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{{short description|2004 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Devi Prasad}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Leela Mahal Center
| image =
| caption =
| director = Devi Prasad
| producer = CHS Mohan
| writer = Devi Prasad<br /> Vegnesa Satish (dialogues)
| story = [[Saran (director)|Saran]]
| based_on = ''[[Amarkalam]]'' (Tamil)
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Aryan Rajesh]]
*[[Sadha]]
}}
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| cinematography = Kantheti Shankar
| editing = Nandamuri Hari
| studio = Medha Media
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2004|12|4}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Leela Mahal Center'''''{{efn|The film is alternately spelled ''Leela Mahal Centre.''<ref name="A">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/chords-notes/article28340239.ece|title=Chords & Notes|date=26 July 2004|work=The Hindu}}</ref>}} is a 2004 Indian [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-language [[action film|action]] [[romance film|romance]] directed by Devi Prasad and starring [[Aryan Rajesh]] and [[Sadha]]. The film is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film ''[[Amarkalam]]''.<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-leelamahalcenter.html|title=Leela Mahal Center - Telugu cinema Review - Aryan Rajesh, Sadaf - Devi Prasad|website=www.idlebrain.com}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Prabhu has a troubled childhood with divorced parents. His mother marries another man. Upset that he has to call his stepfather as his own father, he leaves his house at a young age. He grows up to be a thug who works at Leela Mahal Center, a cinema theatre. GK, a former Mumbai-based don, who was sent to jail by his own friend, Sudheer. GK tells Prabhu to kidnap Anjali, a violinist. She is initially disturbed by Prabhu and starts to fall in love with him after Singhamalai tells Anjali about Prabhu's past life. A terrorist gang comes to kidnap Anjali as a bargain for their fellow friends in jail. How Prabhu fights the gang and saves Anjali form the rest of the story.

== Cast ==

{{Colbegin}}
*[[Aryan Rajesh]] as Prabhu<ref name="C">{{Cite web |title=Gun power to love power - LIFE - The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/gun-power-to-love-power/article28677113.ece |date=4 December 2004|website=The Hindu|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703013430/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-life/gun-power-to-love-power/article28677113.ece |archive-date=3 July 2020 |access-date=}}</ref>
*[[Sadha]] as Anjali<ref name="C"/>
*[[Atul Kulkarni]] as GK<ref name="C"/>
*[[Suman (actor)|Suman]] as Sudheer<ref name="C"/>
*[[Brahmanandam]] as Singhamalai, Prabhu's right hand man<ref name="B"/><ref name="C" />
*[[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as Leela Mahal Center's manager<ref name="B"/>
*[[Surya (Telugu actor)|Surya]]<ref name="C"/>
*[[Krishna Bhagawan]] as Bujji<ref name="B"/>
*[[Raghu Babu]]<ref name="B"/>
*[[M. S. Narayana]]<ref name="B"/>
* Sheeba<ref name="B"/>
*[[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]] as Sudheer's wife<ref name="B"/>
*Surekha Vani as Prabhu's mother
*[[Sameer Hasan]] as Prabhu's father
*[[Karate Kalyani]] as Manga
*[[Prudhvi Raj]] as Terrorist
*[[Hema (actress)|Hema]] as GK's wife
{{Colend}}

== Production ==
The film is directed by Devi Prasad, who previously directed ''Aaduthu Paaduthu''.<ref name="B" /> The film got stuck in production before ultimately releasing in 2004.<ref name="B" /> [[Aryan Rajesh]], who plays the lead in the film was yet to reach the limelight prior to the film's release due to the box office failures of his previous films.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/waiting-for-his-turn/article28249907.ece|title=Waiting for his turn|date=20 July 2004|newspaper=The Hindu|first=G. Manjula|last=Kumar|accessdate=23 August 2020}}</ref> In 2004 prior to the release of ''[[Donga Dongadi]]'', [[Sadha]], who starred in ''[[Jayam (2002 film)|Jayam]]'', was yet to bag stardom in the Telugu film industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/future-tense/article28340597.ece|title=Future tense|date=27 July 2004|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Leela Mahal Center
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2004
| recorded = 2004
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 21:51
| language = Telugu
| label = Surya Music
| producer = S. A. Rajkumar
| prev_title = [[Chatrapathy (2004 film)|Chatrapathy]]
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Cheppave Chirugali]]
| next_year = 2004
}}
The songs are composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]].<ref name="B" /> The songs "Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo" from ''[[Dum (2003 Hindi film)|Dum]]'' and "Mabbe Masakesindile" from ''[[Vayasu Pilichindi]]'' were combined for a song in the film.<ref name="B" /> The lyrics were written by Suddala Ashokteja, Sai Sriharsha, and I.S. Murthy.<ref name="A"/> The song "Thummeda Rekkalanadugu" rendered by [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] is based on the Telugu poem of the same name.<ref name="A"/> In a review of the film's soundtrack, a critic from ''The Hindu'' stated that "A well-crafted (combined) effort by the composers and the lyricists ... gives music-loving Telugus some good compositions."<ref name="A"/>

{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| title_width =
| writing_width =
| music_width =
| lyrics_width =
| extra_width =
| title1 = Palamalaimu
| lyrics1 =
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Malini
| length1 = 4:18
| title2 = Chitti Chilakamma
| lyrics2 =
| extra2 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length2 = 3:04
| title3 = Thummeda
| lyrics3 =
| extra3 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
| length3 = 4:33
| title4 = O Hampy Bomma
| lyrics4 =
| extra4 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], Sujatha
| length4 = 3:44
| title5 = Chitti Chilakamma (Bit)
| lyrics5 =
| extra5 = Deepika
| length5 = 0:59
| title6 = Srimalle Puvvalle
| lyrics6 =
| extra6 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length6 = 4:50
| title7 = Paramapavani
| lyrics7 =
| extra7 = Kalpana
| length7 = 0:23
| total_length = 21:51
| title8 =
| length8 =
| title9 =
| length9 =
| title10 =
| length10 =
}}

== Release ==
Unlike Rajesh's previous films, this film was a success at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/back-on-track/article28360372.ece|title=Back on track|date=December 13, 2004|work=The Hindu}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' wrote that "Aryan Rajesh performs the role with ease and Sada looks beautiful. Atul Kulkarni fares well".<ref name="C"/> ''Idlebrain'' gave the film a rating of three out of five and wrote that " Devi Prasad should be appreciated for making a decent film in spite of undue delays and obstacles that dogged the progress of this film".<ref name="B" /> ''Indiaglitz'' wrote that "Screenplay and Direction by debutant Devi Prasad is mediocre. But Devi Prasad shows promise in stylized presentation".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/leela-mahal-center-review-telugu-movie-7223|title=Leela Mahal Center review. Leela Mahal Center Telugu movie review, story, rating|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|tt1579799}}

[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s romantic action films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar]]
[[Category:Telugu remakes of Tamil films]]
[[Category:2000s Telugu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic action films]]

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