Masterpiece

<p>Yuva is a local goon who is living with his mother Durga, his sister, and sister’s son Lochan. Durga disapproves of many of Yuva’s antics where she reads him stories of , and when Yuva was a child, in the hope that he would one day become like them. However, Yuva is exact opposite. Consequently, she gives a about his upbringing and how his actions have not been good, thus giving the public an impression that Yuva is a rogue. Yuva and his friend help Noor Ahmed, a local politician, to get elected in college and local elections, thus gaining political connections in the process. Alongside this, Yuva falls in love with a carefree girl named Nisha. When Nisha gets caught in the middle of a chase between the police and a gangster known as Boss, Yuva knocks Boss unconscious, sending him into a coma. After Boss is admitted to the hospital, Yuva’s family begins to be threatened by various actions by Boss’s henchman. Yuva’s nephew Lochan is kidnapped and returned later that day unharmed. Durga gets locked in a storage closet in a temple where Yuva saves her from intoxication. Yuva lodges a complaint to the , only to be mocked since the police had seen his interview. Yuva realises that his family is in danger and begins to change his laid-back attitude. When Yuva and Nisha visit a mall, Nisha disappears and Yuva receives a phone call from Boss’s brother Danny; in order to save Nisha, he must help Boss escape from the hospital. Yuva does what is told, but is knocked unconscious along with Nisha, and Yuva is later framed as a drug smuggler. Noor Ahmed and Bruce Lee take Yuva and Nisha to their hideout, where they watch Durga wishes for Yuva to be by the police, before a commotion breaks out against Durga. Yuva realizes that his family has been disrespected and plots to prove his innocence by capturing Boss and his men. Yuva captures Boss, along with Danny and his right-hand men. Yuva and decide to record a video before finishing them. While Bruce Lee is recording the whole incident, Boss admits that he had corrupt cops supporting him the whole time in the and proclaims that India can’t change. Yuva realizes Boss’s point of view and takes up a stand, revealing that while he initially set out to make his mother proud, Now, he is set on making his motherland proud by proclaiming that illegal drugs will no longer be available in . Yuva kills Boss and his men in -style, causing him to get arrested. The video goes viral throughout the country, causing widespread support for Yuva. Durga visits him in prison and feeds to him; as she leaves, she finally sees in her son and becomes a proud mother. The film was announced on 21 October 2014 by producer Vijay Kiragandur, it would be titled and produced under his banner, Hombale Films, to coincide with the Deepavali festival. Manju Mandavya made his directorial debut, who also wrote the screenplay and dialogues for the film. On titling the film as , he said, “Masterpiece was a spontaneous title that somehow clicked when I was getting into the structure of the story and when the hero’s character was developing in my mind.” was chosen to compose the music for the film and Vaidhy was chosen as cinematographer. During the announcement, it was also announced that Yash would play the lead role in the film and that would portray the role of his mother. The director said that two actresses, and , were under consideration to play the female lead. Following speculations, was signed in late-December 2014. was cast in an important side role marking his 25th film in acting. Filming was scheduled to begin in November or early-December 2014, following the filming of , another Yash-starrer. While delayed, reports said filming was to begin in the second week of January 2015. In June 2015, it was revealed that model Ekta Rathod would make a cameo appearance in the film. In the midst of filming, carried a report in July suggesting that Yash could be playing a negative role in the film, which however was not confirmed by the makers. in the course of filming in September, it was revealed that the film would incorporate elements from the life story of a revolutionary leader of British India, . A schedule in was completed, following which the song sequences were filmed. A celebratory song was filmed across , and the song appears in the movie when Yash’s character falls in love. The song also features and , and over 1,500 backup dancers. The song Annange Love Aagide turned into a chartbuster. The background music and soundtracks are composed by , with lyrics for the soundtrack penned by Manju Mandavya, Narthan (who later went on to direct ) and Ghouse Peer.<br /> The audio launch event of was supposed to happen in a unique way, For the first-time the team members of had planned for an interesting audio release. Masterpiece music album includes 5 songs and was supposed to be released on 5 different days, starting from 2 December as follows: “Annange Love Aagidhe” (2 Dec), “I Can’t Wait Baby” (4 Dec),<br /> “KD NO 1” (7 Dec), “Jaago Re Jaago” (8 Dec), “Attention Please” and trailer (10 Dec). S. Shyam Prasad of gave 3.5/5 stars and termed that the film was “playing to the fan gallery.” Shashiprasad of gave 3/5 stars and wrote “The film is a must for Yash fans and for the actual movie buffs.” Arachana Nathan of wrote ” is definitely one of a kind. Not necessarily in a good way.” A. Sharadhaa of wrote “With rich production qualities, Masterpiece is a definite commercial potboiler and could well go beyond the lofty heights expected out of it by Yash, the director and the producer.”</p>