Keelara is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Mandya taluk of Mandya district in Karnataka.The village is around 10 km from Mandya city and 96 km from the capital city of Karnataka via NH 275. Keelara is the hometown of former Education Minister of Karnataka Sri. K V Shankare Gowda who is popularly named as 'Nithya Sachiva'.