Ek Yodha Shoorveer (2016)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 27 mins

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When Krishna decides to sell his ancestral properties, the story of his ancestor Kelu, a warrior who wishes to exact revenge against Vasco da Gama for killing his father, is narrated to him. Will Krishna change his decision?
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Cast: Genelia D Souza, Prabhu Dheva, Prithviraj Sukumaran

Crew: Santosh Sivan (Director), Santosh Sivan (Director of Photography), Deepak Dev (Music Director)

Rating: U/A (India)

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, History

Release Dates: 11 Mar 2016 (India)

Hindi Name: एक योद्धा शूरवीर

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A decent movie and an important history lesson
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I love watching films from South India and never mind the language barrier. I feel true cinema requires no language to be watched, understood, and felt. I would happily say that this Prithviraj Sukumaran starrer film EK YODHA SHOORVEER, is truly that film. A dubbed version of the Malayalam superhit film URUMI, which released in 2011 to positive responses, is a true entertainer as well as important history lesson for everyone.

Since the release of BAAHUBALI THE BEGINNING and it's huge success in Hindi language, various south Indian films like Puli and Rudhramadevi too were released in Hindi last year. But sadly these films couldn't make much impact at the Hindi Box Office. But I can confidently say that from the way it's made, EK YODHA SHOORVEER has all the ingredients to make it a blockbuster : superb action, high quality visuals, power packed screenplay and performances with emotion, and of course, a wonderful filmmaking.

Prithviraj rocks in his role. This is his first as well as the first Malayalam movie I have seen. He is terrific in every single frame. Prabhu Dheva, who's his partner in the film, plays his part extremely well. Especially in the climax, his performance will make viewers break down with tears. Genelia does her part well. Same for Nithya Menen, she acts well and has a good role to essay. Every other actor does very well.

The war episodes are tremendously excellent: this is not a fantasy film, though. It's a historical action drama that narrates a good tale of that time in India, 16th century, I think so far. The action scenes are also amazing. The bloodshed during the war is presented as a historic poetry and not as a sequence glorifying gore. The film stands very high in all the technical aspects. The editing too is very crisp.

Songs were just fine, trimming a few wouldn't have hindered the fun. But, this isn't a big issue in such a great film. The story and screenplay of the film are both well written, well paced, and we'll executed. Prabhu Dheva also entertains in his comic timing and good chemistry with Nithya Menen. Besides, Prithviraj performs so well that one could hardly complain at all. The film has so good elements that one couldn't be disappointed.

Overall, EK YODHA SHOORVEER is one of the finest Malayalam movie to come in Hindi. Although I can't say much about its box office prospects, but I am sure that the film is likely to win audience attention. Besides, we mustn't forget that BAAHUBALI too gained attention and box office success slowly and slowly. So, will this YODHA emerge victorious? Well, I think, yes.

Verdict : A brilliantly made film that is valuable both as a brilliant cinema as well as a perfect history lesson.

Rating: 4.5/5 (Blockbuster)

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
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No
Archival Source:
QubeVault
Movie Connection(s):
Dubbed from: Urumi (Malayalam)
Trivia:
Tabu, Arya and Vidya Balan make extended cameo appearances in the film.