Mass Leader

{{short description|2017 Indian Kannada film written and directed by Narasimha}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Mass Leader

| image = Mass Leader poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Narasimha

| producer = Tarun Shivappa
Hardik Gowda

| writer = Narasimha

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| starring = {{plainlist|

| music = Veer Samarth

| cinematography = Guru Prashant Rai

| editing = K. M. Prakash

| studio = Tarun Talkies

| released = {{film date|df=yes|2017|08|11|ref1={{cite web |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/movies/leader.html |title=Mass Leader (2017) – Mass Leader Kannada Movie – Mass Leader Review, Cast & Crew, Release Date, Photos, Videos – Filmibeat |website=FilmiBeat}}}}

| country = India

| language = Kannada

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| gross =

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Mass Leader is a 2017 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Narasimha, and produced jointly by Tarun Shivappa and Hardik Gowda.{{cite web |url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/311100286739875795/ |title=Sahana Murthy's second film after Rose is Mass Leader |publisher=pinterest.com}} It features Shiva Rajkumar, Pranitha Subhash and Vamsi Krishna in the lead roles whilst Vijay Raghavendra, Yogesh, Gururaj Jaggesh, Sharmiela Mandre, Ashika Ranganath and Parinitha Kitty in key supporting roles.{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/photos/shiva-rajkumar-yogesh-jaggesh-pranitha-leader-movie-launch-7649-slide-46596 |title=Shiva Rajkumar, Yogesh, Jaggesh, Pranitha at Leader movie launch |work=International Business Times |date=18 August 2016}} The soundtrack and score for the film is composed by Veer Samarth and the cinematography is by Guru Prashant Rai.

Plot

Bangladeshi infiltrators are thriving in Karnataka and other countries around India with the help of the politicians, who practice vote-bank politics. CM Sudarshan's brother Suyodhana takes the help of a terrorist named Rafiq to bring Bangladeshi infiltrators to cast their vote, in order to become MP, but is stopped by Shivraj and his associates Vijay aka Viji and Guru. They kill Suyodhana, earning the wrath of Sudarshan and also take actions against the crime syndicates and other illegal activities.

Azim, a Mangalore contract killer is tasked by Rafiq to kill Shivraj, but is double-crossed by his men and reunites with his mother, who is living with Shivaraj as his daughter Chummi's caretaker. With the help of a reporter Chandini, They successfully drives out the infiltrators by using widespread rumours that they are going to be attacked. Under orders from Pakistani terrorists, Rafiq plant a bomb at Chummi's surgical leg to kill Shivaraj, but Azim and his mother get killed in the blast. In a flashback, Shivraj was an INA Captain in Kashmir with a loving wife Deepa, parents and sister Shreya. Shreya is in relationship with Harshath, who is actually a terrorist and uses Shreya to spy on Shivaraj.

Shivaraj is assigned to escort Central Minister Virendra Hegde to Amarnath temple where his family is also escorted in Hegde's convoy, but the convoy is destroyed leaving Chummi handicapped. Shivaraj, with his team sneak into Harshath's hideout where they learn that their superior Pratap Sinha is the mole in the INA. A shootout ensues where Shivaraj and his team eliminate the terrorists, but Harshath escapes. In the present, Shivaraj, Viji and Guru are actually working incognito for the Indian Army where they track down Harshath and manages to kill him and his men.

Cast

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Shiva Rajkumar as INA Captain Shivraj
Pranitha Subhash as Deepa
Vijay Raghavendra as INA officer Vijay aka Viji
Gururaj Jaggesh as INA officer Guru
Yogesh as Azim
Vamsi Krishna as Harshath
Sharmiela Mandre as Chandini, a reporter
Ashika Ranganath as Shreya
Parinitha Kitty as Chummi
Prakash Belawadi as Chief Minister Sudarshan
Chi. Guru Dutt as Police Commissioner

}}

Production

The film was officially launched on 19 April 2016 in Bangalore.{{cite web |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2016/shivarajkumar-s-leader-launched-officially-238037.html |title=Shivarajkumar's Leader Launched Officially |date=19 August 2016 |publisher=Filmibeat.com}} Apart from various locations in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the principal photography took place in Kashmir amidst heavy snow fall.{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/feb/09/determined-leader-shoots-amid-snowfall-1568483.html |title=Determined 'Leader' shoots amid snowfall |work=The New Indian Express}} The crew shifted the shoot to Manali after tensions erupted in Kashmir in January 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2017/jan/14/leader-packs-for-manali-1559374.html |title=Leader packs for Manali |work=The New Indian Express|date=14 January 2017 }}

Soundtrack

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| name = Mass Leader

| type = soundtrack

| artist = Veer Samarth

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| released = 9 July 2017

| recorded = 2017

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| genre = Feature film soundtrack

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| label = Lahari Music

| producer = Veer Samarth

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Veer Samarth was signed to compose the film's music, making his 25th film.[https://www.indiaglitz.com/mass-leader-complete-shiv-in-intro-song-kannada-news-188091.html Mass Leader complete, Shiv in intro song]. Indiaglitz.com (20 June 2017). Retrieved 11 July 2017. The soundtrack was released on 9 July 2017, with the Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna officially launching the audio.{{cite web |url=http://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2017/telugu-actor-balakrishna-launched-mass-leader-audio-265051.html |title=Telugu Superstar Nandamuri Balakrishna Launches The Audio of Shivarajkumar's Mass Leader |date=10 July 2017 |publisher=Filmibeat.com |accessdate=11 July 2017}}

{{tracklist

| headline = Track list

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| total_length = 21:18

| title1 = Mundhe Nintru

| all_lyrics = V. Nagendra Prasad

| extra1 = Chetan Gandharva

| length1 = 4:46

| title2 = Geleya Ennale

| extra2 = Chetan Gandharva, Shreya Ghoshal

| length2 = 4:37

| title3 = Aabida Aabida