Yuvakudu
Yuvakudu (English: Youngman) is a Telugu romantic drama film released in May 2000, which was produced by Akkineni Nagarjuna and N.Sudhakar Reddy, directed by A. Karunakaran.[1] It stars Sumanth and Bhumika Chawla. The film was the second venture for both Karunakaran and Sumanth. The film was critically hailed, even though it had an above average run at the box office.
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| Directed by | A. Karunakaran |
| Produced by | Akkineni Nagarjuna N. Sudhakar Reddy |
| Starring | Sumanth Bhumika Chawla Jayasudha |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Cinematography | Balasubramaniem |
| Edited by | Marthand K. Venkatesh |
Production company | Great India Entertainments |
Release date | May 18, 2000 |
Running time | 138 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
Plot
Yuvakudu is the story of a free spirited college student Siva (Sumanth) who shares a very close bond with his mother (Jayasudha). Siva is the son of an army officer who is killed in the line of duty. Despite his mother's disapproval, Siva secretly harbors a strong desire of following in his father's footsteps by joining the army. Siva falls in love with Sindhu (Bhumika Chawla), but she does not reciprocate his love. She rejects his marriage proposal, and the relationship takes a negative tone. Siva's mother, knowing her son's love for Sindhu, takes the responsibility of bringing them together. She meets Sindhu, who too takes an instant liking for her. She eventually asks Sindhu to marry her son. Sindhu accepts the proposal, saying that she is doing so only for Siva's mother's sake. Despite a rocky start to their marriage, their relationship finally settles down. However, the story takes an unexpected turn when Siva is selected into the Army. He joins the army against his mother's wishes, and their relationship turns sour. How Siva eventually proves himself in the line of duty and reconciles with his mother forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Sumanth as Siva
- Bhumika Chawla as Sindhu
- Jayasudha as Siva's mother
- Ali as Siva's friend
- Venu Madhav
- Kota Srinivasa Rao as R. T. C. officer
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Mani Sharma and penned by veterans Sirivennela Sitaramasastri and Veturi Sunderammurthy. The soundtrack consists of 5 songs.
- "Chitikesthe Alalaina" - Devi Sri Prasad
- "Jagada Jagada" - Devi Sri Prasad
- "Maikam Kadidi" - S. P. B. Charan
- "Naa Paadam Aagena" -Parthasarathy
- "Tha Tha Thi Jathuleyya" - Shankar Mahadevan