Yuva Rathna
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{{Infobox film
| name = Yuva Rathna
| image = Yuva Rathna.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Official poster
| director = Uppalapati Narayana Rao
| screenplay = Uppalapati Narayana Rao
| writer = Satish Vegesna (dialogues)
| story = Satish Vegesna
| producer = Nandamuri Ramakrishna
| starring = {{Ubl|Taraka Ratna|Jividha}}
| cinematography = V. Srinivasa Reddy
| editing = Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao
| music = M. M. Keeravani
| studio = Rama Krishna Horticulture Cine Studios
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2002|11|29}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Telugu
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Yuva Rathna is a 2002 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Uppalapati Narayana Rao and starring Taraka Ratna and Jividha.
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.{{Cite web |last=Sunil |first=Sreya |title=Audio review of Okato Number Kurradu – Mass masti music |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/audio/areviews/okato.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030620054431/http://www.idlebrain.com/audio/areviews/okato.html |archive-date=20 June 2003 |access-date=3 June 2022 |website=Idlebrain.com}} Harikrishna gave a voiceover in the beginning of the film while Balakrishna gave a voiceover at the end of the film.{{Cite web |date=21 November 2002 |title=Hari Krishna and Bala Krishna in 'Yuvarathna' |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news230.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530064428/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news230.html |archive-date=30 May 2022 |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=Idlebrain.com}}{{Cite web |date=29 November 2002 |title=Telugu Cinema – Review – Yuvarathna – Jeevida, N Taraka Rathna – Uppalapati Narayana – MM Keeravani |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-yuvarathna.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607040149/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-yuvarathna.html |archive-date=7 June 2022 |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=Idlebrain}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Juke Box – Yuvaratna |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/audio/ajuke/box-yuvarathna.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021024153105/http://www.idlebrain.com/audio/ajuke/box-yuvarathna.html |archive-date=24 October 2002 |website=Idlebrain}} The audio launch was held on 20 October 2002. Taraka Ratna's uncles Harikrishna, Balakrishna, Ramakrishna, and Chandrababu Naidu graced the occasion.{{Cite web |date=21 October 2002 |title=Yuva Rathna Audio Function |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/yuvarathnaaudio.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530064424/http://www.idlebrain.com/news/functions/yuvarathnaaudio.html |archive-date=30 May 2022 |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=Idlebrain}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Needi 98480
| music1 = M. M. Keeravani
| extra1 = Shaan, chorus
| lyrics1 = Chandrabose
| title2 = Sandhya Sandhya
| music2 = M. M. Keeravani
| extra2 = KK, Hrithika
| lyrics2 = Chandrabose
| title3 = Sakhiya
| music3 = M. M. Keeravani
| extra3 = Kumar Sanu
| lyrics3 = Chandrabose
| title4 = Ammagari Nannagari
| music4 = M. M. Keeravani
| extra4 = M. M. Keeravani
| lyrics4 = Chandrabose
| title5 = Sannajaji Puvva
| music5 = M. M. Keeravani
| extra5 = Sadhana Sargam, Kalyani Malik
| lyrics5 = Chandrabose
| title6 = Chiru Chirugali
| music6 = R. P. Patnaik
| extra6 = R. P. Patnaik
| lyrics6 = Kulasekhar
}}
Release and reception
The film released in November 2002.{{Cite web |date=20 March 2002 |title=NT Rathnaa's second film as 'Yuva Ratna' |url=http://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news228.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530064424/http://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news228.html |archive-date=30 May 2022 |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=Idlebrain.com}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Srihari |first=Gudipoodi |date=2 December 2002 |title=Hardly heroic |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/hardly-heroic/article28387549.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220603054152/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/hardly-heroic/article28387549.ece |archive-date=3 June 2022 |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=The Hindu}} 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".
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