Leader (2010 film)

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Leader is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language political drama film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula, and produced by AVM Productions. It stars Rana Daggubati alongside Richa Gangopadhyay, Priya Anand, Suhasini Maniratnam, Suman, and Subbaraju. It marks Daggubati's acting debut as well as the Telugu film debuts of Gangopadhyay and Anand. The plot follows Arjun Prasad (Daggubati) who becomes the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh succeeding his deceased father and his struggle to fight the corruption plaguing the political system. The film features music by Mickey J. Meyer with cinematography by Vijay C. Kumar and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. Leader was released on 19 February 2010 to rave reviews and was a commercial success. Over the years, it gained a cult following and was later remade in Hindi in 2014 as Youngistaan. Leader was listed among the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by Film Companion.

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