Chindodi Leela

Chindodi Leela (1943 – 21 January 2010) was an Indian stage and film actress, politician, and writer from Karnataka.

Family Leela was born into 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. 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 She was made the Nataka Academi chief in 1992 by then chief minister S Bangarappa

Awards

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