'Leela' movie: Audience review of Biju Menon starrer

Director Ranjith's upcoming movie Leela starring Biju Menon in the lead has hit screens and the cyber space on Friday.

The movie is being released as premier outside India for the first time in the history of Malayalam movie through www.reelax.in on the same day of its release in Kerala. The audience can watch the film after pre-booking it via the website reelax.in for an amount of Rs 500 and the purchased movie has to be watched within a week.

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This is the first time that director Ranjith is associating with another screenwriter for Leela. Ever since Ranjith announced the project Leela with Biju Menon playing the lead role as Kuttiyappan, audience are eagerly awaiting to watch the actor in the short story adaptation.

We bring you live updates from theatres:

♣ The movie begins

♣ Kuttiyappan (Biju Menon) is a mahout, who has an extreme fondness for elephants

♣ Filled with comedy, the movie tracks Kuttiyappan’s journey with his friend Pillechan, enacted by Vijayaraghavan.

♣ Interval

♣ Instead of a faithful adaptation of the short story, Unni has come up with a fresh screenplay with its own nuances

♣ Movie over

♣ Volatile elements of nature forms the basic visuals in Leela

♣ Verdict: A film to carry home

Meanwhile, audience have given thums up for the wonderful making with Biju Menon's amazing performance. Check out for a few tweets: