Yuvasena () is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language film directed by Jayaraj and starring Bharath, Sarvanand, Kishore, Padma Kumar, Suresh Menon, and Gopika. The film is a remake of Jayaraj's own Malayalam film 4 the People (2004).
Cast
Bharath as Vivek
Sarvanand as Aravind
Kishore as Siva
Padma Kumar as Rafi
Narain as Sharat Chandra (credited as Suresh Menon) Gopika Revathi Madhuri Jeeva as a police officer Narra Venkateswara Rao as a minister Jr. Relangi Melkote as a professor Sekhar (special appearance in the song "Vonee Vesukunna") Jani Master (special appearance in the song "Vonee Vesukunna")
Production
After the success of the Malayalam film 4 the People, Jayaraj remade the film in Telugu with Sravanthi Ravi Kishore as the producer. The film retains much of the cast of the original film. This film marks the film debut of lyricist Ramajogayya Sastry and cinematographer Guna. This film marks the entry of Bharath into Telugu cinema after the success of the dubbed Telugu version of Boys (2003). It also marks the Telugu debut of Jayaraj, Gopika, and Jassie Gift. Malayalam actor Narain was credited as Suresh Menon in the film.
Soundtrack
The songs were reused from the original film 4 the People. The footage for the songs "Malliswarive" and "Ye Dikkuna Nuvvunna" were also reused from the original.
Release
The film released on 4 November, coinciding with Diwali. Unlike the original, the film was a box office failure, but did not lose money due to the film's shoestring budget.
Gudipoodi Srihari of The Hindu compared the film with Tagore. Jeevi of Idlebrain.com said that "The plus points are music and modern taking. Minus points are predictability in story and no surprise/shocking elements". A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Jassie Gift's music is the only point of the movie worth sitting up for".