Malayalam Super Star to play YSR in his biopic

Hyderabad, Mar 21: It's official. Malayalam super star Mammootty will be essaying the role of YS Rajasekhar Reddy, Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh, in the biopic "Yatra".

According to the details, The Actor Mammootty will begin shooting for the film, which will focus on the famous 'Padayatra' undertaken by the late YSR in 2004, in June.

In this regard, Confirming the news, director Mahi V Raghav says, "Yes, Mammootty sir has agreed to do the lead role".

"The film will be made on a lavish scale and a lot of homework will go into it. I'll be meeting Mammootty sir soon and we will work on the characterisation together." Director Added.

"It's an absolute honour to be working with Mammootty sir. We commence shoot from June and are eyeing a January 2019 release. The film will be produced by Vijay Chilla and Shashi Devireddy who bankrolled my last project Anando Brahma," Raghav said, and added that Mammootty was his first choice for YSR's role.