangama household , a family of professional theater artists in 1943 at Davangere, Karnataka Her father Chindodi Veerappa had established the K.B.R. Drama Company in 1928.[1] Her first play was at the age of 8 as young Siddharama in the play Shivayogi Siddharama (1951)[1]
Over 10,000 performances were held of a play she wrote, Halli Hudugi, with which she revived her family's drama company, making it one of the biggest professional drama troupes in Karnataka.
Career
[edit]Leela has acted in over 32 movies that include Kittur Chennamma, Gaali Gopura, Krishnadevaraya and Sharapanjara, Puttana Kanagal’s Sharapanjara, Tumbida Koda and Gaanayogi Panchakshari Gavayi[3] She rose to fame with her performances in Shakuntala, Lankadahana, Matanga Kanye, Hemareddy Malamma, Gunasagari, Veera Babruvahana, and Belli Bangara in subsequent year. In 2000, she toured United States and United Kingdom with the help of Government of Karnataka to promote her plays Kitturu Chennamma, Tippu Sultan, and Jagajyothi Basa- veshwara [1]
She produced a film, Hamsalekha, about Panchakshari Gavaayi, a blind musician, which won numerous central government and state awards.She was developing the young kids in drama "HASYA KALAHA" from the school of RJS in Ravindrakalkshithra "
She ran the Karnataka Nataka Academy for more than three decades, acted in more than 20 films, and was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council.[2]
She head the drama company Kari Basava Rajendra (KBR) drama company.[4] She was made the Nataka Academi chief in 1992 by then chief minister S Bangarappa[4]
Death
[edit]Leela suffered a heart attack and had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery on 18 January 2010,[citation needed] and died three days later, on 21 January 2010, aged 72.[2] Leela was cremated on 23 January 2010 near Davanagere.
Chindodi Rangaloka
[edit]A small green park on the outskirts of Davangere, a first of its kind in the country to preserve the legacy of a theatre personality. At the center of the part is a tall statue of Leela, the figurines installed across the park give a peek into the versatility of the actor, interior walls bear the pictures of famous roles played by Chindodi Leela, and the exteriors sport drawings that depict the rural life, and above all, a Ranga Dhwaj, a ceremonial flag depicting theater.[5]
Awards
[edit]- Chittakarshaka Abhinetri- 1962
- Abhinaya Samrajni- 1965
- Rangabhoomi Saraswati- 1971
- Abhinava Kitturu Channamma- 1982
- Karnataka Rajyotsava Award – 1985
- Pratibha Paripoorne- 1986
- Padma Shri – 1988
- Kala Praveene – 1992
- K V Shankare Gowda Award- 1993
- Karnataka Nataka Academy Award- 1994
- Indira Priyadarshini Award- 1995
- Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film for Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai – 1995-96 (As producer)
- Abhinaya Veer Mahile – 1999
- Kala Tapaswini – 1999
- Gubbi Veeranna Award – 2002
- Akhil Bharat Sharan Sahitya Prashasti – 2003
- Katyayini Samman Award by Nadoj Pratisthan- 2003
- Shri Krishna Devaraya Award – 2005
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award – 2006
- Keladi Channamma Award – 2008
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "CUR_TITLE". www.sangeetnatak.gov.in. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "Karnataka theatre personality Chindodi Leela dead". India Times. 22 January 2010. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ DNA (22 January 2010). "Chindodi Leela, 'daughter of the police', passes away". DNA India. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b "A lifetime of theatre". Deccan Herald. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Remembering a thespian". Deccan Herald. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "Today Breakings Exclusive! Cultural heritage of Kannadigas in Belagavi- 'Chindodi Leela Ranagandir' becomes history soon; family plans to sell the historic structure - Today Breakings". Retrieved 30 July 2020.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]- Chindodi Leela interview with Theatre Pasta magazine Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- 1937 births
- 2010 deaths
- Indian film actresses
- Actresses in Kannada cinema
- Women writers from Karnataka
- Writers from Karnataka
- Kannada people
- Actresses from Karnataka
- Indian actor-politicians
- Members of the Karnataka Legislative Council
- Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts
- Women in Karnataka politics
- 20th-century Indian actresses
- 20th-century Indian women writers
- 20th-century Indian writers
- 20th-century Indian women politicians
- 20th-century Indian politicians
- Indian stage actresses
- Actresses in Kannada theatre
- Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award