''Yuva Rathna'' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by

Uppalapati Narayana Rao Uppalapati Narayana Rao is an Indian director, screenwriter, scriptwriter, and actor. He is primarily known for his work in Telugu cinema and Telugu TV. He directed and produced multiple feature films and TV programmes across different genres ...

and starring

Taraka Ratna Nandamuri Taraka Ratna is an Indian actor who works in Telugu cinema. After debuting in '' Okato Number Kurraadu'' (2003), he did several movies as a hero before moving on to villain roles. Early life Tarak was born on 22 February 1983 in Hy ...

and Jivida.

Cast

as Rathna *

Jividha Sharma Jividha Sharma is an Indian actress known for her work in Hindi and Punjabi film industries. Biography Born to a Delhi-based Punjabi Brahmin family, Sharma made her film debut in the Tamil language romance ''Kaadhale Nimmadhi'' (1998). The n ...

as Sandhya * Chandramohan as Rathna's father *

Tanikella Bharani Tanikella Bharani (born 14 July 1954) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was ...

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* Krishnapriya

Production

This was the first film Taraka Ratna shot for but ended up releasing second. Harikrishna gave a voiceover in the beginning of the film while

Balakrishna Bala Krishna ( sa, बाल कृष्ण, lit=child Krishna/divine child Krishna, translit=Bālakṛṣṇa). Present day Krishna worship is an amalgam of various elements. According to historical testimonies Krishna-Vasudeva worship alread ...

gave a voiceover at the end of the film.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features five songs composed by

M. M. Keeravani Koduri Marakathamani Keeravani (born 4 July 1961; credited as M. M. Keeravani) is an Indian film composer, playback singer, and lyricist, who predominantly works in Telugu cinema along with other languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, and Ma ...

with lyrics by Chandrabose.

R. P. Patnaik Ravindra Prasad Patnaik is an Indian music composer, singer, actor, screenwriter and film director who works in Telugu, Kannada and Tamil. He won three Filmfare Awards and three Nandi Awards. He has toured the world to perform his live shows. ...

composed one song ("Chiru Chirugali") with lyrics by Kulasekhar. The audio launch was held on 20 October 2002. Taraka Ratna's uncles Harikrishna, Balakrishna, Ramakrishna, and

Chandrababu Naidu Nara Chandrababu Naidu ( born 20 April 1950) is an Indian politician and current leader of opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly. He was also the leader of the opposition of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2004 to ...

graced the occasion. *"Needi 98480" – Shaan, chorus *"Sandhya Sandhya – KK, Hrithika *"Sakhiya" –

Kumar Sanu Kedarnath Bhattacharya (born 20 October 1957), better known as Kumar Sanu, is an Indian playback singer. He is known as the King of Melody in Bollywood. He is famous for singing thousands of Bollywood Hindi songs. Apart from Hindi, he has al ...

*"Ammagari Nannagari" – M. M. Keeravani *"Sannajaji Puvva" –

Sadhana Sargam Sadhana Sargam (née Ghanekar, born 7 March 1969) is an Indian singer known for her playback career in Indian cinema predominantly in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Tamil language films. She is a recipient of the National Film Award and Filmfare Awa ...

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*"Chiru Chirugali" – R. P. Patnaik

Release and reception

The film released in November 2002. Gudipoodi Srihari of ''

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'' opined that ""Director Uppalapati Narayana Rao known for his imaginative film making lets us down this time, mainly due to bad story and dialogue" and additionally criticised the acting of the lead pair and the music. Jeevi of ''

Idlebrain.com Idlebrain.com is an Indian entertainment website that features information, news, and reviews on Telugu cinema. It is one of the oldest websites on the Internet focusing on Telugu films. The site is especially popular for its film reviews writt ...

'' said that "It's a below average film. But the hero of this film is a liability. And because of the hero, this below average film turns into a bad film".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 2002 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films 2000s Indian films