Yatra (2019 film)

Yatra
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMahi V Raghav
Written byMahi V. Raghav
Produced byVijay Chilla
Shashi Devi Reddy
Shiva Meka (presenter)
StarringMammootty
CinematographySathyan Sooryan
Edited byA. Sreekar Prasad
Music byK
Production
company
Release date
  • 8 February 2019 (2019-02-08)[1]
Running time
126 mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu
Budget12 crore[2]
Box officeest. 14.30 crore[3]

Yatra (transl. Journey), also marketed as YSR: Yatra, is a 2019 Indian Telugu-language biographical film starring Mammootty as Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy. Directed by Mahi V Raghav, the film is based on padayatra of Reddy who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from May 2004 to June 2009 representing Indian National Congress. The film is produced by Vijay Chilla, Shashi Devi Reddy under 70mm Entertainments and music composed by K.[4] Principal photography commenced on 20 June 2018 in Hyderabad.[5]

The film was released on 8 February 2019 alongside dubbed versions in Malayalam and Tamil.[1][6] Despite receiving critical acclaim, the film did not perform commercially.[7][8]

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  2. ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (30 December 2019). "Tollywood 2019". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ Hooli, Shekhar H. (22 December 2019). "Tollywood Box office report - 2019: Highest grossing Telugu movies of the year". International Business Times. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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  5. ^ "Mammootty plays YS Rajasekhara Reddy in upcoming Telugu biopic Yatra, directed by Mahi Raghavg". Firstpost. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  6. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (8 February 2019). "Yatra review: Mammootty is an asset to this political film that has the vibe of a docu-drama". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  7. ^ Prakash, BVS (3 March 2019). "Families take sting out of biopics?". The Hans India. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  8. ^ MK, Surendhar (23 February 2019). "Kumbalangi Nights becomes 2019's first Mollywood's blockbuster; Yatra, Dev fail to create impact at box-office". Firstpost. Retrieved 15 March 2021.