Yodha (2009 film)

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Yodha
Directed by Om Prakash Rao
Written byM. S. Ramesh

R. Rajashekhar

(Dialogues)
Story bySenthil Kumar
Produced by Rockline Venkatesh
Starring Darshan
Nikita Thukral
Ashish Vidyarthi
CinematographyK. M. Vishnuvardhan
Edited byLakshman Reddy
Music by Hamsalekha
Production
company
Rockline Productions
Release date
  • 19 June 2009 (2009-06-19)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Yodha is a 2009 Indian Kannada-language action film directed by Om Prakash Rao and produced by Rockline Venkatesh. The film stars Darshan, Nikita Thukral, and Ashish Vidyarthi. The movie is a remake of 2004 Tamil film Bose . The film marks the first collaboration of Rockline Venkatesh and Darshan.

Contents

Yodha was released on 19 June 2009.

Plot

Karnataka state Home Minister, Patil and his associates are kidnapped by a terrorist named Qasim. They demand their men to be released, but the central government refuses the demand and assigns NSG commando operation with Capt. Ram in the lead. Ram and the commandos successfully rescue Patil. However, the commandos and terrorists suffer equal losses of their men in the operation. Due to threats against Patil, Ram and his team are deployed to the minister's security. During the Republic day program in New Delhi, Patil gets attracted to the program's dancer, Asha, and he secretly brings her to his room and tries to have sex.

Ram enters Patil's room due to an uproar where he attacks Patil and sends Asha out of the house without noticing anyone. Ram is questioned for the attack, but he doesn't reveal the reason and is court-martialed. He returns home and lives with his family while Patil is discharged from the hospital and still suffers from serious injury. Enraged, Patil secretly assigns underworld gangsters to kill Ram. Ram manages to defeat them, making Patil target his family. While being court-martialed, Ram gathers information regarding terrorists' plans to attack various cities in India using RDX and other deadlier weapons.

Meanwhile, Asha learns that Ram is court-martialed due to the incident, and she reveals Patil's misbehavior to Ram's senior officers. A chase ensues where Ram's father is killed and his family is kidnapped by Patil. At the hideout, Ram learns that the kidnapping was a planned act by Patil to gain sympathy votes in the upcoming elections to become the state's CM. Ram gets enraged and captures Qasim. He kidnaps and kills Patil, while the squad suspects Qasim for the attack and shoots him to death. After this, Ram is reinstated into the service and reunites with his family.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed and the lyrics were written by Hamsalekha. [1]

Yodha
Soundtrack album by
Hamsalekha
Released2009 (2009)
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Adithya Music
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Lip To Lip" Hamsalekha Jassie Gift, Chaitra H. G.  
2."Namm India"Hamsalekha K. S. Chithra  
3."Surya Nodayya"Hamsalekha Suresh Peters, Anuradha Sriram  
4."Mangalyam Tantunanena"Hamsalekha Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha  
5."Namm India"Hamsalekha Vijay Yesudas  

Reception

R. G. Vijayasarathy of Rediff gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "As far as performances go, Darshan knows how to please his fans. His dialogue delivery, action somersaults and fights will definitely please his fans. Nikitha looks fabulous throughout the film. She is good in a couple of comedy sequences too. Ashish Vidyarthi is okay while Sreenivasa Murthy excels in a few sequences that are written for him. Sadhu Kokila's comedy on the other hand is quite irritating. [2] The New Indian Express wrote "Finally, how Ram join hands with Asha and how he teaches Patil a lesson is the climax. The film ends with Ram re-joining the army. The music of the film by Hamsalekha is good. All-in-all the film is a worth watch for all." [3] Deccan Herald wrote "The dialogues make liberal use of names like Afzal Guru, Dr Abdul Kalam and Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan with devastating effect — any feeling of patriotism will die a quick death. And so, Yodha's mission remains unfulfilled." [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Raaga.com, Yodha Songs Download, Yodha Hindi MP3 Songs, Raaga.com Hindi Songs - Raaga.com - A World Of Music , retrieved 29 May 2018
  2. ↑ "Yodha is enjoyable". Rediff.com . Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Patriotism hits back". The New Indian Express . Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Review - Yodha". Deccan Herald . Retrieved 19 June 2009.

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