Red Alert: The War Within (2009)

An impoverished cook is forced to join a band of Naxalites.

Director:

Anant Mahadevan

Writers:

Anant Mahadevan (story), Anant Mahadevan,

Stars:

Sunil Shetty, Sameera Reddy, Ashish Vidyarthi

Cast

Credited cast:
Sunil Shetty	...	Narasimha
Sameera Reddy	...	Lakshmi
Ashish Vidyarthi	...	Velu
Vinod Khanna	...	Krishnaraj
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Naga Reddy
Seema Biswas	...	Saralaka
Ayesha Dharker	...	Radhaka
Makrand Deshpande	...	Raghavan
Ehsan Khan	...	Inspector Krishna A. Rao
Bhagyashree	...	Uma
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amar Adatia	...	Tarmash
Gulshan Grover	...	DIG Rathod
Zakir Hussain	...	Grah Mantri
Aditya Lakhia
Deep Raj Rana

Storyline

While delivering food in a forest area in Andhra Pradesh, impoverished Narasimha is held against his will by a band of Naxalites led by Velu, and forced to join them. He is anxious to collect his dues and return home to his wife, Uma; daughter, Chinna; and son, Mohan, but Velu keeps on putting it off. Narasimha gets to know and sympathize with members of this band, and befriends Lakshmi, who was gang-raped by several policemen. He is then asked to prove his loyalty by killing an informant/plainclothes police inspector - which he does - and even accompanies the band on an assault on a school, resulting in the death of some children. Traumatized after this incident, he decides to flee - and it is this decision that will not only estrange him from his family but also force him to be on the run from the band as well as the police.

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Plot Keywords:

rape victim | identity card | jungle | color in title | machine gun | 

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Taglines:

We both fired. He missed. I didn't.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

7 July 2010 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Lonavala, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Star Entertainments

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

User Reviews

a movie depicting reality

Made an attempt to see this film, as the sticker on the DVD case states that, it is based on a true story and also India being my birth place have a duty to keep myself updated of a crucial issue like Naxalism or Maoism called by various names depending on the region.

Hats off to the producers of this film for having invested money in a project which is unlike mainstream Bollywood movies, where return on investment becomes risky. One can easily see the noble motive of its producers. Although there have been many films made in Hindi on this subject, but this one is definitely worth it, as it based on actual events and portrays the issue as close to reality as possible. If one sees this picture with above mentioned intentions, then one feels that the Producers of this film, have done Indian citizens a favour and the time spent to see this film was worth it.