YODDHA | Music Cover | ''The secret walk of Rinpoche '' | re-programmed music | |
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Yoddha: The Warrior, or simply Yodha (transl. Warrior)
Plot In an unknown location on the Himalayan Nepal, a mystical boy is about to be crowned the Rimpoche (Siddharth Lama) of a Buddhist monastery, when a gang of sorcerers led by Vishaka (Puneet Issar), abduct the child. Vishaka is in service to a mysterious enchantress, who needs to make a human sacrifice of the Rimpoche to attain invincibility, to be performed before the solar eclipse. 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 Kathmandu. At the other end of the subcontinent, in a village in Kerala, Ashokan (Mohanlal), a youngster spent his time competing with his cousin Appukuttan (Jagathy Sreekumar) 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). Ashokan is sent to his uncle Capt. Kuttikrishna Menon a.k.a Kuttimama (M. S. Thripunithura) in Nepal by his mother Sumathi Amma (Sukumari) after a palm reader 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), 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 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 assaulted brutally by Ashokan. Productioncompany -Saga Films Distributed by -Saga Films Release date -3 September 1992 (India) Language -Malayalam REFERENCE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoddha_(1992_film) Directed by -Sangeeth Sivan. Writing Credits Sasidharan Arattuvazhi(dialogue) Sasidharan Arattuvazhi(screenplay) Sangeeth Sivan(story) Music by: A.R. Rahman Cinematography by Santosh Sivan Film Editing by A. Sreekar Prasad Production Design by K.N. Menon Art Direction by Samir Chanda Costume Design by Salim Arif Makeup by Pandiyan ... Mohanlal -Thaiparambil Ashokan Siddharth Lama-Rimpoche / Unnikuttan (as Master Siddharth) Madhoo -Aswathy Jagathi Sreekumar-Arishummootil Appukuttan Beena Antony-Asokan's Sister Gopal Raj Bhutani-Kung fu Master Puneet Issar-Black Magician Meena-Vasumathi Nandu-Victory Club member Sukumari-Sumathi M.S. Thrippunithara-Kutti Mama Oduvil Unnikrishnan-Appukuttan's Father Priyanka Upendra-Girl in Kabbadi Crowd (as a child actor) Urvashi Urvashi-Dhamayanthi Jagannatha Varma-Ashokan's Father Preman-production manager Shaji-production managerStunts Sham Kaushal-stunts (as Shyam Kaushal)Costume and Wardrobe Department Nagarajan-costumes Music and original BGM by: A.R. Rahman Bichu Thirumala-lyricist Malgadi Shubha-playback singer M.G. Sreekumar-playback singer Sujatha-playback singer K.J. Yesudas-singer REFERENCE: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290937/fullcredits |