Akela is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's stories, The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. He is the leader of the Seeonee pack of Indian wolves and presides over the pack's council meet
Akela as depicted on the frontispiece of The Two Jungle Books, published in 1895.
The death of Akela after his battle with the dholes, as illustrated in page 280 of the 1895 edition of The Two Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling.
The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is a live-action/photorealistically animated remake of Walt Disney's animated 1967 film, which itself is
Akela (The Jungle Book)
…Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story, voiced by Clancy Brown. In this adaptation, he is also the father of Mowgli's adopted family and mate of Raksha. In the 2016 live-action/CGI hybrid film, Giancarlo Esposito voices Akela. In an interview, Esposito describes his character as the wolf pack's fierce patriarch and as "strong and hardened…
Theatrical release poster
Neel Sethi, the actor who portrayed Mowgli
John Debney composed the film's score.
Jon Favreau at the premiere of The Jungle Book in Sydney, Australia.