Yuvasena


Yuvasena is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language vigilante film directed by Jayaraj and produced by Sravanthi Ravi Kishore under the Sri Sravanthi Movies banner. The film stars Bharath, Sharwanand, Kishore, Padma Kumar, Narain, and Gopika in lead roles. It is a remake of Jayaraj's Malayalam film 4 the People.

Cast

After the success of his 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. It marks the film debut of lyricist Ramajogayya Sastry and cinematographer Guna. This film marks the entry of Bharath into Telugu cinema after the success of the dubbed Telugu version of Boys. It also marks the Telugu debut of Jayaraj, Gopika, and Jassie Gift. Malayalam actor Narain was credited as Suresh Menon in the film.

Soundtrack

The songs were reused from the original film 4 the People. The footage for the songs "Malliswarive" and "Ye Dikkuna Nuvvunna" were also reused from the original.

Release

The film released on 4 November, coinciding with Diwali. Unlike the original, the film was a box office failure, but did not lose money due to the film's shoestring budget.
Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu compared the film with Tagore. 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". A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote, "Jassie Gift's music is the only point of the movie worth sitting up for".