Malayalam Superstar Mammootty about his role in YATRA

Hyderabad, Feb 02: Malayalam superstar Mammootty, who plays the late Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy in Telugu film Yatra, is in Hyderabad to promote the film.

"First of all, it’s not a biopic of YSR’s life, but it is based on his historic walkathon," clarifies the actor, adding, "The story revolves around a number of incidents that happened during the walk."

Elaborating what made the actor to sign the project, Mammootty says "The script and the story appealed to me. They came with the entire script and I felt confident that the producer would complete the film without any delay," adding, "I have introduced more than 70 directors in my career and even though Mahi V. Raghav is only two films old, he is still experienced."

Talking about the upcoming film, Mammootty says that Yatra captures many emotions. "I didn’t mimic YSR, I only played my character. But you may see similarities between the two."

He adds that he did not do any research before doing the film. "I was not supposed to do any research. I simply liked my role and accepted it," he says.

Not surprisingly, Mammootty dubbed in his own voice for the Telugu film. "Telugu is very close to Malayalam and many words are similar. So I didn’t face any problem. The only thing I had to correct was the accent, otherwise it was easy," says Mammootty, adding that he will continue to do films in Telugu if he gets good projects here.