Hello...Yama!

Hello...Yama!
Directed by	Pavithran
Screenplay by	Pavithran
Story by	M S Ramesh
Produced by	Balaraju Anekal
Starring	Suresh Kota Srinivasa Rao Babu Mohan
Edited by	K. Madhava
Music by	Vandemataram Srinivas
Production company	B.R. Enterprises
Release date	10 September 1999 (1999-09-10)
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Hello...Yama! is a 1999 Indian Telugu-language comedy film directed by Pavithran and starring Suresh, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Babu Mohan. ^[1] The film is a remake of the Kannada film of the same name (1998). ^[2]

Cast

• Suresh as Suri
• Kota Srinivasa Rao as Yama Dharma Raja
• Babu Mohan as Chitragupta
• Kavya
• Sruthi
• Indu
• Babloo Prithiveeraj
• Sudhakar as Subbi Setty Sudharaman
• Brahmanandam as SI Dharmapetam
• Gundu Hanumantha Rao as doctor
• Gautham Raju as Govindam
• Rallapalli as producer
• Ravi Babu as Ravi

Production

The film marked the Telugu debut of Pavithran as director who previously worked in Tamil films and was his first film in comedy genre. R. Sarathkumar (who acted in director's previous directorials) and T. Subbarami Reddy were present at the film's muhurat at Annapoorna Studios. ^[2]

Soundtrack

The music was compoesd by Vandemataram Srinivas. ^[3]

• "Jambalakadi Pamba"
• "Hotele Hotele Garam"
• "Kassu Missu Kassu"
• "Muddu Muchatlu Vachi"
• "Makarana Makarana"

Reception

Sify wrote "Director Pavithran made a bad mess of degrading Yama and Chitragupta who pledge the golden `gadayudha` of Yama to fill their stomachs and also by making them sit beside beggars all in the name of comedy!" ^[4]

References

1. "Hello Yama". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
2. "Pavitran directs a comedy". Express India. 11 December 1998. Archived from the original on 24 August 2000. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
3. "Hello Yama Movie Full Video Songs:". YouTube.
4. "Hello Yama". Sify . Archived from the original on 8 January 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2024.