Yodha
Tags: good versus evil, cult

Plot synopsis:
In an unknown location in the Nepalese Himalayas, a young monk (played by Siddharth) is about to be crowned the Rinpoche of the monastery, when a gang of black magicians led by an unnamed character (played by Puneet Issar) kidnap him. It is revealed that the leader of the black magicians wishes to make a human sacrifice of the Rinpoche to attain invincibility. The other monks in the monastery understand that the Rinpoche's saviour will arrive from across the Himalayas to rescue him from the clutches of the black magicians. In the meantime, the young Rinpoche manages to escape from the clutches of the magicians and runs away to Kathmandu.
At the other end of the subcontinent, in a small village in Kerala, Ashokan (Mohanlal) is an unemployed youth who, with the other members of his club, whiles his time away competing with his cousin Appukuttan (Jagathi Sreekumar) and his club in a series of trivial competitions. Appukuttan finds himself on the losing side every time, adding to his insecurity complex, which leads him to suspect Ashokan of having an affair with his (Appukuttan's) fiancée Damayanti (played by Urvashi).
When an astrologer predicts to his mother, Sumathi (played by Sukumari), that Ashokan is likely to commit a murder if he remains in Kerala, Ashokan is bundled away to Nepal to stay with his uncle Captain (retired) Krishnankutty Menon (M. S. Thripunithura), whom he hasn't met since childhood. Unbeknownst to Ashokan, Appukuttan flies to Nepal beforehand and establishes himself in Krishanankutty Menon's (Kutty Mama) house, masquerading as Ashokan. Ashokan is cast out onto the streets of Kathmandu, where he meets the Rimpoche and forms a friendship with the young lad. Appukuttan attempts to connive his way into marrying Kutty Mama's daughter, Ashwati (Madhoo) — a researcher into Nepalese traditions and black magic at a university in Kathmandu. But Ashokan, with the Rimpoche's assistance, manages to cast doubt into the mind of Kutty Mama and win over Ashwati.
Ashokan and Ashwati then witness one of the black magician's minions kidnapping the Rimpoche. Upon following the kidnapper, they end up confronting the black magician himself. In the ensuing melee, the magician grievously wounds Ashwati and blinds Ashokan, and leaves the two of them to their deaths in the forest. Both of them are rescued by the adivasi tribe tasked with protecting the Rimpoche's monastery. Ashokan is then told of how he is the Chosen One and is trained by an adivasi teacher to overcome his blindness and become a warrior tasked with rescuing the Rimpoche.
In the meantime, the jealous and suspicious Appukuttan follows Ashwati and Ashokan into the forest and is captured by a tribe of adivasis who torture him. Ashokan then ventures into the magician's hideout, rescues the Rimpoche, and brings him back to the monastery. The Rimpoche then, aided by an ailing old monk, restores Ashokan's eyesight. As the solar eclipse nears, the monks begin the coronation of the Rimpoche. The black magician rushes to the monastery to kill the Rimpoche before he is crowned. But Ashokan stands in the black magician's way and, in the climactic fight, kills the latter.
Ashokan then discovers that Ashwati is not dead as he had previously feared. Appukuttan makes a final appearance, trained as a warrior by the adivasis who captured and tortured him. In the comical fight that ensues, Appukuttan is beaten up by Ashokan.

Review: Awesome Movie; A Must Watch.
The first time i watched this awesome movie was when i was 11 yrs and even after another 11, i still consider this movie as my personal favorite.
Mohanlal has shown clearly how versatile he is as an actor and the flawless performance of the duo, Mohanlal and Jagathy makes it a perfect blend of action and comedy.
The part to highlight is that Mohanlal in fact got himself trained in Martial Arts to perform some of the action sequences.
Performances from Sidhartha (Rinpoche) is also commendable.The story line is quite different from the usual themes that is portrayed in South Indian Movies.
Further, the songs are good enough but not what one might expect from A.R. Rahman.
But that does in no way affect the flow of the movie.
The action sequences are also perfectly done and Sangeeth Sivan has given a good glimpse of his directorial skills.If you are looking for a perfect entertaining movie to enjoy for 2hrs and 30 mins, never miss this one.
After watching it, you'll surely love Rinpoche and Ashokan..
Excellent entertainer.
A highly entertaining movie which has an adequate blend of action and comedy.
Though the basic plot has been 'inspired' by Eddie Murphy's olden Child' this movies has enough in it to keep the viewer engaged.To summarize the plot - Mohanlal is a happy-go-lucky youth leading a carefree life in a small village in Kerala.
His trysts with his dim-witted cousin Jagathi form the initial half of the movie.
Fate brings him to Nepal where he gets embroiled in the stereotypical battle between 'good and evil'.
The second half of the movie is focuses on how Mohanlal protects the Lama incarnate child from evil forces led by Puneet Issar.The movie has a great comedy track between Mohanlal and Jagathi which runs throughout the length of the movie without ever derailing the main plot.
Jagathi has been given some excellent one-liners and provides very good support to Lal's superb comic timing.
The action scenes are the highlight of this movie, especially those where Lal is being trained in martial arts.
The child artiste Siddhartha comes up with a wonderfully endearing performance especially his call of 'Akosotto'.
Mohanlal delivers another effortless and flawless performance proving that he is simply the best when it comes to roles like these.
Music is hummable and nothing extraordinary except the duet 'Padakali' between Yesudas and Sreekumar.
On the downside, the villain, Puneet Issar appears unrealistic and story-bookish and also tends to overdo the snarling bit.
But this does not take anything away from the overall content of Yodha.All in all, this movie is worth a watch any number of times and is a good option when one just wants to be entertained..
well taken mas-ala flick-a must watch.
the important aspect of yodha is its screenplay,actors,story and the technical crew.all were brilliant.the movie is really exciting,even though the main plot was from Eddie Murphy's golden child.one-thing worth watching the movie is the acting by mohanlal and jagathy sreekumar in which they have portrayed their role with gr8 brilliance.another important thin is the movies background score by AR rahman,which i thin one of his special one.even the songs are good and got a different flavour from AR rahman.the song padakaali sung by yesudas and mg sreekumar is one of rahman's most successful experimental songs.the movie is a perfect blend of humour and action.the plus point of Yoda with its original,is this perfect blend.camera work and direction was also good.the humour in this story doesnot put the main plot in to sides,but decorates it like cherry which is a huge more sweeter in a cake.if u are a fan of a cent percent entertainer,this is the movie 4 u.ACTUALLY A MUST WATCH.I HAVE WATCHED THIS MANY TIMES IDONOT KNOW HOWMUCH BUT EVERY TIME THE MOVIE IS AS FRESH AS NEW..
A lesson in characterisation.
Purely a remake of Eddy Murphy's Golden Child, this movie had a minor (yet important) flaw which made it humble at the box office.
The 'lovability' of Murphy's character is missing from Asokan, his counterpart played by Mohanlal.
Asokan is an arrogant character and is a winner in all the one-on-one competitions he has with his dim-witted cousin while Murphy's character is a humble and innocent one.
Viewers tend to sympathise with the cousin instead.Best thing in this movie is the camera wielded by Santhosh Sivan and the captivating music by none other than A.
R. Rehman (his first movie, I believe).On a positive note, it's more humorous than Golden Child.
And the performance of 'Rimpoche' is excellent..
There is nothing the movie but it's an entertainer.
The most important factor in the film is: AR Rahman is the first Malayalam film to be YodhaAsokan arrives in Nepal, he knows that Apukkutan lives there in his name.
Ashokan accidentally sees rim and joins him.
Ashokan is trying to inform Aswathy that he is Ashokan and that he is the father of the house.
Ashwathy is researching the ancient customs of Nepal.
Ashwani, who appears in the camera, knows that Ashokan belongs to Mala Repos.
In front of them, the repatriation goes away.
Ashokan and Aswathi are trying to stop them.
Appukuttan followed by them is in the grip of adivasis