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.[2] 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.[3] The soundtrack and score for the film is composed by Veer Samarth and the cinematography is by Guru Prashant Rai.

Mass Leader
Film poster
Directed byNarasimha
Written byNarasimha
Produced byTarun Shivappa
Hardik Gowda
Starring
CinematographyGuru Prashant Rai
Edited byK. M. Prakash
Music byVeer Samarth
Production
company
Tarun Talkies
Release date
  • 11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Plot

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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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Production

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The film was officially launched on 19 April 2016 in Bangalore.[4] Apart from various locations in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the principal photography took place in Kashmir amidst heavy snow fall.[5] The crew shifted the shoot to Manali after tensions erupted in Kashmir in January 2017.[6]

Soundtrack

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Mass Leader
Soundtrack album by
Veer Samarth
Released9 July 2017
Recorded2017
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelLahari Music
ProducerVeer Samarth

Veer Samarth was signed to compose the film's music, making his 25th film.[7] The soundtrack was released on 9 July 2017, with the Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna officially launching the audio.[8]

All lyrics are written by V. Nagendra Prasad

Track list
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Mundhe Nintru"Chetan Gandharva4:46
2."Geleya Ennale"Chetan Gandharva, Shreya Ghoshal4:37
3."Aabida Aabida"Veer Samarth, Supriya Lohith4:04
4."Deepave Ninna"Jubin Nautiyal, Aishwarya Rangarajan2:53
5."Ee Mannali"Prem, Chintan Vikas, Govind Kurnool4:58
Total length:21:18

References

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  1. ^ "Mass Leader (2017) – Mass Leader Kannada Movie – Mass Leader Review, Cast & Crew, Release Date, Photos, Videos – Filmibeat". FilmiBeat.
  2. ^ "Sahana Murthy's second film after Rose is Mass Leader". pinterest.com.
  3. ^ "Shiva Rajkumar, Yogesh, Jaggesh, Pranitha at Leader movie launch". International Business Times. 18 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Shivarajkumar's Leader Launched Officially". Filmibeat.com. 19 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Determined 'Leader' shoots amid snowfall". The New Indian Express.
  6. ^ "Leader packs for Manali". The New Indian Express. 14 January 2017.
  7. ^ Mass Leader complete, Shiv in intro song. Indiaglitz.com (20 June 2017). Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Telugu Superstar Nandamuri Balakrishna Launches The Audio of Shivarajkumar's Mass Leader". Filmibeat.com. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
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