Yuvasena
Yuvasena (transl. Young troop) is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Jayaraj and starring Bharath, Sarvanand, Kishore, Padma Kumar, Suresh Menon, and Gopika. The film is a remake of Jayaraj's own Malayalam film 4 the People (2004).[2]
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| Directed by | Jayaraj |
| Written by | Jayaraj Marudhuri Raja (dialogues) |
| Based on | 4 The People (2004) by Jayaraj |
| Produced by | Sravanthi Ravi Kishore |
| Starring | Bharath Sarvanand Kishore Padma Kumar Suresh Menon Gopika |
| Cinematography | Gunasekhar |
| Edited by | Manohar |
| Music by | Jassie Gift |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Budget | 1.2 crore[1] |
Cast
- Bharath as Vivek
- Sarvanand as Aravind
- Kishore as Siva
- Padma Kumar as Rafi
- Narain as Sharat Chandra (credited as Suresh Menon)
- Gopika
- Revathi
- Madhuri
- Jeeva as a police officer
- Narra Venkateswara Rao as a minister[3]
- Jr. Relangi
- Melkote as a professor
- Sekhar (special appearance in the song "Vonee Vesukunna")
- Jani Master (special appearance in the song "Vonee Vesukunna")
Production
After the success of the Malayalam film 4 the People, Jayaraj remade the film in Telugu with Sravanthi Ravi Kishore as the producer. The film retains much of the cast of the original film. This film marks the film debut of lyricist Ramajogayya Sastry and cinematographer Guna.[4] This film marks the entry of Bharath into Telugu cinema after the success of the dubbed Telugu version of Boys (2003).[2] It also marks the Telugu debut of Jayaraj, Gopika, and Jassie Gift.[4] Malayalam actor Narain was credited as Suresh Menon in the film.[5]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 22:25 | |||
| Label | Aditya Music | |||
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The songs were reused from the original film 4 the People.[6] The footage for the songs "Malliswarive" and "Ye Dikkuna Nuvvunna" were also reused from the original.
All lyrics are written by Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry & Ramajogayya Sastry; all music is composed by Jassie Gift
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Malliswarive" | Jassie Gift | 04:29 |
| 2. | "Vooni Vesukunna" | Jassie Gift, Smitha | 04:41 |
| 3. | "Pongey Alavastey (Ye Dikkuna Nuvvunna)" | Jassie Gift | 04:15 |
| 4. | "Loka Samastha" | Sandeep | 04:41 |
| 5. | "Swapnalanu" | Sandeep | 04:19 |
| Total length: | 22:25 | ||
Release
The film released on 4 November, coinciding with Diwali.[1] Unlike the original, the film was a box office failure, but did not lose money due to the film's shoestring budget.[1]
Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu compared the film with Tagore.[3] Jeevi of Idlebrain.com said that "The plus points are music and modern taking. Minus points are predictability in story and no surprise/shocking elements".[1] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Jassie Gift's music is the only point of the movie worth sitting up for".[5]
References
- "Telugu cinema Review - Yuva Sena (4 The People) - Bharat, Gopika - Sravanthi Ravi Kishore". Idlebrain.
- "Bharath: Hot property!". Rediff. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- Srihari, Gudipoodi (13 November 2004). "Men in black". The Hindu.
- "Telugu Cinema - Audio release - Yuvasena (4 the people) - Bharat, Gopika - Jassi Fift".
- "Yuvasena review: Yuvasena (Telugu) Movie Review - fullhyd.com". Full Hyderabad.
- Yuvasena Songs: Yuvasena MP3 Telugu Songs by Jessigift Online Free on Gaana.com, retrieved 23 April 2022