Yoddha (1992 film) - Revision history

CleanupBot: /* Production */clean up

2021-08-12T06:11:56Z

Production: clean up

← Older revision		Revision as of 11:41, 12 August 2021
Line 63:		Line 63:
	[[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.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Pradeep\|first1=Siji\|title=A Himalayan affair with Siddhartha Lama\|url=http://www.fwdlife.in/a-himalayan-affair-with-siddhartha-lama\|publisher=[[FWD Life]]\|access-date=25 November 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420084019/http://www.fwdlife.in/a-himalayan-affair-with-siddhartha-lama\|archive-date=20 April 2016\|date=15 January 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> While filming, Lama shaved his head at least 20 times for the film. Every three days he had to shave.<ref>{{cite news\|title='Akkosotto' is back, as Lama!\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/mar/21/akkosotto-is-back-as-lama-350811.html\|access-date=25 November 2016\|work=[[The New Indian Express]]\|date=21 March 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125191426/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/mar/21/akkosotto-is-back-as-lama-350811.html\|archive-date=25 November 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Sathyendran\|first=Nita\|title='Unnikuttan' is dreaming big\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/unnikuttan-is-dreaming-big/article3019095.ece\|access-date=25 November 2016\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=21 March 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125192008/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/unnikuttan-is-dreaming-big/article3019095.ece\|archive-date=25 November 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref>		[[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.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Pradeep\|first1=Siji\|title=A Himalayan affair with Siddhartha Lama\|url=http://www.fwdlife.in/a-himalayan-affair-with-siddhartha-lama\|publisher=[[FWD Life]]\|access-date=25 November 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420084019/http://www.fwdlife.in/a-himalayan-affair-with-siddhartha-lama\|archive-date=20 April 2016\|date=15 January 2013\|url-status=live}}</ref> While filming, Lama shaved his head at least 20 times for the film. Every three days he had to shave.<ref>{{cite news\|title='Akkosotto' is back, as Lama!\|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/mar/21/akkosotto-is-back-as-lama-350811.html\|access-date=25 November 2016\|work=[[The New Indian Express]]\|date=21 March 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125191426/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/mar/21/akkosotto-is-back-as-lama-350811.html\|archive-date=25 November 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last=Sathyendran\|first=Nita\|title='Unnikuttan' is dreaming big\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/unnikuttan-is-dreaming-big/article3019095.ece\|access-date=25 November 2016\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|date=21 March 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125192008/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/unnikuttan-is-dreaming-big/article3019095.ece\|archive-date=25 November 2016\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	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)\|Swayambhu]] architecture situated atop a hill in the [[Kathmandu Valley]] was a significant filming location, some comedy scenes between Mohanlal and Sreekumar was shot there on its steps elevating to the [[Buddha]] statue. The jacket worn by Mohanlal in the Nepal scenes was an indigenous fashion at the time, called the Butterfly Jacket.<ref name="santhoshkumar">{{cite news\|last=Kana\|first=Santhosh Kumar\|title=തിരശ്ശീലയിൽ തീരുന്നില്ല\|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/themes/off-track/article-1.36299\|access-date=26 September 2017\|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]\|date=8 September 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926121440/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/themes/off-track/article-1.36299\|archive-date=26 September 2017\|language=ml\|url-status=live}}</ref> Some sequences were filmed inside a cave called the [[Bat Cave, Nepal\|Bat Cave]] in [[Pokhara]], a tourist attraction.<ref>{{cite news\|author=സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ\|title=നേപ്പാളിലെ മലയാളി സംഘം സുരക്ഷിതർ\|url=http://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/latest-news/460774\|access-date=26 September 2017\|work=[[Deshabhimani]]\|date=17 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926120017/http://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/latest-news/460774\|archive-date=26 September 2017\|language=ml\|url-status=live}}</ref>. Baring a few scenes in the beginning, the film was completely shot in [[Nepal]].		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)\|Swayambhu]] architecture situated atop a hill in the [[Kathmandu Valley]] was a significant filming location, some comedy scenes between Mohanlal and Sreekumar was shot there on its steps elevating to the [[Buddha]] statue. The jacket worn by Mohanlal in the Nepal scenes was an indigenous fashion at the time, called the Butterfly Jacket.<ref name="santhoshkumar">{{cite news\|last=Kana\|first=Santhosh Kumar\|title=തിരശ്ശീലയിൽ തീരുന്നില്ല\|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/themes/off-track/article-1.36299\|access-date=26 September 2017\|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]\|date=8 September 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926121440/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/themes/off-track/article-1.36299\|archive-date=26 September 2017\|language=ml\|url-status=live}}</ref> Some sequences were filmed inside a cave called the [[Bat Cave, Nepal\|Bat Cave]] in [[Pokhara]], a tourist attraction.<ref>{{cite news\|author=സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ\|title=നേപ്പാളിലെ മലയാളി സംഘം സുരക്ഷിതർ\|url=http://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/latest-news/460774\|access-date=26 September 2017\|work=[[Deshabhimani]]\|date=17 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926120017/http://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/latest-news/460774\|archive-date=26 September 2017\|language=ml\|url-status=live}}</ref> Baring a few scenes in the beginning, the film was completely shot in [[Nepal]].

	==Music==		==Music==

Flying Bee: Created page with "{{Short description|1992 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Sangeeth Sivan}} {{About|the 1992 Malayalam film|other uses|Yodha (disambiguation)}} {{Use dm..."

2021-08-12T04:04:55Z

Created page with "{{Short description|1992 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Sangeeth Sivan}} {{About|the 1992 Malayalam film|other uses|Yodha (disambiguation)}} {{Use dm..."

New page

{{Short description|1992 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film directed by Sangeeth Sivan}}
{{About|the 1992 Malayalam film|other uses|Yodha (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Yoddha
| image = Yodha_film.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Sangeeth Sivan]]
| producer = Saga Films
| based_on = [[The Golden Child]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciutE9cwr7w&feature=youtu.be</ref>
| screenplay = [[Sasidharan Arattuvazhi]]
| starring = [[Mohanlal]]
| music = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cinematography = [[Santosh Sivan]]
| editing = [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| studio = Saga Films
| distributor = Saga Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1992|9|3|India}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Yoddha: The Warrior''''', or simply '''''Yodha''''' ({{Translation|Warrior}}) is a [[List of Malayalam films of 1992|1992]] Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[action comedy]] film directed by [[Sangeeth Sivan]] and written by [[Sasidharan Arattuvazhi]]. [[Mohanlal]] plays the lead role of Thaiparambil Ashokan, the saviour destined to rescue the [[Rinpoche|Rimpoche]] of a [[Nepalis|Nepalese]] [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monastery from sorcerers practicing [[black magic]]. The ensemble supporting cast include [[Madhoo]], [[Siddharth Lama]], [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], [[Puneet Issar]], and [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], the film itself unofficial remake of hollywood film [[The Golden Child]].

The original songs and [[film score|background score]] were composed by [[A. R. Rahman]]. [[Santosh Sivan]] was the cinematographer and [[A. Sreekar Prasad]] edited the film. Saga Films produced and distributed the film. ''Yoddha'' was released in India on 3 September 1992. It was later dubbed and released in other regional Indian languages{{mdash}}''Dharam Yoddha'' (1993) in [[Hindi]], ''Ashokan'' (1993) in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and ''Yoddha'' (1995) in [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. The film won four [[Kerala State Film Awards]] for [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]] (Lama), [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]] (Prasad), [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Recordist|Best Sound Recordist]] (Arun K. Bose), and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Male Singer]] (M. G. Sreekumar).

== Plot ==
In an unknown location on the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] [[Nepal]], a mystical boy is about to be crowned the [[Rinpoche|Rimpoche]] ([[Siddharth Lama]]) of a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monastery, when a gang of sorcerers led by Vishaka ([[Puneet Issar]]), abduct the child. Vishaka is in service to a mysterious enchantress, who needs to make a [[human sacrifice]] of the Rimpoche to attain invincibility, to be performed before the [[solar eclipse]]. 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 [[Indian subcontinent|the subcontinent]], in a village in [[Kerala]], Ashokan ([[Mohanlal]]), a youngster spent his time competing with his cousin Appukuttan ([[Jagathy Sreekumar]]) 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 brewing between Ashokan and his fiancée Dhamayanthi ([[Urvashi]]). Ashokan is sent to his uncle Capt. Kuttikrishna Menon a.k.a Kuttimama ([[M. S. Thripunithura]]) in Nepal by his mother Sumathi Amma ([[Sukumari]]) after a [[Palmistry|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 ([[Madhoo]]), is a researcher into 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 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 the unnamed man. In an ensuing fight, the man grievously wounds Aswathi and 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 [[Chinese martial arts|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 the man. 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 assaulted brutally by Ashokan.

== Cast ==
{{div col}}
* [[Mohanlal]] as Thaipparambil Ashokan Menon
* [[Siddharth Lama]] as [[Rinpoche|Rimpoche]] / Unnikuttan
* [[Madhoo]] as Aswathi Menon
* [[Jagathy Sreekumar]] as Arassumoottil Appukuttan
* [[Puneet Issar]] as Vishaka, a black magician
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Dhamayanthi
* [[M. S. Thripunithura]] as Capt. Kuttikrishna "Kuttimama" Menon
* [[Oduvil Unnikrishnan]] as Gopala Menon, Appukuttan's father
* [[Jagannatha Varma]] as Raghava Menon, Ashokan's father
* [[Sukumari]] as Sumathi Amma, Ashokan's mother
* [[Meena (Malayalam actress)|Meena]] as Vasumathi Amma, Appukuttan's mother
* [[Beena Antony]] as Ashokan's sister
* Yubaraj Lama as Sorcerer's confederate combatant
* Vineeth Anil as Vikru, Ashokan's hometown buddy
* Gopal Bhutani as Ashokan's trainer
* [[Subair]]
{{div col end}}

==Production==
[[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.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pradeep|first1=Siji|title=A Himalayan affair with Siddhartha Lama|url=http://www.fwdlife.in/a-himalayan-affair-with-siddhartha-lama|publisher=[[FWD Life]]|access-date=25 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420084019/http://www.fwdlife.in/a-himalayan-affair-with-siddhartha-lama|archive-date=20 April 2016|date=15 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> While filming, Lama shaved his head at least 20 times for the film. Every three days he had to shave.<ref>{{cite news|title='Akkosotto' is back, as Lama!|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/mar/21/akkosotto-is-back-as-lama-350811.html|access-date=25 November 2016|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=21 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125191426/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/mar/21/akkosotto-is-back-as-lama-350811.html|archive-date=25 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sathyendran|first=Nita|title='Unnikuttan' is dreaming big|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/unnikuttan-is-dreaming-big/article3019095.ece|access-date=25 November 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125192008/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/unnikuttan-is-dreaming-big/article3019095.ece|archive-date=25 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

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)|Swayambhu]] architecture situated atop a hill in the [[Kathmandu Valley]] was a significant filming location, some comedy scenes between Mohanlal and Sreekumar was shot there on its steps elevating to the [[Buddha]] statue. The jacket worn by Mohanlal in the Nepal scenes was an indigenous fashion at the time, called the Butterfly Jacket.<ref name="santhoshkumar">{{cite news|last=Kana|first=Santhosh Kumar|title=തിരശ്ശീലയിൽ തീരുന്നില്ല|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/themes/off-track/article-1.36299|access-date=26 September 2017|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=8 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926121440/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/themes/off-track/article-1.36299|archive-date=26 September 2017|language=ml|url-status=live}}</ref> Some sequences were filmed inside a cave called the [[Bat Cave, Nepal|Bat Cave]] in [[Pokhara]], a tourist attraction.<ref>{{cite news|author=സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ|title=നേപ്പാളിലെ മലയാളി സംഘം സുരക്ഷിതർ|url=http://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/latest-news/460774|access-date=26 September 2017|work=[[Deshabhimani]]|date=17 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926120017/http://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/latest-news/460774|archive-date=26 September 2017|language=ml|url-status=live}}</ref>. Baring a few scenes in the beginning, the film was completely shot in [[Nepal]].

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Yoddha
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|1992|8|2}}
| recorded = 1992
| venue = [[Chennai|Madras]] (now Chennai), [[Tamil Nadu]]
| studio = [[Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios|Panchathan Record Inn]]
| genre = [[Filmi]]
| length =
| label = [[Tharangini Records]]
| producer = A. R. Rahman
| prev_title = [[Roja (film)|Roja]]
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = [[Pudhiya Mugam]]
| next_year = 1992
}}
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 (film)|Roja]]'' (1992). He was working on ''Roja'' when he signed ''Yoddha''. Rahman has then already attained fame across [[South India]] for composing successful [[jingle]]s for [[advertisement film]]s, who was then known by the name Dileep. Sangeeth decided to experiment with Rahman as the composer, he was impressed with Rahman's musical [[arrangement]] for a candy commercial he directed, he also liked his composition of "Chinna Chinna Asai" for ''Roja'', which Rahman showed him while he was in his studio.<ref name="Rahman">{{cite news|last=മേനോൻ|first=രവി|title=ഇങ്ങനെയാണ് പടകാളി ചണ്ഡിച്ചങ്കരി ഉണ്ടായത്|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/columns/paatuvazhiyorathu/yodha-malayalam-movie-ar-rahman-padakali-chandi-changari-song-sangeeth-sivan-1.2210681|access-date=15 July 2020|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=2 September 2017|language=ml}}</ref>

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 and AM Studios|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 relating to religious worshiping.<ref>{{cite news|last=മേനോൻ|first=രവി|title=ആ പാട്ട് എല്ലാവരും പോക്കിരി മാക്കിരി എന്നു പാടുന്നതില്‍ ദു:ഖമുണ്ട് - ബിച്ചു തിരുമല|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/bichu-thirumala-on-padakali-chandi-ar-rahman-saneeth-sivan-yodha-mohanlal-jagathy-yesudas-1.2246950|access-date=14 July 2020|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=18 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926153032/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/bichu-thirumala-on-padakali-chandi-ar-rahman-saneeth-sivan-yodha-mohanlal-jagathy-yesudas-1.2246950|archive-date=26 September 2017|language=ml|url-status=live}}</ref> It is one of the all-time popular songs in Malayalam film music.<ref>{{cite news|last=Menon|first=Ravi|title=How 'pokkiri' and 'makkiri' sneaked into 'Padakali' song: Bichu Thirumala tells the tale |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/interview/how-pokkiri-and-makkiri-sneaked-into-padakali-song-bichu-thirumala-tells-the-talebichu-thirumala-yodha-mohan-lal-jagathy-1.2275229|access-date=14 July 2020|work=[[Mathrubhumi]]|date=30 September 2017}}</ref>

Apart from the original Malayalam version, the soundtrack was also released in Tamil (as ''[[Ashokan (film)|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 Sundararama Murthy|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, ''[[Ashokan (film)|Asokan]]'' by [[Pyramid Saimira|Pyramid]] 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.

===Track listing===

{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Yoddha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| all_lyrics = [[Bichu Thirumala]]
| total_length =

| title1 = Maampoove
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| length1 = 03:33

| title2 = Padakaali
| extra2 = K. J. Yesudas, [[M. G. Sreekumar]]
| length2 = 04:23

| title3 = Theme
| extra3 = [[Malgudi Subha]]
| length3 = 05:20

| title4 = Kunu Kune
| extra4 = K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan
| length4 = 03:50
}}
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Ashokan (Tamil dubbed)
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| all_lyrics = [[Vairamuthu]]

| title1 = Kulu Kulu Endru
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length1 = 03:50

| title2 = Om Kari
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length2 = 04:23

| title3 = Nilavuku Pakkam
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| length3 = 06:51
}}
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Dharam Yoddha (Hindi dubbed)
| extra_column = Artist(s)

| title1 = Me Delhi Ka Sahjada
| lyrics1 = P. K. Mishra, Shyam Anuragi
| music1 = [[A. R. Rahman]]
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 04:23

| title2 = Muzko Lagta Hai
| lyrics2 = P. K. Mishra, Shyam Anuragi
| music2 = A. R. Rahman
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[K. S. Chithra]]
| length2 = 03:50

| title3 = Chori Se Chupke
| lyrics3 = P. K. Mishra, Shyam Anuragi
| note3 = Re-added
| music3 = Pappu Khan
| extra3 = [[Jolly Mukherjee]], [[Sushma Shrestha|Poornima Shrestha]]
| length3 = 05:47

| title4 = Ek Do Teen Char
| lyrics4 = P. K. Mishra
| note4 = Re-added
| music4 = Pappu Khan
| extra4 = Jolly Mukherjee, [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length4 = 06:08

| title5 = Kal Raat Muzse Tu
| lyrics5 = P. K. Mishra
| note5 = Re-added
| music5 = Pappu Khan
| extra5 = [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], Poornima Shrestha
| length5 = 04:02

| title6 = Kangana Kalai Mein
| lyrics6 = P. K. Mishra
| note6 = Re-added
| music6 = Pappu Khan
| extra6 = [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]
| length6 = 05:06

| title7 = Ye Resham Ki Saari
| lyrics7 = P. K. Mishra
| note7 = Re-added
| music7 = Pappu Khan
| extra7 = [[Kumar Sanu]]
| length7 = 05:56
}}
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline = Yoddha (Telugu dubbed)
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| all_lyrics =

| title1 = Kulu Kule
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[S. P. Sailaja]]
| length1 = 03:50

| title2 = Theme
| extra2 = [[Malgudi Subha]]
| length2 = 05:20
}}

==Release==
''Yoddha'' was released in India on 3 September 1992. It was later dubbed and released in other regional Indian languages—''Dharam Yodha'' (1993) in [[Hindi]], ''Ashokan'' (1993) in [[Tamil language|Tamil]], and ''Yoddha'' (1995) in [[Telugu language|Telugu]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Mathai|first=Kamini|title=A. R. Rahman: The Musical Storm|date=18 June 2009|publisher=[[Penguin Books]]|isbn=9788184758238|page=250|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mnMh7K0CEqoC|access-date=26 September 2017}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Recipient
! Result
! {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Kerala State Film Award]]
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
| [[Siddharth Lama]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="4"| <ref>{{cite web|title=State Film Awards-1992|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm|publisher=[[Department of Information and Public Relations (Kerala)|Department of Information and Public Relations]]|access-date=23 September 2017|date=1992|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234157/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawards3.htm|archive-date=3 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor|Best Editor]]
| [[A. Sreekar Prasad]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Recordist|Best Sound Recordist]]
| Arun K. Bose
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Male Singer]]
| [[M. G. Sreekumar]]
| {{won}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0290937}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1992 films]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by A. R. Rahman]]
[[Category:Films set in Nepal]]
[[Category:Films shot in Nepal]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kerala]]
[[Category:Films about magic]]
[[Category:Films about witchcraft]]
[[Category:Buddhism in fiction]]
[[Category:Films about Buddhism]]
[[Category:Films about telekinesis]]
[[Category:Films set in forests]]
[[Category:1990s martial arts comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian martial arts films]]
[[Category:Sword and sorcery films]]
[[Category:Indian swashbuckler films]]
[[Category:Kalarippayattu films]]
[[Category:Kung fu films]]
[[Category:Indian action comedy films]]
[[Category:1990s adventure comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian action adventure films]]
[[Category:Films about blind people in India]]
[[Category:Rinpoches]]
[[Category:Fictional Buddhist monks]]
[[Category:1990s action comedy films]]
[[Category:1992 martial arts films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sangeeth Sivan]]
[[Category:1992 comedy films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Kathmandu]]
[[Category:Films shot in Pokhara]]