Yatra trailer to be released tomorrow

The makers of Mammootty’s upcoming Telugu movie, Yatra, have informed that the trailer will be released tomorrow (January 7). Earlier, a couple of teasers were released which met with fabulous response from the viewers. Fans and cinephiles alike are eagerly waiting to see Mammootty’s performance as the late leader, YS Rajasekhara Reddy aka YSR.

Yatra written and directed by Mahi V Raghav is not exactly a biopic, but an event based film. It primarily focuses on the time during YSR’s famous three-month-long padayatra in 2003, which was a changing point in his political career. YSR is arguably the most popular and revered politicians that the state of Andhra Pradesh has ever seen. Even after his demise, he is still regarded as a people’s leader and respected by millions. Yatra team is hoping to make the film as a fitting tribute to the iconic leader.

Apart from Mammootty, the movie also stars Rao Ramesh, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Posani Krishna Murali, Vinod Kumar and Sachin Khedekar. Its core technical crew comprises of cinematographer Sathyan Sooryan of ‘Theeran Adhigaram Ondru’ fame and composer K. Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devi Reddy are jointly producing the movie under their banner of 70MM Entertainments.

Yatra was initially planned for release in December, but it could not materialize. It is now scheduled to hit screens worldwide on February 8.