Yugapurushan is a bio- pic on Sree Narayana Guru the saint, prophet and social reformer who broke the caste system in Kerala . ‘Thalaivasal’ Vijay will play Narayana Guru, a role which was offered to Mammootty and Mohanlal, as he has a close resemblance to the reformer and saint.

Mammootty is doing a cameo as K.C Kuttan, a friend of Narayana Guru, while Mohanlal is doing the role of Swami Vivekananda. Some of the other important characters like Gandhiji, Ravindranath Tagore, Ayyankali, Kumaranasan, E.V Ramasamy Naicker and other famous historical personalities will be played by Tamil actor Sathyaraj, Kalabhavan Mani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Siddique, Sai Kumar, Babu Antony, Saiju Kurup, K.P.A.C Lalitha, Sukumari and others.

Director said, The film is not to meant to describe the complete life of Sree Narayana Guru, but to portray how the vision of Guru changed the history of the society. Thus the new generation can understand the significance of Guru’s vision. The movie also aims to break the notion that Sree Narayana Guru belonged to a particular segment in the society. Unlike common entertainment film, Yugapurushan will guide the forthcoming generations.

Music is by the veteran Mohan Sithara, and cinematography by Ramachandra Babu, elder brother of noted cameraman Ravi. K Chandran. The film is produced by A.V Anoop, the owner of Medimix under the AVA banner.