''Yuva'' is a 2024 Indian

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

-language

action drama film The action film is a film genre that predominantly features chase sequences, fights, shootouts, explosions, and stunt work. The specifics of what constitutes an action film has been in scholarly debate since the 1980s. While some scholars such as ...

directed by

Santhosh Ananddram Santhosh Ananddram is a lyricist, screenwriter, director who works in Kannada cinema. His debut films was '' Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari'' in 2014. He has directed Raajakumara and Yuvarathnaa starring Puneeth Rajkumar and ''Raajakumara'' was a blo ...

and produced by

Vijay Kiragandur Vijay Kiragandur (born 3 October 1976) is an Indian film producer and distributor, predominantly active in the Kannada film industry. He is the founder of Hombale Films production company. Notable films he has produced include ''Raajakumara'', t ...

under

Hombale Films Hombale Films is an Indian film production and film distribution company based in Bengaluru, India. Founded in the year 2012, the company producing films across multiple languages, with a special focus on Kannada cinema. It has earned signifi ...

. The film, which marks the fourth collaboration of Ananddram and Hombale Films, stars

Yuva Rajkumar Yuva Rajkumar (born 23 April 1993) is an Indian actor, producer, and playback singer in the Kannada film industry. Career Yuva worked as a child artist in '' Om'' (1995) alongside his uncle Shiva Rajkumar and brother Vinay Rajkumar. He worked ...

in his lead acting debut, while Sapthami Gowda,

Achyuth Kumar Achyuth Kumar is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Kannada cinema, alongside a few Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He is known for his performances in the ''KGF'', '' Kantara'', '' Sidlingu'', and '' Lucia''. He is the recipient ...

, Gopal Krishna Deshpande,

Sudharani Jayashree, known by her screen name Sudha Rani, is an Indian actress, voice artist and former model. She has primarily worked in Kannada films in addition to some Tamil, Telugu, Tulu and Malayalam films. As on Feb 2024, she has acted in about 1 ...

and

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 ...

appear in supporting roles. ''Yuva'' was released on 29 March 2024 and received mixed to positive reviews from critics. It was the eighth highest-grossing Kannada film of 2024.

Plot

Yuva, a national-level wrestler, lives in

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with his father Shankar, mother Girija and elder sister Shwetha. One day, Yuva gets banned from the sport due to allegations of matchfixing scam against him and his coach Veeranna Doddamani, where Shankar strains his relationship with Yuva. Unable to follow his passion, Yuva joins an engineering college in

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and soon picks up fights with local students. After graduating from college, Yuva returns home and learns that Shankar has fled from home after Shwetha's marriage. Yuva also learns that Shankar took hefty loans from his friends, colleagues and loan sharks for the family. He begins to work as a food delivery boy, as his past deeds in college hindered his job prospects. Yuva also realize his responsibilities to take care of the family. Yuva soon finds Shankar in

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and learns that Shankar invested the money in the

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, but got cheated as the money was not invested in shares by the marketeers. Yuva recovers the money from the marketeers and solves the loan problems. Doddamani also rescindes his and Yuva's ban by capturing the real culprit behind the matchfixing scam. Yuva soon begins training in the championship and finally wins the championship. Despite being a wrestling champion, Yuva continues to work as a delivery boy and Shankar sees Yuva with respect.

Cast

as Yuva * Sapthami Gowda as Siri *

as Shankar, Yuva's father *

as Girija, Yuva's mother *

Hitha Chandrashekar Hitha Chandrashekhar is an Indian actress who works in Kannada cinema, Kannada films. She made her debut in 2016 with Kannada cinema, Kannada Film ''Kempammana Court Case''. Career Hitha completed an acting course from Roshan Taneja School of A ...

as Shwetha, Yuva's sister * Gopal Krishna Deshpande as College Principal * Sundeep Malani *

as Veeranna Doddamani * Harshith. K as Harshith, Yuva's Friend

Soundtrack

B. Ajaneesh Loknath composed the soundtrack album for the film.

Release

''Yuva'' was initially scheduled to be released on 22 December 2023, but was postponed to 29 March 2024 for unknown reasons. It was released in over 350 theatres across the state.

Reception

Critical response

SM Shashiprasad of ''

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'' gave 3/5 stars and wrote "''Yuva'' works on some counts. However, it lacks the punch required to make it a more powerful venture than just being another run-of-the-mill entertainer." S. Sridevi of ''

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'' gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Yuva is a power-packed family entertainer that can be enjoyed in theatres by all kinds of film buffs as it offers something for everyone." A. Sharadhaa of ''

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'' gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Yuva serves as a gritty exploration of a young man's journey. While it may slightly falter in its execution in parts, the film's sincerity and earnestness ultimately shine through." A. S. Pranati of ''

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'' gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Yuva is an action-packed entertainer, but is let down by too many elements." Prathiba Joy of ''

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'' gave 1.5/5 stars and wrote "The story of director Santhosh Ananddram's debut vehicle for Yuva Rajkumar only picks up in the second half, and doesn't have much meat to chew on." Vivek M. V. of ''

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'' wrote "The debutant actor is dashing in action sequences, but director Santhosh Ananddram's routine story stops this film from being an all-out entertainer." Swaroop Kodur of ''

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'' wrote "Yuva is an interesting film and has many memorable moments to its name, but the film is definitely not greater than the sum of its parts."

Box office

The first day worldwide gross was speculated to be around ₹4–5 crore. However, the tracked figures estimate the first weekend net collections to be ₹6 crores. The net collection of the film was reported to be ₹10.81 crores for the first two weeks. The final collections were reported to be ₹19.40 crores.

References

External links

{{IMDb title, tt24225188 Films directed by Santhosh Ananddram 2020s Kannada-language films 2024 action drama films Indian action drama films Films set in Bengaluru Films shot in Bengaluru Films scored by B. Ajaneesh Loknath