In an unknown location on the Himalayan Nepal, a mystical boy is about to be crowned the Rimpoche of a Buddhist monastery when a gang of sorcerers, led by Vishaka, abduct the child. Vishaka is in service to a mysterious enchantress, who needs to make a human sacrifice of the Rimpoche before the solar eclipse to attain invincibility. 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, a youngster spends his time competing with his cousin, Appukuttan, 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 is brewing between Ashokan and his fiance, Dhamayanthi. Ashokan is sent to his uncle Capt. Kuttikrishna Menon a.k.a Kuttimama in Nepal by his mother, Sumathi Amma, 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, is a researcher in 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 his 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, 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 subdued by Ashokan in a friendly manner.
Siddharth Lama debuted in the film playing Rimpoche. 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.[2] While filming, Lama shaved his head at least 20 times for the film. Every three days he had to shave.[3][4]
Ashokan's arrival scene at the Nepal airport was shot at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. 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 was a significant filming location. Some of the comedy scenes between Mohanlal and Jagathy Sreekumar were shot on its steps elevating to the Buddha statue. The jacket worn by Mohanlal in the scenes shot in Nepal was an indigenous fashion at the time, called the Butterfly Jacket.[5] Some sequences were filmed inside a cave called the Bat Cave in Pokhara, a tourist attraction.[6] Baring a few scenes shot in Palakkad, the film was completely shot in Nepal.
The film's original songs and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman; the lyrics for the songs were by Bichu Thirumala. Yoddha was the second film of Rahman after Roja (1992). He was working on Roja when he signed Yoddha. Rahman had already attained fame across South India for composing successful jingles for advertisement films and was then known by the name Dileep. Sangeeth decided to experiment with Rahman as the composer and was impressed with Rahman's musical arrangement for a candy commercial he directed. He also liked Rahman's composition of "Chinna Chinna Asai" for Roja, which Rahman showed him while he was in his studio.[7]
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 studio in Chennai. After hearing it, Hindu goddess Kali'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 for reference, from which he got words such as padakali, porkali, chandi, maargini among others, to use in the lyrics. Padakali and chandi are synonyms for goddess Kali. Since it was a comical song, it was not expected to have deep words, though Thirumala was particular that the words should not be meaningless, and most of the words he added were related to religious worship.[8] It is one of the all-time popular songs in Malayalam film music.[9]
Apart from the original Malayalam version, the soundtrack was also released in Tamil (as 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 as "Sevvanam". The lyrics were written by Vairamuthu, P. K. Mishra, and Veturi 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 was released 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.
Sidharth Malhotra has only been delivering superhits in the last few years. He has received immense love for films like Shershaah, Mission Majnu and many more. The handsome hunk was last seen in Indian Police Force and he delivered a dhamakedaar performance. Now, it is time for Yodha to take over the big screen. Sidharth Malhotra has tied up with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions once again for an action thriller directed by Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha. Well, when there is a combination of Sidharth Malhotra and Karan Johar in the picture, how can there be no dreamy romantic love song that serves as a love anthem for all the pyaar ke panchis out there? A song titled Zindagi Tere Naam is going to drop soon. Before the same, here's looking at the top 5 best Sidharth Malhotra love songs that kept us hooked for days. Also Read - Bobby Deol in Animal, John Abraham in Pathaan: 6 stars who resurrected Bollywood's badass villains
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One of the most soothing romantic love song of Sidharth Malhotra is Sau Aasmaan from Baar Baar Dekho in which he starred with Katrina Kaif. Sung by Neeti Mohan and Armaan Malik, the song managed to touch the right chords of the audiences hearts. Also Read - Yodha actress Disha Patani shares bikini pictures, fans call her gorgeous beauty
Well, all of it started from here. Sidharth Malhotra proved himself to be a romantic hero from his very first film Student of the Year that was directed by Karan Johar. The Ishq Wala Love featuring him, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan was so dreamy that it left audiences in complete awe.
Sidharth Malhotra and Parineeti Chopra's film Hasee Toh Phasee is still a most favourite romantic film of many. The song Zehnaseeb played on loop as it left all the fans falling and feeling the love. Sidharth truly knows how to ace romantic numbers and Zehnaseeb is proof of it.
Trust Dharma Productions to churn out the most beautiful love songs ever. Bolna from Kapoor & Sons has vocals of none other than Arijit Singh adding more charm to an already beautiful song. Sidharth Malhotra made fans go uff with love with his portrayal of Arjun Kapoor in the film and his chemistry with Alia Bhatt added to the brownie points.
Of course, the best is saved for the last. Raataan Lambiyan from Shershaah is among the most favourite love songs in the history of Bollywood. The song is all the more special as it had Kiara Advani along with Sidharth Malhotra. Sung by Jubin Nautiyal and Asees Kaur, Raatan Lambiyan brought a smile to everyone's faces as it emoted pure love.
Now it's time to make way for Zindagi Tere Naam from Yodha. Sidharth Malhotra shares the screen space with Raashii Khanna and Disha Patani in this one. It will hit the theatres on March 15. Action, drama, romance - Yodha seems to be a complete package that is guaranteed to entertain the masses.
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