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'''''Leader''''' ({{lang-si|ලීඩර්}}) is a 2009 [[Sri Lanka]]n Sinhala action thriller film directed by [[Ranjan Ramanayake]] and co-produced by Bevan Perera and P. Aruran.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/080323/TV/tv-times00004.html |title=Bevan enters cinema with ‘The Leader’ |publisher=Sunday Times |accessdate=12 December 2019}}</ref> It stars [[Ranjan Ramanayake]], foreign actress Adeen Khan in lead roles along with [[Babu Antony]], [[Robin Fernando]] and [[Anusha Damayanthi]]. Music composed by Suneth Kelum.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2016/03/24/?fn=sa16032431 |title=Sri Lankan Screened Films |publisher=Sarasaviya |accessdate=11 March 2017}}</ref> It is the 1119th Sri Lankan film in the [[Cinema of Sri Lanka|Sinhala cinema]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nfc.gov.lk/films-history.php | title=Sri Lanka Cinema History | publisher=National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka | accessdate=3 October 2016}}</ref> Public Performance Board of Sri Lanka removed some controversial political parts of the film.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/081130/TV/sundaytvtimes_02.html | title=‘Leader’ in trouble | publisher=The Sunday Times | accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref> Leader is the film in Sinhala cinema history that had been screened with the most number of copies with 50 film theaters.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2009/02/02/fea20.asp | title=‘Leader’ makes appearance | publisher=The Daily News | accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090118/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_07.html | title=‘Leader’ lands with 50 copies | publisher=Sunday Times | accessdate=16 December 2019}}</ref>
Some of the political clips were removed from the film due to Public Performance Board (PPB).<ref name= leader /> The film was screened free of charge for two weeks from February 27 and producer decided to direct Rs. 1 from each ticket sold in all the theaters to Ranaviru fund.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090301/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_05.html | title=‘Leader’ : Free shows for war heroes | publisher=Sunday Times | accessdate=16 December 2019}}</ref> In April 2009, producer donated one day’s collection of the film in all 50 theaters to the construction of Jaffna Cultural Center.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/090426/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_07.html | title=‘Leader’ donates to Jaffna Cultural Centre | publisher=Sunday Times | accessdate=16 December 2019}}</ref>
==Plot==
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