''Yoddha: The Warrior'', or simply ''Yodha'' () is a
1992
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Indian
Malayalam
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-language
action comedy
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Film
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Sangeeth Sivan
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Sangeeth Sivan is the eldest son of filmmaker Sivan. His ...
and written by
Sasidharan Arattuvazhi
Sasidharan Arattuvazhi (25 August 1955 21 January 2001) was an Indian playwright and screenwriter. Within a career spanning more than two decades, he wrote 20 screenplays and 12 plays.
Biography
Sasi was born at Arattuvazhi in Alappuzha dist ...
.
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeare ...
plays the lead role of Thaiparambil Ashokan, the saviour destined to rescue the
Rimpoche
Rinpoche, also spelled Rimboche and Rinboku (), is an honorific term used in the Tibetan language. It literally means "precious one", and may refer to a person, place, or thing—like the words "gem" or "jewel" (Sanskrit: ''Ratna'').
The word con ...
Buddhist
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monastery from sorcerers practicing
black magic
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. The ensemble supporting cast include
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades ...
,
Siddharth Lama
Siddarth Lama ( ne, सिद्धार्थ लामा) (born 1985; Pokhara, Nepal) is a Nepali film actor. Outside Nepal he is best known for his memorable role as the Rimpoche in the Malayalam film '' Yoddha'' (1992). He has since play ...
,
Puneet Issar
Puneet Issar (born 6 November 1959) is an Indian actor, writer, director, producer and dialect coach best known for his works in Hindi films and television shows. Issar started his acting career as a villain in the Manmohan Desai's 1983 film '' ...
,
Madhoo
Madhoo Shah (Madhubala) (born Padma Malini; 26 March 1969) is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films. She was a part of Movies like ''Phool Aur Kaante'' (1991), ''Roja' ...
, and
Urvashi
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A. R. Rahman
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.
Santosh Sivan
Santosh Sivan (born 8 February 1964) is an Indian cinematographer, film director, producer and actor known for his works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi cinema. Santosh graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India and has to dat ...
was the cinematographer and
A. Sreekar Prasad
Akkineni Sreekar Prasad is an Indian film editor. He works predominantly in Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi language films. In a career spanning more than 35 years, he has edited over 600 films. He is a recipient of nine National Film Awards ...
edited the film. Saga Films produced and distributed the film. ''Yoddha'' was released in India on 3 September 1992. The film was unofficial remake of Hollywood film
The Golden Child
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. It was later dubbed and released in other regional Indian languages''Dharam Yoddha'' (1993) in
Hindi
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, ''Ashokan'' (1993) in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
, and ''Yoddha'' (1995) in
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
, a mystical boy is about to be crowned the
Rimpoche
Rinpoche, also spelled Rimboche and Rinboku (), is an honorific term used in the Tibetan language. It literally means "precious one", and may refer to a person, place, or thing—like the words "gem" or "jewel" (Sanskrit: ''Ratna'').
The word con ...
(
Siddharth Lama
Siddarth Lama ( ne, सिद्धार्थ लामा) (born 1985; Pokhara, Nepal) is a Nepali film actor. Outside Nepal he is best known for his memorable role as the Rimpoche in the Malayalam film '' Yoddha'' (1992). He has since play ...
) of a
Buddhist
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monastery, when a gang of sorcerers led by Vishaka (
Puneet Issar
Puneet Issar (born 6 November 1959) is an Indian actor, writer, director, producer and dialect coach best known for his works in Hindi films and television shows. Issar started his acting career as a villain in the Manmohan Desai's 1983 film '' ...
), abduct the child. Vishaka is in service to a mysterious enchantress, who needs to make a
human sacrifice
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of the Rimpoche to attain invincibility, to be performed before the
solar eclipse
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. The monks expect the advent of a saviour, the man with ears as a weapon, across the Himalayas to rescue the child as they are prophesied. In the meantime, Rimpoche manages to escape through the course and reaches
the subcontinent
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, in a village in
Kerala
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, Ashokan (
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeare ...
), a youngster spent his time competing with his cousin Appukuttan (
Jagathy Sreekumar
Sreekumar P. K. (born 5 January 1951), better known by his stage name Jagathy Sreekumar or simply Jagathy, is an Indian actor, director and playback singer, who has appeared in over 1500 Malayalam films in a career spanning almost four decades ...
) in a series of games conducted by a sports club. Appukuttan finds himself on the losing side each time, but strongly optimistic of his win, he competes again. Appukuttan feels fooled and heartbroken when he suspects an affair brewing between Ashokan and his fiancée Dhamayanthi (
Urvashi
Urvashi ( sa, उर्वशी, Urvaśī}) is the most prominent apsara (celestial nymph) in Hindu mythology, considered to be the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert dancer. She is mentioned in both ''Vedic'' and ''Puranic'' s ...
). Ashokan is sent to his uncle Capt. Kuttikrishna Menon a.k.a Kuttimama ( M. S. Thripunithura) in Nepal by his mother Sumathi Amma (
Sukumari
Sukumari Amma (6 October 1940 – 26 March 2013) was an Indian actress best known for her works in Malayalam and Tamil films. In a career spanning more than five decades, She has appeared in more than 2500 films predominantly in Malayalam, Tam ...
) after a
palm reader
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predicts that he will commit murder if he stays in Kerala. Unbeknownst to Ashokan, Appukuttan flees to Nepal beforehand and masquerades as Ashokan before their uncle. Ashokan, in turn, is cast out onto the streets, where he meets the boy and forms a bond with him.
Kuttimama's daughter, Aswathi (
Madhoo
Madhoo Shah (Madhubala) (born Padma Malini; 26 March 1969) is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films. She was a part of Movies like ''Phool Aur Kaante'' (1991), ''Roja' ...
), is a researcher into Nepalese traditions and history. As a payback to Ashokan, Appukuttan attempts to plot his way into marrying her, who in turn is Ashokan's bride-to-be by their custom, but not engaged. Ashokan, with Unnikuttan's (as he calls the boy) assistance, manages to cast doubt into the mind of uncle about the credibility of Appukuttan's claims and wins over Aswathi's love and trust.
Ashokan and Aswathi witness one of the sorcerers' confederate combatants kidnapping the boy. Upon following him into a forest, they end up confronting Vishaka. In an ensuing fight, Vishaka grievously wounds Aswathi and blinds Ashokan using a substance, and leaves the two to die. Ashokan is rescued by a tribe affiliated with the monks that train warriors tasked with protecting the monastery. Ashokan is discovered as the "chosen one" and is given training in
Kung Fu
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by a master, to overcome his blindness and enhance his hearing skills. At the same time, Appukuttan was also captured by another evil tribe while following the two.
Ashokan, now enlisted as a warrior, infiltrates the sorcerer's location and rescues Unnikuttan from a bewitched sheathe. The boy then, aided by an ailing old monk, restores Ashokan's eyesight. As the solar eclipse nears, the monks begin the coronation ceremony of the boy. Vishaka rushes to the monastery to terminate it. But Ashokan stands in his way and, in a climactic fight, kills him. The boy is crowned as the Rimpoche. Ashokan discovers that Aswathi was indeed saved by tribes, and is alive and healthy. Appukuttan returns as Ashokan-esque trained warrior, but before he could stand a chance, he is subdued by Ashokan in a friendly manner .
Cast
*
Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeare ...
as Thaipparambil Ashokan/Akkusota(called by Unnikuttan)
*
Siddharth Lama
Siddarth Lama ( ne, सिद्धार्थ लामा) (born 1985; Pokhara, Nepal) is a Nepali film actor. Outside Nepal he is best known for his memorable role as the Rimpoche in the Malayalam film '' Yoddha'' (1992). He has since play ...
as
Rimpoche
Rinpoche, also spelled Rimboche and Rinboku (), is an honorific term used in the Tibetan language. It literally means "precious one", and may refer to a person, place, or thing—like the words "gem" or "jewel" (Sanskrit: ''Ratna'').
The word con ...
/ Unnikuttan
*
Puneet Issar
Puneet Issar (born 6 November 1959) is an Indian actor, writer, director, producer and dialect coach best known for his works in Hindi films and television shows. Issar started his acting career as a villain in the Manmohan Desai's 1983 film '' ...
as Vishaka
*
Jagathy Sreekumar
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as Arassumoottil Appukuttan
*
Madhoo
Madhoo Shah (Madhubala) (born Padma Malini; 26 March 1969) is an Indian actress known for her works predominantly in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada language films. She was a part of Movies like ''Phool Aur Kaante'' (1991), ''Roja' ...
as Aswathi
*
Urvashi
Urvashi ( sa, उर्वशी, Urvaśī}) is the most prominent apsara (celestial nymph) in Hindu mythology, considered to be the most beautiful of all the apsaras, and an expert dancer. She is mentioned in both ''Vedic'' and ''Puranic'' s ...
as Dhamayanthi
* M. S. Thripunithura as Capt. Kuttikrishnan Menon (Kuttimama)
*
Oduvil Unnikrishnan
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as Gopalan Menon, Appukuttan's Father
*
Jagannatha Varma
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as Raghavan Menon, Ashokan's father
*
Sukumari
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as Sumathi, Ashokan's mother
*
Meena
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as Lathika, Appukuttan's mother
* Gopal Bhutani as Ashokan's trainer
* Yubaraj Lama as Sorcerer's confederate combatant
* Subair as Mohan, Ashokan's motivator
*
Beena Antony
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as Ashokan's sister
*
Nandhu
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as Santhosh, Ashokan's friend
* Vineeth Anil as Vikru, Ashokan's hometown buddy
*
Priyanka
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as a girl in kabbadi crowd
Production
Siddharth Lama
Siddarth Lama ( ne, सिद्धार्थ लामा) (born 1985; Pokhara, Nepal) is a Nepali film actor. Outside Nepal he is best known for his memorable role as the Rimpoche in the Malayalam film '' Yoddha'' (1992). He has since play ...
debuted in the film playing
Rimpoche
Rinpoche, also spelled Rimboche and Rinboku (), is an honorific term used in the Tibetan language. It literally means "precious one", and may refer to a person, place, or thing—like the words "gem" or "jewel" (Sanskrit: ''Ratna'').
The word con ...
. His father Yubaraj Lama also acted in the film as the long-haired henchman, an abductor sent by Puneet Issar's villain character. Cinematographer Santhosh Sivan found Siddharth Lama accidentally, who happened to see him when he visited actor Yubaraj Lama. At the time, they were searching for a suitable child actor to play the role of Rimpoche. Sivan invited "little" Lama to the film, who without hesitation said, yes. While filming, Lama shaved his head at least 20 times for the film. Every three days he had to shave.
Ashokan's arrival scene at the Nepal airport was shot at the
Tribhuvan International Airport
Tribhuvan International Airport ( Nepali: त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल) (, colloquially referred to as TIA) is an international airport located in Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal. I ...
. The house shown in the film as the residence of Kuttymama in Nepal was originally a hotel named Astoria (it was since then converted into a school). The Swayambhu architecture situated atop a hill in the
Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley ( ne, काठमाडौं उपत्यका; also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley ( ne, नेपाः उपत्यका, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः)), ...
was a significant filming location, some comedy scenes between Mohanlal and Sreekumar was shot there on its steps elevating to the
Buddha
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According to Buddhist tradition, he was ...
statue. The jacket worn by Mohanlal in the Nepal scenes was an indigenous fashion at the time, called the Butterfly Jacket. Some sequences were filmed inside a cave called the
Bat Cave
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in
Pokhara
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, a tourist attraction. Baring a few scenes shot in
Palakkad
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, the film was completely shot in
Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
A. R. Rahman
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; the lyrics for the songs were by Bichu Thirumala. ''Yoddha'' was the second film of Rahman after ''
Roja
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* ''Roja'' (film), a 1992 Tamil-language film by director Mani Ratnam
* ''Roja'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the film
* Roja Selvamani
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'' (1992). He was working on ''Roja'' when he signed ''Yoddha''. Rahman has then already attained fame across
South India
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for composing successful
jingle
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s for
advertisement film
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s, who was then known by the name Dileep. Sangeeth decided to experiment with Rahman as the composer, he was impressed with Rahman's musical
arrangement
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for a candy commercial he directed, he also liked his composition of "Chinna Chinna Asai" for ''Roja'', which Rahman showed him while he was in his studio.
The song "Padakaali" is featured in the backdrop of a singing competition between Ashokan and Appukuttan in a temple, with both of them dissing each other with words. The song's situation in the story was briefed to lyricist Thirumala by Sivan while they were in Rahman's
Panchathan Record Inn
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History
The Inn was established in 1989, attached to Rahman's backyard, and developed into one o ...
studio in
Chennai
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. After hearing it,
Hindu
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goddess
Kali
Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hinduism, Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In t ...
's image was the first thing that came into his mind. He thought that a hymn describing Kali's furious persona would suit the situation. He referred to the book ''Mahakshetrangalude Munnil'' by
Nalankal Krishna Pillai
Nalankal Krishna Pillai (1910–1991) was a Malayalam-language poet and historian from Kerala, India. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for the work ''Decemberile Manjuthullikal''.Asokan''), Hindi (as ''Dharam Yoddha'') and Telugu (as ''Yoddha''). The respective soundtracks featured versions of all songs except "Mamboove", which was not featured in the film. "Mamboove" was later reused for the Tamil movie ''
Pavithra
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'' as "Sevvanam". The lyrics were written by
Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu Ramasamy (born 13 July 1953) is an Indian lyricist, poet, and novelist working in the Tamil film industry. He is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world. A master's graduate from the Pachaiyappa's College in Chennai, he first ...
Veturi
Veturi Sundararama Murthy (29 January 1936 – 22 May 2010), known mononymously by his surname Veturi, was an Indian poet, lyricist and journalist who is popular for writing Telugu songs. His career in the Telugu cinema spanned more than four de ...
respectively for the Tamil, Hindi and Telugu versions. The Hindi version was added with five songs composed by Pappu Khan, none of which was featured in the film. The original soundtrack was released by Tharangini in 1992. The Tamil dubbed version, '' Asokan'' by
Pyramid
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in 1994, the Hindi version by BMG Crescendo in 1996 and the Telugu version in 1995. The Hindi version was re-released in 1997 with five new songs added.
Track listing
Release
''Yoddha'' was released in India on 3 September 1992. It was later dubbed and released in other regional Indian languages—''Dharam Yodha'' (1993) in
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
, ''Ashokan'' (1993) in
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
, and ''Yoddha'' (1995) in
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...