ya ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Indian ▁T amil - language ▁action ▁social ▁drama ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁S ures h ▁Kr iss na ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Kam al ▁Ha as an . ▁The ▁latter ▁stars ▁along ▁with ▁Am ala . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁re make ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁H indi ▁film ▁Ar j un . ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁the ▁director ial ▁debut ▁for ▁S ures h ▁Kr ish na . ▁The ▁film ▁completed ▁a ▁ 1 5 0 - day ▁run ▁and ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁box ▁office . The ▁film ▁was ▁dub bed ▁in ▁Tel ug u ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁The ▁cinemat ography ▁and ▁editing ▁were ▁handled ▁by ▁ ▁S . ▁M . ▁An war ▁and ▁N . ▁R . ▁K itt u ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Plot ▁S ath y am ur thy ▁alias ▁S ath ya ▁( K am al ▁Ha as an ) ▁is ▁an ▁un emp loy ed ▁youth ▁who ▁does ▁not ▁toler ate ▁in just ice ▁anywhere . ▁He ▁stays ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁R aja ▁R ath in am ▁M ud ali ar ▁( B ah ado or ), ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁sole ▁bread w inner ▁for ▁his ▁family ▁despite ▁his ▁elder ly ▁age , ▁ste pm other ▁( V ad iv uk kar asi ), ▁and ▁steps ister ▁Sud ha . ▁One ▁day , ▁S ath ya ▁be ats ▁up ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁r uff ians ▁who ▁are ▁thr ash ing ▁a ▁tea ▁vendor ▁for ▁not ▁pay ing ▁ext