YSR Biopic: Mammootty’s Yatra all set to go on floors!

It is already known that Malayalam superstar Mammootty is playing the lead in late Andhra Pradesh CM YS Rajasekhara Reddy’s biopic. The movie titled ‘Yatra’ is directed by Mahi Raghav, who has made movies like Paathshala and Anando Brahma. As per latest reports, shoot for the movie is all set to kick-start on June 20. Mammootty has allotted around 40 days for the first schedule of the movie.

YS Rajasekhara Reddy, popularly known as YSR, is one of the most popular politicians that the state of Andhra Pradesh has ever seen. YSR died in an air crash in 2009 when the helicopter carrying him crashed in a dense forest. He was so hugely popular that hundreds of his followers committed suicide upon hearing his unfortunate demise.

According to director Mahi Raghav, Yatra is an event-based film which primarily focuses on the time during YSR’s famous three-month-long padayatra in 2003. The padayatra was a defining moment in his career which transformed him into a people’s leader. While Mammootty has been confirmed for YSR’s role, an official announcement about the actors who will be playing the other supporting roles is still awaited.

Yatra is being produced jointly by Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devi under the banner of 70MM Entertainments. The makers are planning to complete shooting and post-production formalities in six months and release the film by next January.