Telugu Movie Review Yatra 2 - Cast & Crew

Muhammed Kutty Ismail Paniparambil is the original name of Mammootty, the Malayalam superstar. Having working in more than 300 movies he is still a star to reckon with, in Malayalam film industry. Apart from acting, he was also a lawyer. Currently he is busy with philanthropic works too.

Born on 7th September 1951, Mammootty also donned the role of a producer. He has worked in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Kannada, other than Malayalam films. He garnered the National Award for his acting skills, thrice in his career. He shares this feat with veteran actor Kamal Haasan. 5 Kerala State Film Awards and a dozen Filmfare Awards also decorate his cupboard. Mammootty was bestowed with Padmashri during 1998. He is fondly called as Mammukka or Megastar by Malayalam fans.

Hailing from Kottayam, Kerala, Mammootty, after studying in Maharajah College, he pursued law at the Ernakulam Government Law College. Mammootty entered the film industry through the insignificant role in the film Anubhavangal Paalichakal in 1971. The flick Devalokam was the first flick in which he played the lead role. Sphodanam and Trishna made Mammootty a star to reckon with in Malayalam cinema.

Mammootty was very much lauded for his performance in the flick New Delhi. Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha is the another film which provided the perfect fodder to his acting skills. Some of the other notable films of Mammukka include August 15, Pranchiyettan & The Saint, Drona 2010, Kutty Shrank, Nazrani, Pazhassi Raja, Ee Pattanathil Bhootham, Yugapurushan, Maunam Sammatham, Thalapathy, Swathi Kiranam, Balram vs Tharadas and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. Mammootty’s penchant towards acting made him to take both commercial and offbeat roles with equal panache. Mammootty’s son Dulquer Salman is a rising star in Malayalam film industry now.

In his career, Mammootty acted with several actors and actresses. Mammootty also involved himself in the production of some serials in television. Mammootty is credited with the responsibility of Akshaya project’s goodwill ambassador. He also supports various other social causes, including a project pertaining to health.

Mahi V Raghav is an Indian movie director, producer, screenwriter, and maker known for his works in Telugu films. Mahi is remarkable for directing Anando Brahma, a parody repulsiveness, and Yatra, a biopic. Mahi is an MBA graduate from Madras University. In 2008, Mahi V Raghav assisted Sai Kiran Adivi in Vinayakudu. Mahi V Raghav started his career as a maker of "Village Vinayakudu" with Moonwater Pictures Production Company. In 2014, he directed the third film of Moonwater Pictures, Pathasala. After the widely praised Pathasala, he worked in Anando Brahma with Taapsee Pannu, Vennela Kishore, and Shakalaka Shankar in 2017. Bankrolled by 70mm Entertainments, Anando Brahma did well with the crowd. The film has been remade as Petromax in Tamil and Mane Maratakkide in Kannada. In 2019, he again worked together with 70mm Entertainments and made Yatra, the true to life film of the Late Chief Minister Mr.Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy. Mammootty played the lead in the movie as YSR. The dialogues 'Nenu Vinnanu, Nenu Unnanu," penned by Mahi, has been utilized as a motto by the YSR Congress Party during 2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly political decision.

Born on 4th January 1982 Jiiva is one of the young talents in Tamil industry. He is the son of noted producer R B Choudary. Jiiva’s original name is Amar B Choudary and Hindi is his mother tongue. Quite expectedly Jiiva was introduced into films as a child actor by his father. It was in 2003 that he was the main lead in the film Aasai Aasaiyai. Later, Ram directed by Ameer happened which is a milestone in his career; he received the best actor award in the Cyprus International Film Festival.

Jiiva has tried different roles and his films Dishyum, E, Katradhu Tamizh, Ko are examples of this. He has also acted in a Malayalam film named Keerthi Chakra and it was dubbed in Tamil too. His performance in Katradhu Tamizh as a psychopath earned him accolades, that he rightly deserved. In fact, Jiiva got into the skin of the character while shooting for the film.

Jiiva had done most of the stunts in the film Dishyum and in an interview he stated that his life was at risk through this effort. His another film E was appreciated too.

Jiiva didn’t mind in working in multistarrers and hence acted as a friend to the main lead of the film in Nanban. Jiiva has a boyish charm and an amiable look; added to this his cute smile won the hearts of Tamil fans. It was the film Ram which made Jiiva, one of the stars to look out for in Kollywood. Siva Manasula Sakthi and Thenavattu are some of the film of Jiiva which were hits. His brother “Jithan” Ramesh also tried his luck in Tamil cinema, but he didn’t become successful. In his personal front Jiiva is married to Supriya and is gifted with a son. He has four elder brothers. Jiiva is also a philanthropist; he manages medical camps. Spiral Dreams is his production venture which he started together with his sibling Jithan Ramesh.

The Choudary Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)

Mahesh Manjrekar is a renowned actor, director and producer in Marathi cinema. The actor has been in the film industry and theatre for over two decades now and is considered to be a powerhouse of talent. With films like Vaastav and Astitva, he made a mark for himself as a director. Afterwards, he made Virudh with Amitabh Bachchan and Sharmila Tagore.