The
late
Y.
S.
Rajasekhara
Reddy(YSR)
was
arguably
one
of
the
most
powerful
and
charismatic
leaders
of
his
generation.
The
'Mass
Leader'
was
regarded
as
a
demi-god
by
his
supporters
and
never
lost
a
direct
election.
Unfortunately
for
his
supporters,
the
former
Andhra
CM
lost
his
life
in
an
accident
and
this
left
many
in
the
political
fraternity
in
a
state
of
shock.
Now,
nearly
nine
years
after
his
death,
YSR
is
all
set
to
be
immortalised
on
the
big
screen.
Today,
on
his
birth
anniversary,
the
teaser
of
his
biopic
Yatra
has
been
released.
And,
needless
to
say,
it
is
quite
good.
The
55-second-long
clip
portrays
YSR
has
a
man
of
the
masses
and
touches
upon
the
iconic
'padyatra'
which
helped
him
become
the
choice
of
the
conmmon
man.
The
teaser
is
bound
to
make
his
supporters
nostalgic
and
create
a
buzz
in
Tollywood.
Yatra
is
a
Mahi
Raghav
directrial
and
features
Mollywood
star
Mammootty
in
the
lead.
The
film
also
features
Jagapathy
Babu
and
actress
Anasuya
Bharadwaj
in
important
roles.
A
while
ago,
it
was
rumoured
that
Tamil
star
Suriya
would
be
playing
YSR's
son
Jagan
in
the
biopic
while
Nayanthara
would
be
playing
Mammootty's
on-screen
wife.
Reacting
to
these
rumours
Mahi
Raghav
had
denied
approaching
the
stars
in
question.
"No!
Those
rumours
are
completely
false.
We
haven't
approached
anybody
else
yet.
So
far,
my
sole
focus
till
date
was
on
getting
the
right
actor
for
the
lead
role.
Now
that
it's
been
finalised,
I
will
work
on
the
rest
of
the
cast,"
he
had
told
a
leading
daily.
Interestingly,
Yatra
is
the
second
Tollywood
film
of
Mammootty's
career.
In
1992,
he
had
starred
in
the
musical
drama
Swathi
Kiranam
and
impressed
the
movie
buffs.
The
film
was
directed
by
K
Vishwanath
and
also
featured
Raadhika
in
the
lead.
On
a
related
note,
this
is
a
busy
time
for
Mammootty.
He
currently
has
several
films
in
his
kitty.
Most
of
the
most
prominent
ones
are
Pernabu,
Oru
Kuttanadan
Blog
and
Bilal.
So,
did
you
like
the
teaser
of
Yatra?
Is
Mammootty
the
right
choice
for
the
film?
Comments,
please!