''Yuvakudu'' ( ''Young Man'') is a 2000 India

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romantic drama film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

released on May 18, 2000. It was produced by

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and N.Sudhakar Reddy, and directed by

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. It stars

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and

Bhumika Chawla Bhumika Chawla (born Rachna Chawla; 21 August 1978) is an Indian actress and former model known for her work predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. She began her acting career with the Telugu film ''Yuvakudu'' (2000) and t ...

. 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. The film won two Nandi Awards. The climax is based on a real incident that happened in

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. It marked Bhumika Chawla’s Telugu and at the same time, film debut.

Plot

''Yuvakudu'' is the story of a free-spirited college student Siva (

) who shares a very close bond with his mother (

Jayasudha Jayasudha Kapoor (born Sujatha Nidudavolu) is an Indian actress and politician known for her works predominantly in Telugu cinema. She has also worked in few Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films. Known as natural actress, she received fiv ...

). He is the son of an army officer killed in the line of duty. Despite his mother's disapproval, Siva secretly harbors a strong desire of following in his father's footsteps and joining the army. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Sindhu (

), but she does not reciprocate his love. She rejects his proposal, and the relationship takes a sour tone. Siva's mother, aware of her son's love for Sindhu, tries to bring them together. She meets Sindhu, who 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. Despite a rocky start, their marriage finally settles down, and Sindhu grows to love Siva. However, the story takes an unexpected turn when Siva gets recruited into the army. He joins the army against his mother's wishes, thereby causing a rift. Siva eventually proves himself in the line of duty and reconciles with his mother and Sindhu.

Cast

as Siva *

as Sindhu, Love interest of Siva *

as Padmavati, Siva's mother * Ali as Siva's friend * Venu Madhav as Satish *

Kota Srinivasa Rao Kota Srinivasa Rao (born 10 July 1942) is an Indian character actor known for his work primarily in Telugu cinema and Telugu theatre. He has also starred in a few films in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. As a former politician, Rao has s ...

as R. T. C. Officer *

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as Police officer * Master Tanish

Soundtrack

Awards

; Nandi Awards - 2000(in

) * Best Character Actress -

* Special Jury Award -

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(producer of the film)

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* 2000s Telugu-language films Films directed by A. Karunakaran Indian romantic drama films 2000 films Films set in Hyderabad, India Films shot in Hyderabad, India Films shot in Ooty 2000s war drama films Indian war drama films Films scored by Mani Sharma 2000 romantic drama films {{2000s-Telugu-film-stub