Leader Dialogues Telugu

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ShekarKammulas latest film Leader falls somewhere between being an inspiring film and a film trying too hard to convince you that its inspiring. Leader is Shekar Kammulas fourth film and with films like Anand and Happy Days, he has one of the few contemporary Telugu film directors who have carved a niche for themselves. The film also introduces Rana Daggubati to Telugu film industry and apart from him two new actresses Richa Gangopadhyay and Priya Anand made their debut in Telugu. AVM studios produced the film. Leader narrates the story of a man who becomes a politician to bring a change in the system.

What is Good: The central theme of the story about the coming of age of a young guy who goes on to become a leader is the USP of the film. Its a theme which has a lot of soul and Shekar Kammula tries to infuse with as much drama as possible into this theme. Rana Daggubati makes a confident debut. He has a great screen presence and his diction is impeccable. Some of the most important and inspiring scenes in the film are written for Rana who excels in most of them with aplomb. Be it the scene where he dictates terms to his uncle or his humbleness while interacting with the poor, Rana makes sure that his stern gaze has a lot of sincerity. For every leader there has to be an equally strong rival and Subba Raju fits into this role perfectly. His role as Dhananjay, an ambitious politician whos full of hatred and ego is remarkably written. Each scene where theres a face-off between Rana and Subba Raju produces enough sparks to set the screen on fire. Harshavardhan as Ranas aide does a commendable job. Suhasini and Kota Srinivasa Rao show a lot of restrain and grace in their acting. Both of them have a lot of influence on Ranas character and it shows on screen. The two lead actresses, Richa Gangopadhyay and Priya Anand seem to have understood the limitations of their characterizations and they perform well. Since the film isnt a love story, theres hardly any onscreen chemistry between Rana and the two actresses. However, Avunana Kaadhana song on Rana and Richa adds a whole lot of zing to the little moments of love with they share onscreen.

What is bad: Shekar Kammulas version of how politics and politicians function these days is too uni-dimensional. Maybe, everyone is indeed corrupt as portrayed in the film, but beyond money theres ego, greed and power-mongering. Except for Subba Rajus role, these characteristics go for a toss among other politicians. A more serious issue is the way Shekar Kammula sets the story. Its all too conveniently written for Arjun Prasad (Rana) that his father is the CM and he has oodles of money to splurge. Politics maybe about power, but what happened to democracy? What happened to the struggle which a wannabe politician has to undergo to become a leader? It looks as if Dr.Arjun Prasad uses too much of Harvard Gyan to do his job and probably he takes his job so seriously that he hardly knows any other emotion except than looking serious all the time. On the other hand, the characterizations of the women especially Richa and Priya are the weakest when compared to all of Kammulas earlier heroines. Of course, both of them are strong-willed and independent but their being a part of the story hardly makes a difference! No wonder, both of them have such little role to play in the scheme of things, yet the film drags a lot in the second half.

Technical Departments: Mickey J Meyers background score is outstanding in the film. It manages to hold and also arouse interest in all the vital scenes and elevates the mood throughout the film. Thota Tharanis art is good and most of the bungalows, offices, and meeting halls look authentic. Vijay C Kumars cinematography is top notch. Marthan K Venkateshs editing is good and especially fantastic in the final act of the film. And finally, the man himself, Shekar Kammula who wrote the story, screenplay, dialogues apart from directing the film. His earlier stories were closely attached to reality and more about personal issues between friends. However, with Leader he attempts to do something larger than life and creates this huge bubble of dreams and aspirations of what a Leader should be like. The film is cramped in with so many details that somehow he ignores addressing some key issues such as Is the last wish, a reason strong enough to take the responsibility for 8 crore people? among many other things. The dialogues in the film are brilliantly written and on the whole, Shekar Kammula manages to end the story on a high note.

Bottomline: Its good to see that a top director has chosen to deal with politics in his films and kudos to debutant actor Rana for this honest and brave attempt. However a brief comparative analysis of the recent political hits would suggest that struggle is a necessity (as in Shankars Oke Okkadu) and an ego clash is fantastic (as in Mani Ratnams Iddharu) if a political drama has to be well-received by people. Shekar Kammulas version of Leader is set in an institution of monarchy and sadly the common man who should have been the most important part of the drama is given a miniscule role to play. It carefully concentrates only on What if we had a leader like this. Leader is the kind of film which will make you want to connect the dots with real life scenarios and Shekar Kammula cleverly pitches some characters which have resemblance to a few in our real life as well. Its bound to appeal differently to different people and for this reason alone its quite possible that your opinion of the film will differ from others. Yes, its an honest film with loads of goodness but its too preachy than what it should have been. But then, everything is done with a good intention and the final act of the film along with Maa Telugu Talliki and Leader-Youth of the Nation songs, is amazingly shot and it sort of gives you Goosebumps! Its a film which could have been much better and themes like this come once in a blue moon on such a large canvas with big budgets, big stars and big names attached. Watch it, because its a Shekar Kammulas film with some good performances, good intentions and theres still some hope left for more films on this theme of politics.

Ikeda engaged in discussions with leaders, cultural figures and scholars from every region of the world, probing the crucial issues facing humanity. Over 70 of his dialogues with these individuals have been published.

Neither his punchy dialogues, retorts, challenge, nor does pep talk seem to have gelled well with the cadre in right perspective. The conspicuous absence of Vijayawada (Urban) president Vallabhaneni Vamsi at the reception hosted by TDP Gudivada in-charge Raavi Venkateswara Rao raised many eye brows.

Most of the leaders, who attended the reception, were close to Mr. Balakrishna, younger son of TDP founder president N. T. Rama Rao, while Mr. Vamsi and his associates vow their allegiance to Rajya Sabha member Nandamuri Harikrishna, elder son of NTR.

The duo has their set of followers in the district. Gudivada MLA Kodali Venkateswara Rao (Nani), who quit the party, has close rapport with Mr. Harikrishna and his son Junior NTR. Likewise, Mr. Vamsi is also close to Junior NTR and is in good terms with Mr. Nani.

Mr. Nani entered the fray in subsequent elections after the defeat of Mr. Harikrishna, they recall. It is being discussed, in party circles, that TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu had arranged a dialogue between Mr. Balakrishna and Mr. Vamsi for making a film.

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TikTok, the micro video blogging social media app has swept India, especially its rural folks who have gained access to the internet in more recent years. Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are no exception, with apps users in the Telugu speaking states, mostly comprising youths, going viral for their speeches and dialogues of political leaders.

Another bit where KCR takes potshots at BJP leaders for passing comments on his physical features instead of discussing policies and issues that are important for the state is another clip that Tiktokers have made viral.

While most political parties do not have official accounts, except Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), a proportion of the content on TikTok is refurbished by users from political speeches. In Telugu states, speeches by politicians like KCR, Minister K Tarakarama Rao (KTR), Andhra CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Jana Sena Party (JSP) chief Pawan Kalyan have content that is sure to go viral.

A popular Telugu song that depicts the affection between brothers was mimicked by two users, one acting as Jagan and the other as opposition leader Chandrababu Naidu. In less than four days, the clip got over 3.6 lakh hits.

Sometimes, when the satire and humour crossed decency, cases have been filed for objectionable content as well. The app has created scores of its own celebrities who are often called on to give interviews to YouTube channels.

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