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RUNTIME
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Clocks in at 172 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
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Cast
Rana Daggubati
Arjun Prasad
Harsha Vardhan
Ali
Priya Anand
Ratna Prabha
Subbaraju
Dhnunjay
Kota Srinivasa Rao
Mahadevayya
Richa Gangopadhyay
Archana
Suhasini Maniratnam
Rajeswari Devi
Tanikella Bharani
Sharma C.S.
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sekhar Kammula
- Writers
- Sekhar Kammula
- Languages
- Telugu
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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Released 16 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Sekhar Kammula, shot by Vijay C. Kumar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Mickey J Meyer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Marthand K Venkatesh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Rana Daggubati and Harsha Vardhan and Priya Anand carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The Campaign Begins".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sekhar Kammula directs. Vijay C. Kumar behind the camera. Mickey J Meyer scores. Marthand K Venkatesh cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Telugu.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Clocks in at 172 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
- 2Released 16 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Sekhar Kammula, shot by Vijay C. Kumar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Mickey J Meyer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Marthand K Venkatesh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Rana Daggubati and Harsha Vardhan and Priya Anand carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "The Campaign Begins".
- 9IMDB entry: tt1613040 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Only 33 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Vijay C. Kumar
- Original score
- Mickey J Meyer
- Editing
- Marthand K Venkatesh
- Runtime
- 172 min · 2h 52m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $1,458,709
- Original language
- TE
- IMDB
- Leader (2010)
Also by
Sekhar Kammula
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- Uknown★ 10/10
A brilliant movie that any Tollywood fan must watch. The movie really sends a strong message unlike most other Telugu movies, and has brilliant performances. It also has brilliant cinematography. Not a borring moment in 176 minutes. Soundtrack is also brilliant. Stop reading, start watching!
Production companies
Who made it
AVM Productions
IN
Key crew
- ProducerM. S. Guhan
- ProducerM. Saravanan
- Sound RecordistRadhakrishna Eskala
- Assistant DirectorSashi Kiran Tikka
- EditorMarthand K Venkatesh
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- corruption
- politics
- inspiration
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2010-02-19
