Yeduguri Sandinti Rajasekhara Reddy, a.k.a YSR, turned into a famous leader of Telugu people even though he had to act according to an high command from Delhi, with his Padayatra. The way he covered miles across the two Telugu states without carrying for his health and only by foot, made many turn to him for a better governance.
He did provide them with many good solutions to problems and hence, they gave him great majority second time too. Unfortunately, we lost him in an Helicopter accident in 2009 after he won the election second time as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, then united.
Mahi V. Raghav decided to make a film on this Padayatra of YSR by adding some fiction to the original incidents. Malayalam multi-National Award winning actor and Megastar Mammotty decided to play the role of YSR.
The actor came to Hyderabad to share about his experience on working in the film and promote, it.
He said, "I don't know anything about YSR before taking up the project. I am an actor and from 38 years, I've been in the pubic eye that means I'm in politics too. But I never got to know much about YSR.
I did study and research about YSR before joining the shoot but I chose to not imitate of mimic him, in the film.
There are fictitious elements added to the life of YSR, as we wanted to present his soul than just his true biopic.
I did previously BR Ambedkar and Basheer's roles in films and they have been biopics. Yatra is not a complete biopic of YSR.
Mahi V. Raghav impressed me with script and I think young talent will always come up with new ways to present a story.
I never met Jagan or YSR's family. I did the role by understanding his persona in public eye and I did not need any personal information to play him on screen," said the actor. Movie is releasing on 8th February.
He did provide them with many good solutions to problems and hence, they gave him great majority second time too. Unfortunately, we lost him in an Helicopter accident in 2009 after he won the election second time as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, then united.
Mahi V. Raghav decided to make a film on this Padayatra of YSR by adding some fiction to the original incidents. Malayalam multi-National Award winning actor and Megastar Mammotty decided to play the role of YSR.
The actor came to Hyderabad to share about his experience on working in the film and promote, it.
He said, "I don't know anything about YSR before taking up the project. I am an actor and from 38 years, I've been in the pubic eye that means I'm in politics too. But I never got to know much about YSR.
I did study and research about YSR before joining the shoot but I chose to not imitate of mimic him, in the film.
There are fictitious elements added to the life of YSR, as we wanted to present his soul than just his true biopic.
I did previously BR Ambedkar and Basheer's roles in films and they have been biopics. Yatra is not a complete biopic of YSR.
Mahi V. Raghav impressed me with script and I think young talent will always come up with new ways to present a story.
I never met Jagan or YSR's family. I did the role by understanding his persona in public eye and I did not need any personal information to play him on screen," said the actor. Movie is releasing on 8th February.