''Yoddha: The Warrior'' is a 2014 Indian

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-language

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directed by

Raj Chakraborty Raj Chakraborty (born 21 February 1975) is an Indian film director, actor, producer and politician. He is one of the most commercially successful film-makers in Tollywood. Before directing his debut film, he was busy in Bengali TV. Raj Chakrabo ...

. It is a remake of 2009 Telugu film ''

Magadheera ''Magadheera'' () is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film directed by S. S. Rajamouli and produced by Allu Aravind's Geetha Arts, on a story by V. Vijayendra Prasad. The film stars Ram Charan, Srihari, Kajal Aggarwal and Dev Gill. ...

''. In the film, Dev and

return as actor-director duo after '' Dui Prithibi''. It was produced by Shree Venkatesh Films, and was released on 1 October 2014, during the

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. It received mostly negative reviews and was considered a failure.

Cast

* Dev as Rudra Pratap/Abir (

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) *

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as Rajkumari Durga/Nandini (Daughter of the king) *

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as Raghav Choudhury/Ranabir *

Rajatava Dutta Rajatava Dutta (Bengali: রজতাভ দত্ত; born 11 August 1967) is an Indian actor who appears in Bengali, Hindi and English films. He is often regarded as one of the most celebrated and respected Bengali actors of his generation. O ...

as Abu Hossain/Ali Bhai * Hektor Sandhu *

Kanchan Mullick Kanchan Mullick is an Indian Bengali film and television actor and politician. In addition to the television show ''Janata Express'', Kanchan has also acted in movies like ''Mahakaal'' and ''Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbona''. He is also a Bengali theatr ...

as Abir's friend *

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as Shonku *

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as special dancer in "Desi Chhori" Song *

Barun Chanda Barun Chanda is an Indian Bengali advertising professional, actor and author based in the city of Kolkata. He is mostly remembered for his role in Satyajit Ray's '' Seemabaddha''. Biography Chanda was born in Dhaka in present day Bangladesh, ...

as the king of Sundargarh *

Mrinal Mukherjee Mrinal Mukherjee ( – 7 May 2019) was an Indian actor, theatre personality and music director. He is the father of actor and singer Jojo. He is remembered for his negative roles in Bengali cinema. Career In 1955, Mukherjee made his debut w ...

as Ramlatan Choudhury, father of Raghav/ Ranabir * Pradip Dhar * Prasun Gain *

Shantilal Mukherjee Shantilal Mukherjee is an Indian actor associated with Bengali-language theatre and films. Biography Mukherjee was born in Kolkata. He lost his father in an early age. He was admitted in Sarsuna High School from where he passed Madhyamik e ...

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was scored by

Indraadip Dasgupta Indraadip Dasgupta (born 17 January 1973) is an Indian composer whose range of music is well known in various Bengali Films. In 2017 he worked with Anu Malik in '' Begum Jaan'', composed the film background music . Film director Music d ...

and Savvy.

Release and reception

It was released on 1 October, during the time of

. It received mostly negative reviews and was considered a disaster.

World television premiere

The film had its world television premiere on

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on 25 January 2015 on 6:00 pm I.S.T.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yoddha The Warrior 2014 films 2010s fantasy action films 2014 romantic drama films Films about reincarnation Films scored by Savvy Gupta Films scored by Indradeep Dasgupta Indian romantic action films Indian fantasy action films Bengali-language Indian films 2010s Bengali-language films Bengali remakes of Telugu films Films directed by Raj Chakraborty