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The plot follows Raju (Babu), a cab driver who faces GK (Raj), an industrialist in order to save a village. The film deals with [[Mining scams in India|illegal-mining in India]], and related environmental damage.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|title=Movie Review:Mahesh Khaleja- Review|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mahesh-khaleja-review-review-telugu-14958111.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723072603/http://www.sify.com/movies/mahesh-khaleja-review-review-telugu-14958111.html|archive-date=23 July 2013|access-date=4 August 2012|publisher=Sify.com}}</ref> It marks Babu's return as an actor after a three-year hiatus in his second collaboration with Trivikram after ''[[Athadu]]''. | The plot follows Raju (Babu), a cab driver who faces GK (Raj), an industrialist in order to save a village. The film deals with [[Mining scams in India|illegal-mining in India]], and related environmental damage.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|title=Movie Review:Mahesh Khaleja- Review|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mahesh-khaleja-review-review-telugu-14958111.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723072603/http://www.sify.com/movies/mahesh-khaleja-review-review-telugu-14958111.html|archive-date=23 July 2013|access-date=4 August 2012|publisher=Sify.com}}</ref> It marks Babu's return as an actor after a three-year hiatus in his second collaboration with Trivikram after ''[[Athadu]]''. | ||
The film is released on 7 October 2010. The film won two [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare South]] awards for [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu|Best Male Playback Singer]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu|Best Lyricist]].<ref>{{cite web|author=16reels.com |url=http://telugu.16reels.com/news/Movie/2912_Winners-of-58th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-2010-(South).aspx |title=Winners of 58th Idea Filmfare Awards 2010 (South) |publisher=Telugu.16reels.com |access-date=4 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324002515/http://telugu.16reels.com/news/Movie/2912_Winners-of-58th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-2010-%28South%29.aspx |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref><ref name="hindu1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/28/stories/2010092856070200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317114224/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/28/stories/2010092856070200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 March 2011 |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Audio of Khaleja released |date=28 September 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=4 August 2012}}</ref> The film did not fare well at the box office but has gained a cult status.<ref>https://www.scooptimes.com/hit-flop/mahesh-babu-hit-flop-movies-list/8331</ref><ref>https://www.gulte.com/movienews/28398/10-years-of-khaleja-a-tribute</ref><ref>https://www.teluguhitsandflops.com/2020/04/mahesh-babu-hits-and-flops.html</ref> The film is considered | The film is released on 7 October 2010. The film won two [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare South]] awards for [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu|Best Male Playback Singer]] and [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist – Telugu|Best Lyricist]].<ref>{{cite web|author=16reels.com |url=http://telugu.16reels.com/news/Movie/2912_Winners-of-58th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-2010-(South).aspx |title=Winners of 58th Idea Filmfare Awards 2010 (South) |publisher=Telugu.16reels.com |access-date=4 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324002515/http://telugu.16reels.com/news/Movie/2912_Winners-of-58th-Idea-Filmfare-Awards-2010-%28South%29.aspx |archive-date=24 March 2012 }}</ref><ref name="hindu1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/28/stories/2010092856070200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317114224/http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/28/stories/2010092856070200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 March 2011 |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Audio of Khaleja released |date=28 September 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=4 August 2012}}</ref> The film did not fare well at the box office but has gained a cult status.<ref>https://www.scooptimes.com/hit-flop/mahesh-babu-hit-flop-movies-list/8331</ref><ref>https://www.gulte.com/movienews/28398/10-years-of-khaleja-a-tribute</ref><ref>https://www.teluguhitsandflops.com/2020/04/mahesh-babu-hits-and-flops.html</ref> 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== | ==Plot== | ||
A remote village named Pali in [[Andhra Pradesh]] is struck by an unknown disease, with several villagers dying each month. The village Tantrik predicts a powerful man will come to their rescue as God. He assigns his assistant Siddhappa with the duty to find a man with such supernatural power and bring him to their village. | A remote village named Pali in [[Andhra Pradesh]] is struck by an unknown disease, with several villagers dying each month. The village Tantrik predicts a powerful man will come to their rescue as God. He assigns his assistant Siddhappa with the duty to find a man with such supernatural power and bring him to their village. | ||