Leader (2010 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Leader
| image = Leader_poster.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sekhar Kammula]]
| producer = {{unbulleted list|[[M. Saravanan (film producer)|M. Saravanan]]|[[M. S. Guhan]]|Aruna Guhan|Aparna Guhan|[[Avi Arad]]|[[Steven Paul]]|[[Michael De Luca]]|Gary Foster}}
| writer = [[Sekhar Kammula]]
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Rana Daggubati]]|[[Priya Anand]]|[[Richa Gangopadhyay]]|[[Suman (actor)|Suman]]|[[Suhasini Maniratnam]]|[[Subbaraju]] }}
| music = [[Mickey J Meyer]]
| cinematography = [[Vijay C. Kumar]]
| editing = [[Marthand K Venkatesh]]
| studio = [[AVM Productions]]<br/>[[Crystal Sky Pictures]]<br/>[[Relativity Media]]
| distributor = [[Geetha Arts]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|2|19}}
| runtime = 171 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Leader''''' is a 2010 Indian [[Telugu film|Telugu]]-language [[political drama]] film written and directed by [[Sekhar Kammula]] and produced by [[AVM Productions]], [[Crystal Sky Pictures]] and [[Relativity Media]]. It stars [[Rana Daggubati]] in his first lead role, with [[Priya Anand]] and [[Richa Gangopadhyay]]. The film, which featured music by [[Mickey J. Meyer]], cinematography handled by [[Vijay C. Kumar]] and edited by [[Marthand K. Venkatesh]], was released on 19 February 2010. The film is considered one of the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by ''[[Film Companion]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade {{!}} Film Companion|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/fc-decades/pages/telugu.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=www.filmcompanion.in|language=en}}</ref>

==Plot==
This movie starts off with the assassination of Sanjeevayya ([[Suman (actor)|Suman]]), the [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]. His last wish is for his son Arjun Prasad ([[Rana Daggubati]]) to become the next Chief Minister. However, Arjun's cousin Dhanunjay ([[Subbaraju]]) has his own dreams of becoming the Chief Minister. Arjun is approached by Ali ([[Harsha Vardhan]]), who has given 10 [[crores]] to Sanjeevayya to resolve a land dispute in Ali's favour. Arjun finds about his father's corruption, and his mother Rajeswari Devi ([[Suhasini Maniratnam]]) validates it while sharing Sanjeevayya's desire for a casteless and corruption-less government. Arjun's uncle Mahadevayya ([[Kota Srinivasa Rao]]), whom he refers to as Peddaina (Sanjeevayya's elder brother), tolerates corruption as long as it helps his family stay in power. Arjun decides to implement his father's dream and enrolls Ali and a news reporter named Ratna ([[Priya Anand]]) to quietly win the support of his party's [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLAs]]. Arjun bribes his way to win support from MLAs and ministers and is elected Chief Minister. An angry Dhanunjay attempts to assassinate Arjun and is asked to resign.

Arjun encounters resistance from his own party in his drive to eliminate corruption and plots to win the support of Alliance Party leader Munnuswami's ([[Ahuti Prasad]]) daughter Archana ([[Richa Gangopadhyay]]) by making her fall for him. His attempts to woo her are successful, and he saves his government while losing Archana's support when she realizes that she has been used. As a condition for Munnuswami's support, he lets an MLA's son go scot-free, even though the son was accused of raping and murdering of a young tribal girl. His mother Rajeswari Devi rebukes Arjun's move and warns the step as compromises that lead to corruption. That same night, she dies. Arjun resolves to go ahead with his corruption elimination drive and resigns the same evening while creating sensation in the media for exposing corruption.

Arjun wins the ensuing election after leaving his uncle's party and establishing a new party. His effort wins back Archana's support.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Rana Daggubati]] as Arjun Prasad, a man who wants to become Chief Minister
* [[Priya Anand]] as Ratna Prabha, a news reporter whom Arjun sends to help him win the support of his party's MLAs
* [[Richa Gangopadhyay]] as Archana Prasad, a TV channel reporter
* [[Suman (actor)|Suman]] as CM Sanjeevayya, Arjun's father who gets assassinated
* [[Suhasini Maniratnam]] as Rajeswari Devi, Arjun's mother
* [[Subbaraju]] as Dhanunjay, Arjun's cousin who attempts to assassinate him
* [[Kota Srinivasa Rao]] as Mahadevayya (Peddayana), Arjun's uncle and Sanjeevayya's elder brother
* [[Rao Ramesh]] as Mavayya, Arjun's uncle
* [[Ahuti Prasad]] as Munnuswami, Archana's father and the Alliance Party leader
* [[Tanikella Bharani]] as Chief Secretary Sharma
* [[Harsha Vardhan]] as Ali, Arjun's personal secretary
* [[Gollapudi Maruti Rao]]
* [[Narsing Yadav]]
* Rani Rudrama
* [[Shatru (actor)|Shatru]]
* Vai Sista in a cameo role
* [[Udaya Bhanu (actress)|Udaya Bhanu]] as [[item number]] "Rajashekara"
{{colend}}

==Critical reception==
''Leader'' opened to rave reviews from critics. The [[Times Of India]] gave a three star rating noting "Another lineage star Rana Daggubati takes his first bow at the Box Office with an inspiring political saga, he puts in a surprisingly mature performance (for a debutant) and shines in his role of a savvy young CEO of a US-based company who turns a conniving politician with effortless ease."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/telugu/movie-reviews/Leader/movie-review/5596902.cms |title=Leader movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

Radhika Rajamani from [[Rediff]] also gave a three star rating and said "The film is a relevant take on contemporary politics in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Performance-wise, Sekhar scores. His choice [[Suhasini]] as Arjun's mother is good. She brings grace and dignity to her role. An impressive debut, indeed. [[Richa Gangopadhyay]] looks pretty and charming. Harshavardhan (who plays Ali) and [[Priya Anand]] (Ratna Prabha) are competent in their roles. [[Mickey J Meyer]]'s music is good too."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/feb/19/south-telugu-movie-review-leader.htm |title=Review: Leader comes at the right time – Rediff.com Movies |publisher=Movies.rediff.com |date=2010-02-19 |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

[[Sify]] explains "The technical aspects of the film are highly impressive with superb cinematography, excellent music and terrific background score. The first half is gripping, giving some promising moments to the audience. But, the second half slips into monotony thanks to the slipshod treatment to the political subject." However it praised the lead performances, saying "Rana has certainly lived up to the expectations of the audiences with his looks and thoroughly trained histrionics."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/leader-review-telugu-14932151.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140325045621/http://www.sify.com/movies/leader-review-telugu-14932151.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-03-25 |title=Movie Review : Leader |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack has music composed by [[Mickey J. Meyer]]. The music was released on 22 November 2009.
{{Infobox album
| name = Leader
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Mickey J. Meyer]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2009|11|22}}
| recorded =2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 31:26
| label = [[Aditya Music]]
| producer = [[Mickey J. Meyer]]
| prev_title = [[Ganesh (2009 film)|Ganesh]]
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = [[Maro Charitra (2010 film)|Maro Charitra]]
| next_year = 2010
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| total_length =31:26
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = [[Maa Telugu Thalliki]]
| extra1 = [[Tanguturi Suryakumari]]
| lyrics1 = [[Sankarambadi Sundarachari]]
| length1 = 4:56
| title2 = Aunana Kaadana
| lyrics2 = [[Veturi Sundararama Murthy]]
| extra2 = [[Naresh Iyer]], [[Shweta Pandit]]
| length2 = 5:13
| title3 = Vandemataram
| extra3 = [[Nakash Aziz]]
|lyrics3 = Veturi Sundararama Murthy
| length3 = 3:50
| title4 = Rajasekhara
| extra4 = Shweta Pandit
| lyrics4 = Veturi Sundararama Murthy
| length4 = 5:29
| title5 = Hey CM
| extra5 = [[Sunitha Sarathy]]
| lyrics5 = Veturi Sundararama Murthy
| length5 = 5:16
| title6 = Sreelu Pongina
| extra6 = Krishna Chaithanya, Siddharth, Kranthi, Sashi Kiran & Aditya
| lyrics6 = [[Rayaprolu Subba Rao]]
| length6 = 3:18
| title7 = Leader Theme
| note7 =[[Instrumental]]
| length7 = 3:24
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=1613040|title=Leader}}
* Leader telugu full movie in ZEE5 . https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/leader/0-0-234177
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[[Category:Telugu-language films]]
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[[Category:2010s political drama films]]
[[Category:Films about politicians]]
[[Category:Films set in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Films shot in Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Films scored by Mickey J Meyer]]
[[Category:AVM Productions films]]
[[Category:Indian political thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian political drama films]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sekhar Kammula]]
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