Recently it was reported that Anando Brahma fame Mahi Raghva is going to helm a biopic based on former Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy, who died in a helicopter crash in 2009. Malayalam star Mammootty will be seen playing the role of YS Rajasekhar. Titled Yatra, it will go on floors next year . The film will be produced by Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devireddy.
The project will mark Mammootty’s return to Telugu filmdom after two decades. His last Telugu outing was Kodi Ramakrishna’s Railway Coolie. The actor is most popular in Tollywood for his movie Swathi Kiranam.
According to the latest buzz in the film industry, Kerthy Suresh has been approached to reprise the role of YSR’s daughter-in-law and Jagan’s wife, YS Bharati in this upcoming biopic. The sources say that Keerthy has given her verbal consent but did not sign the movie yet. If Agnyaathavaasi actress agrees to become the part of this biopic, it will be her second biopic after Nag Ashwin’ Mahanati- a biopic on legendary actress Savitri.