Eeswar Prasad (Prabhas) is very much attached to his poor mother (Sarada) in Bethamcherla. Eeswar Prasad wants to earn money in Hyderabad so that he can make her life comfortable. He goes to Hyderabad against his mother’s will and does not return even after some months. He sends her mails regularly without mentioning his address. The worried mother goes to Hyderabad in search of her son. Meanwhile, Eeswar Prasad changes his name to Yogi and sets about controlling the goons of the city. The rest of the story is all about whether the son and mother meet or not!

Analysis :

Prabhas has done a role of a son longing for his mother. His body language suits the characterization of the Yogi. His performance in the climax is noteworthy. He is good at doing action sequences. yogiOthers: Nayana Tara is very good in the female lead. Sarada who does the pivotal role of the mother looks too old to be the mother of Prabhas. Kota plays his role with an immensely likable Telangana dialect. Rajan P Dev, Pradeep Rawat and Subbaraju are OK as villains. Venu Madhav’s comedy track is hilarious. Sunil dons a guest role that apes Aparichitudu. MS Narayana’s guest role as a doctor is very humorous. Mumaith Khan is extremely glamorous in the item song. Ali does an important role in the film.

TeluguOne Perspective :

First half of the film is adequate. Second half is OK. VV Vinayak places a dialogue about the middle class people through the Ali character. Likewise, VV Vinayak completely understood and mastered the commercial elements that please the masses (70% of revenue for a typical Telugu film is generated by masses). That is the reason why his films are successful irrespective of what the intelligentsia thinks about him. Yogi too has all the elements to become another entertainer for the masses. The success of the film depends on how the climax is received by the family crowds (especially women)