''Yuvasena'' () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language

vigilante film The vigilante film is a film genre in which the protagonist or protagonists engage in vigilante behavior, taking the law into their own hands. Vigilante films are usually revenge films in which the legal system fails protagonists, leading them ...

directed by

Jayaraj Jayarajan Rajasekharan Nair, professionally credited as Jayaraj (born 31 May 1960), is an Indian filmmaker, who predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. He has won many awards, including Crystal Bear at the Berli ...

and produced by

Sravanthi Ravi Kishore Sravanthi Ravi Kishore is an Indian film producer known for his works in Telugu cinema. He owns the film production company " Sri Sravanthi Movies", known for presenting hit romantic comedy films. Red Red is the color at the long wavelengt ...

on Sri Sravanthi Movies banner. The film stars Bharath,

Sharwanand Myneni Sharwanand (born 6 March 1984), known mononymously as Sharwanand, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Telugu films alongside a few Tamil films. He made his acting debut in 2004 with the film ''Aidho Tareekhu''. He i ...

Kishore Kishore () may refer to: * Kishore (name), an Indian given name and surname * '' Captain Kishore'', a 1940 Bollywood film * '' K for Kishore'', a 2007–2008 Indian television singing contest * '' Kishore Bangla'', Bengali-language juvenile week ...

, Padma Kumar, Narain, and

Gopika Girly Anto, credited by her stage name Gopika (born 1 February 1984), is an Indian former actress, who has predominantly starred in Malayalam films. Starting her career as a model, she ventured into acting with the Malayalam film, '' Pranayamani ...

in lead roles. It is a remake of Jayaraj's own

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

film ''

4 the People ''4 the People'' is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language vigilante thriller film directed by Jayaraj and written by Iqbal Kuttippuram from a story by Jayaraj. The film stars Arun Cherukavil, Bharath (in his Malayalam debut), Arjun Bose, and Padma ...

'' (2004).

Cast

* Bharath as Vivek *

as Aravind *Kishore as Siva *Padma Kumar as Rafi * Narain as Sarath Chandra (credited as Suresh Menon) *

*Revathi *Madhuri * Jeeva as a police officer *

Narra Venkateswara Rao Narra Venkateswara Rao was an Indian actor known for his works in Telugu cinema. He hailed from Agraharam village (Ramachandrapuram) in Zarugumilli, Zarugumalli Mandal, Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Career He acted in over 500 fi ...

as a minister *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 ''

'',

remade the film in Telugu with

as the producer. The film retains much of the cast of the original film. This film marks the film debut of lyricist

Ramajogayya Sastry Darivemula Ramajogayya Sastry (born 24 August 1970) is an Indian film lyricist, known for his works in Telugu cinema and music. Early life Ramajogayya Sastry was born in Arepalli Muppalla, Ipuru Mandal near Narasaraopet of Palnadu distric ...

and cinematographer Guna. This film marks the entry of Bharath into Telugu cinema after the success of the dubbed Telugu version of '' Boys'' (2003). 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 ''

''. 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 ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...

'' compared the film with ''

Tagore Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai ...

''. 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".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt23806734 2000s Malayalam-language films 2000s vigilante films 2004 action films 2004 films Indian action films Indian vigilante films Telugu remakes of Malayalam films