LYF - Love Your Father(2025)

Storyline

A father and son face love and betrayal while caught up with a betting mafia and a police chase. Their journey involves paying debts and chasing dreams as they seek redemption.

“A father and son race against time and crime.”

Vibe & Tags

Cast & Crew

Reunion Meter

Frequent partnerships reunited for LYF - Love Your Father

Cast reunions in this film: Raghu Babu & Shakalaka Shankar (6 films together), Praveen & Raghu Babu (3 films together), Praveen & Shakalaka Shankar (2 films together), Raghu Babu & Veerabhadram Chowdary (2 films together), and Raghu Babu & Chatrapathi Sekhar (2 films together).

Raghu BabuActor

6th time

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Shakalaka ShankarActor

Raghu Babu × Shakalaka Shankar — 6 films together →

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PraveenActor

3rd time

Raghu BabuActor

Praveen × Raghu Babu — 3 films together →

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PraveenActor

2nd time

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Shakalaka ShankarActor

Praveen × Shakalaka Shankar — 2 films together →

Raghu BabuActor

2nd time

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Veerabhadram ChowdaryActor

Raghu Babu × Veerabhadram Chowdary — 2 films together →

Raghu BabuActor

2nd time

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Chatrapathi SekharActor

Raghu Babu × Chatrapathi Sekhar — 2 films together →

Trivia

• The film's title 'LYF' is a stylized abbreviation for 'Love Your Father', emphasizing the core father-son theme.
• Director Pavan Ketharaju reportedly drew inspiration from real-life stories of familial debt and redemption for the plot.
• The movie blends four genres, which is uncommon, aiming to mix emotional drama with high-stakes betting mafia action.
• A significant portion of the police chase sequences were filmed on location in the less-filmed areas of coastal Andhra Pradesh.
• The casting for the 'beautiful father-son duo' focused on actors with a strong physical resemblance to enhance believability.
• The soundtrack features a rare Telugu folk music fusion to underscore the rural backdrop of the characters' origins.
• This is one of the few 2025 Telugu films announced to centrally explore the theme of financial debt within a family.