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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.




Plot


Lee 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






Production


Lee 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.
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.




Soundtrack


The soundtrack was composed by D. Imman.




Critical reception


Sify 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." 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." 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.




References






External links


Lee at IMDb

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