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Yuva Rathna
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Wikipedia article
'Yuva Rathna' is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Uppalapati Narayana Rao and starring Taraka Ratna and Jivida.
Cast
* Taraka Ratna as Rathna
* Jividha Sharma as Sandhya
* Chandramohan as Rathna's father
* Tanikella Bharani
* L. B. Sriram
* M. S. Narayana
* Sunil
* Chitram Seenu
* Khayyum
* Sudha
* Sana
* 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 gave a voiceover at the end of the film.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack features five songs composed by M. M. Keeravani with lyrics by Chandrabose. R. P. Patnaik 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 graced the occasion.
*"Needi 98480" Shaan, chorus
*"Sandhya Sandhya KK, Hrithika
*"Sakhiya" Kumar Sanu
*"Ammagari Nannagari" M. M. Keeravani
*"Sannajaji Puvva" Sadhana Sargam, Kalyani Malik
*"Chiru Chirugali" R. P. Patnaik
Release and reception
The film released in November of 2002.
Gudipoodi Srihari of 'The Hindu' 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' 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
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