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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 Centre
| image = Leela Mahal Center.jpg
| caption = VCD cover
| director = Devi Prasad
| producer = CHS Mohan
| writer = Devi Prasad<br /> [[Satish Vegesna]] (dialogues)
| story = [[Saran (director)|Saran]]
| based_on = ''[[Amarkkalam]]'' (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 Centre'''''{{efn|The film is alternately spelled ''Leela Mahal Center.''<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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250527153323/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/chords-notes/article28340239.ece|archive-date=27 May 2025|access-date=8 August 2025}}</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 ''[[Amarkkalam]]''.<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 Centre, 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. It is revealed that Anjali is none other than GK's daughter. GK & Sudheer become friends again.

== Cast ==
{{Colbegin}}
*[[Aryan Rajesh]] as Prabhu
**[[Teja Sajja]] as young Prabhu
*[[Sadha]] as Anjali
*[[Atul Kulkarni]] as GK
*[[Suman (actor)|Suman]] as Sudheer
*[[Brahmanandam]] as Singhamalai, Prabhu's right-hand man
*[[Dharmavarapu Subramanyam]] as Leela Mahal Centre's manager
*[[Surya (Telugu actor)|Surya]] as Anjali's relative
*[[Krishna Bhagawan]] as Bujji
*[[Raghu Babu]] as Prabhu's friend
*[[M. S. Narayana]] as Leela Mahal Centre visitor
* Sheeba as Anjali's relative
*[[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]] as Sudheer's wife
*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
*[[Robert (choreographer)|Robert]] (cameo in song "Balamanemo")
{{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|access-date=6 August 2020|archive-date=30 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130150000/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/future-tense/article28340597.ece|url-status=live}}</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 the song "Palamalaimu".<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"/> The song "O Hampy Bomma" is based on "Sangeetha Vanil" from ''[[Chinna Poove Mella Pesu]]''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

{{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 (Balamanemo)
| 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
}}

== Reception and box office ==
''The Hindu'' wrote that "Aryan Rajesh performs the role with ease and Sada looks beautiful. Atul Kulkarni fares well".<ref>{{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> ''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" />

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|access-date=6 August 2020|archive-date=5 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205201654/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/back-on-track/article28360372.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

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

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

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

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