| Directed by | Devi Prasad |
|---|---|
| Written by | Devi Prasad Vegnesa Satish (dialogues) |
| Produced by | CHS Mohan |
| Starring | Template:Plainlist |
| Cinematography | Kantheti Shankar |
| Edited by | Nandamuri Hari |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar
|
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu
|
Leela Mahal CenterTemplate:Efn is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action romance directed by Devi Prasad and starring Aryan Rajesh and Sadha. The film is a remake of the 1999 Tamil film Amarkalam.[1]
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
- Aryan Rajesh as Prabhu[2]
- Sadha as Anjali[2]
- Atul Kulkarni as GK[2]
- Suman as Sudheer[2]
- Brahmanandam as Singhamalai, Prabhu's right hand man[1][2]
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Leela Mahal Center's manager[1]
- Surya[2]
- Krishna Bhagawan as Bujji[1]
- Raghu Babu[1]
- M. S. Narayana[1]
- Sheeba[1]
- Pragathi as Sudheer's wife[1]
- Surekha Vani as Prabhu's mother
- Sameer Hasan as Prabhu's father
- Karate Kalyani as Manga
- Prudhvi Raj as Terrorist
- Hema as GK's wife
Production
The film is directed by Devi Prasad, who previously directed Aaduthu Paaduthu.[1] The film got stuck in production before ultimately releasing in 2004.[1] 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.[3] In 2004 prior to the release of Donga Dongadi, Sadha, who starred in Jayam, was yet to bag stardom in the Telugu film industry.[4]
Soundtrack
Template:Infobox album The songs are composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[1] The songs "Babuji Zara Dheere Chalo" from Dum and "Mabbe Masakesindile" from Vayasu Pilichindi were combined for a song in the film.[1] The lyrics were written by Suddala Ashokteja, Sai Sriharsha, and I.S. Murthy.[5] The song "Thummeda Rekkalanadugu" rendered by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam is based on the Telugu poem of the same name.[5] 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."[5]
Release
Unlike Rajesh's previous films, this film was a success at the box office.[6] The Hindu wrote that "Aryan Rajesh performs the role with ease and Sada looks beautiful. Atul Kulkarni fares well".[2] 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".[1] Indiaglitz wrote that "Screenplay and Direction by debutant Devi Prasad is mediocre. But Devi Prasad shows promise in stylized presentation".[7]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Leela Mahal Center - Telugu cinema Review - Aryan Rajesh, Sadaf - Devi Prasad. www.idlebrain.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Gun power to love power - LIFE - The Hindu. The Hindu(4 December 2004).
- ↑ Waiting for his turn. The Hindu(20 July 2004).
- ↑ Future tense(27 July 2004).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedA - ↑ Back on track(December 13, 2004).
- ↑ Leela Mahal Center review. Leela Mahal Center Telugu movie review, story, rating. IndiaGlitz.com.