Lee (2017 film)

Lee is a 2017 Indian-Kannada-language action film written by H. M. Srinandan.^[1] It was produced by Sarathy Sathish for Vivid Dreams Entertainment, with cinematography by Nandakumar. Its lead actors include Sumanth Shailendra and Nabha Natesh.^[2] Sneha Namdhani debuts as the second lead.^[3]

Lee
Directed by	H. M. Srinandan
Written by	H. M. Srinandan
Produced by	Sarathy Sathish Darshan Krishna Vinay S. B.
Starring	Sumanth Shailendra Nabha Natesh Sneha Namdhani
Cinematography	M. U. Nandakumar
Music by	Gurukiran
Production company	Vivid Dreams Entertainment
Distributed by	Jayanna Films
Release date	13 January 2017 (2017-01-13)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Kannada

The film score was composed by Gurukiran while the soundtrack was composed by Anand Rajavikraman. The filming began in January 2016 and it was launched at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bangalore, India.^[4]

An action mobile video game, Lee Movie Game, was released as a tie-in for the film by Mobi2Fun.^[5]

Cast

• Sumanth Shailendra as Charlee
• Nabha Natesh as Leela
• Sneha Namdhani
• Sadhu Kokila
• Rahul Dev
• Achyuth Kumar
• Rangayana Raghu
• Suchendra Prasad
• Chikkanna
• Tabla Nani

Soundtrack

Lee
Soundtrack album by Anand Rajavikraman
Released	December 2016 (2016-12)
Recorded	2016
Genre	Feature film soundtrack

Newcomer Anand Rajavikraman composed the soundtrack music.^[6]

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Shuruvayitu"	Chetan Gandharva, Ananya Bhat
2.	"Shaliwahna Case"	Raja Gopalan, Manasa Holla
3.	"Edi Jagavidu"	Santhosh Venky, Sivani Saraswathalu
4.	"Thaliru Thoranadi"	Santhosh Venky, Anuradha Bhat
5.	"Bungha Bungha"	Mohana Bhogaraju, Raja Gopalan

All lyrics are written by Vachan Sriram.

Critical reception

The Kannada movie Lee, which came out in 2017, got a proper bashing from critics. Deccan Chronicle said it’s so bad that "it will drive you mad" because it’s all over the place and has zero charm.^[7] The New Indian Express also gave it a thumbs down, calling it "sans any glee"—basically, no fun, no joy, nothing to keep you hooked.^[8] Deccan Herald didn’t hold back either, saying it’s "a mindless mish-mash"—like someone threw random stuff together and called it a film.^[9] The Times of India was a bit kinder but still gave it low marks, saying the idea was okay but the making was all wrong.^[10] Even Vijaya Karnataka joined the party, slamming it for a weak story that doesn’t hit you anywhere.^[11]