Leader (2010 film)

Leader
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sekhar Kammula
Written by	Rutwik Pavan
Produced by	M. Saravanan M. S. Guhan Aruna Guhan Aparna Guhan
Starring	Rana Daggubati Richa Gangopadhyay Priya Anand
Cinematography	Vijay C. Kumar
Edited by	Marthand K Venkatesh
Music by	Mickey J. Meyer
Production company	AVM Productions
Distributed by	Geetha Arts
Release date	19 February 2010 (2010-02-19)
Running time	171 minutes
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Leader is a 2010 Indian Telugu-language political drama film written and directed by Sekhar Kammula, and produced by AVM Productions. It stars debutant Rana Daggubati alongside Richa Gangopadhyay, Priya Anand, Suhasini Maniratnam, Suman, and Subbaraju. The plot follows Arjun Prasad (Daggubati) who becomes the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh succeeding his deceased father and his struggle to fight the corruption plaguing the political system.

The film features music by Mickey J. Meyer with cinematography by Vijay C. Kumar and editing by Marthand K. Venkatesh. It was released on 19 February 2010 to rave reviews. Leader is listed among the "25 Greatest Telugu Films Of The Decade" by Film Companion.^[1] Though it was not a big commercial success , over the years it gained cult following and later it was remade in Hindi as Youngistaan.