Youth (2005 film)

Youth is a 2005 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by J. Jitendra and starring Vikram, Sri Harsha, Lahari, and Sishwa.

Youth
Title card
Directed by	J. Jitendra
Written by	J. Jitendra
Produced by	Gogikar Bajarang Jayadev
Starring	Vikram Sri Harsha Lahari Sishwa
Cinematography	Ramana Salwa
Edited by	Menaga
Music by	Ramana Ogeti
Production company	Sri Siva Kesava (SSK) Films
Release date	4 March 2005 (2005-03-04)[1]
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Plot

The film follows the lives of college students Babu, Ganesh and his friends. The film also follows Ganesh as he falls in love with Sathya and Babu with another woman.

Cast

• Vikram as Babu
• Sri Harsha as Ganesh
• Lahari as Sathya
• Sishwa as Babu's girlfriend
• Nutan Prasad as Babu's father
• Babu Mohan as Velu's father (college lecturer)
• Tanikella Bharani as priest
• M. S. Narayana
• Sivaji Raja as Velu
• Surya
• Sri Lakshmi as Velu's mother
• Y. Vijaya
• Jayalalita as Newly joined lecturer
• Ramya Sri as an item number in "Pori Choodaro"
• Siva Reddy as Arjun (uncredited)
• Vijay Sai as Babu's friend (uncredited)

Production

According to producer Gogikar Bajarang Jayadev, the film "has a neat and simple story line that if the family prospers, the nation as a whole will prosper".^[2] Despite having a busy schedule after becoming a popular actor, Vikram still allotted dates for the film to help complete it.^[3][4][2]

Soundtrack

Youth
Soundtrack album by Ramana Ogeti
Released	2005
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Telugu
Video Jukebox
Youth – Jukebox on YouTube

The soundtrack was composed by Ramana Ogeti.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Teenage"
2.	"Pori Choodaro"
3.	"Ekkindammo Kikku"
4.	"Koti Centarlo"
5.	"Ee Vasantha Velalo"

Release

The delay of the film meant that it was released after Jitendra passed away and was released in between a slew of Vikram's successful films.^[2] The film was dedicated in the director's honor.^[5] The film's low-key nature meant that its release went unnoticed at the box office.^[2]