Leeladharan (A) Lee is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language sports action film directed by Prabhu Solomon and produced by noted actor Sathyaraj, father of Sibiraj. The film stars Sathyaraj's son Sibiraj, Prakash Raj and Nila. It had an average run at the box office.
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| Directed by | Prabhu Solomon |
| Written by | Prabhu Solomon |
| Produced by | Sathyaraj Maheswari Sathyaraj |
| Starring | Sibiraj Prakash Raj Nila |
| Cinematography | Rajesh Yadav |
| Music by | D. Imman |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editLee and his friends enjoy playing football and doing odd jobs. Chellama, who works at a facility for people with mental challenges, also hangs out with them. However, things take a serious turn when Chellama witnesses Lee and his friends trying to assassinate a politician. This shocks her and leaves us wondering why they would do such a thing.
The answer lies in their college days, where they were a successful football and cricket team under the guidance of their mentor Butthiran. However, the college principal Rangabashyam wanted his son to be part of the team, but the coach insisted on selecting players based on merit, exposing his drug addiction to his to be in-law. This led to the coach and team being expelled from the college, but they continued playing in another college and won a big tournament.
However, Rangabashyam sabotaged their success, leading to one team member committing suicide and on confrontation, the whole team tied up and forced to watch as Rangabashyam kills Puthiran, resulting in the team falling apart. Rangabashyam, on the other hand, rose to become a minister in politics. The rest of the story follows the conflicts between Lee and his friends and Rangabashyam.
Cast
edit- Sibiraj as Leelatharan (Lee)
- Nila as Chellam
- Prakash Raj as Buthiran
- Zakir Hussain as Rangabashyam
- Sashikumar as Sashi
- Pandi
- Sabitha Anand
- Vijay Sethupathi as Leelatharan's friend
- Vidharth as Goon (uncredited)
Production
editLee was produced by Satyaraj, which stars his son Sibiraj in the lead role. Prabhu Solomon, who had made an action film Kokki earlier, directed the film. Sibiraj plays Leeladharan alias Lee, a professional football player. Nila plays the female lead. Prakash Raj plays the football coach in the film.[2]
Since Sibiraj plays football, he underwent football coaching at the YMCA every evening. Director Solomon shot a major portion of Lee on the busy roads of Chennai. The movie was shot on busy roads without the public even being aware of it.[3]
Soundtrack
editThe soundtrack was composed by D. Imman.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ada Naan Oru Mathiri Da" | Pa. Vijay | Sayanora Philip | 04:13 |
| 2. | "Jelina O Jelina" | Yugabharathi | KK, Pop Shalini | 04:00 |
| 3. | "Oru Kalavaani Payale" | Vairamuthu | Madhushree, Naresh Iyer | 04:17 |
| 4. | "Rock Rock Rock" | Eknaath | Bhargavi Pillai | 04:18 |
| 5. | "Yaaru Yaaru" | Pa. Vijay | Kailash Kher | 04:03 |
| Total length: | 20:51 | |||
Critical reception
editSify wrote, "First and foremost the film has nothing to do with football and is another revenge drama. In the end there is a long speech by Lee about how corruption, nepotism have seeped into the game of football in India where cricket rules."[5] Rediff wrote, "Lee may revert to the standard masala elements at points, especially with regard to some stunts (such as Matrix style jumps from one building to the other and flying Maruti Omnis) but it is still different from any other Tamil movie you might have seen off late."[6] Lajjavathi of Kalki praised the cinematography, music, stunts, acting of Sibiraj and added the next scenes move smoothly and the elegence of screenplay that keep the audience on the edge of their seats till the end should be given bouquet.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Lee". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Sibi on Lee". IndiaGlitz. 14 February 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Lee Preview". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Lee Music Review | Master of mix". IndiaGlitz. 12 February 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Lee". Sify. 20 February 2007. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Bhaskar, Shweta (19 February 2007). "Lee is a a[sic] brave attempt". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ லஜ்ஜாவதி (4 March 2007). "லீ". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 50–51. Retrieved 17 April 2024.