Yoddha

The most important factor in the film is: AR Rahman is the first Malayalam film to be Yodha

Asokan 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

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.

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.

Thorougly entertaining!mohanlal and jagathy with flawless perfomences one of my all time favourites! rahmans music is another plus point

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.