Once Upon a Warrior (2011)

In a teardrop-shaped land called Sangarashtra, a 9-year-old girl with special healing powers tries to save her homeland from the tyranny of an evil queen with the help of a blind swordsman.

Director:

Prakash Kovelamudi

Writers:

Rahul Koda (additional writing), Prakash Kovelamudi

Stars:

Siddharth, Shruti Haasan, Lakshmi Manchu

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Siddharth	...	Yodha
Shruti Haasan	...	Priya
Lakshmi Manchu	...	Irendri / Sarpini's Voice
Ravi Babu	...	Sudigundam
Harshitha	...	Moksha (as Baby Harshita)
Tanikella Bharani	...	Kakshira
Vallabhaneni Ramji	...	Druki (as Ramji Vallabhaneni)
Ali	...	Jilebi
Brahmanandam	...	Jaffa
Gunjan Bakshi	...	Manju
Ananth	...	Kufli
Hari Teja	...	Chitra
Madhavi	...	Devika
Subbaraju	...	Danaiah (as Subba Raju)
Subbaraya Sarma	...	Lama (as Subbarai Sharma)

Storyline

The evil witch queen Irendri's reign of terror spreads across the teardrop-shaped land Sangarashtra. The strong are forced to join her army, the weak are sacrificed to her snake demon. Moksha, a young girl raised in a monastery untouched by the tyranny, has been gifted with healing powers. Irendri knows that the child's blood will grant her immortality, and sends her army to find her. Moksha's sworn protector is Yodha --a blind swordsman who dreams of his lost love, the beautiful gypsy girl Priya. Can they find a way to conquer Irendri and her dark forces?

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Plot Keywords:

blind sword play | girl | healing power | blind | queen | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and scary images

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was not only commercially successful, but it also went on to win many awards and accolades, including two Nandi awards and one Filmfare Award South.

User Reviews

A Treat for eyes

The big guns "Disney" entered into Tollywood with this movie. The movie had a lot of hype from the day one, the whole cast and crew are responsible for such expectations like the actors Siddharth, Sruthi Hassan, Lakshmi Manchu and the veteran director's son's first movie in a fantasy cum epic adventure.

The first time I watched the trailer of the movie, I felt this is a must-watch one in 2011 films. Though I didn't have much expectations on this film as such, I was satisfied that it was a good movie.

One of the reasons the film wasn't appreciated by many is because the story slightly deviates from the main plot the film is supposed to move on, but overall it has all elements that a family could watch, though the comedy sector needed some refinement.

The roles were well chosen for especially Laksmi Manchu as Irendri. Sruthi Hassan was extremely beautiful and glamorous in those rich costumes, Siddharth was OK, Harshitha was good as Moksha

The debacle of the movie is the music department(which i don't want to talk about at all), the story is average, but will be a nice entertainer to watch along with your family. Since, it is a Disney production, don't expect it to be in Hollywood levels, the good point of the director is he kept in mind about those aspects that B or C class audience also enjoy it.

Overall I give : 8/10.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

India USA

Language:

Telugu

Release Date:

21 January 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Once Upon a Warrior

Filming Locations:

Annapoorna Studios, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Box Office

Budget:

INR270,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, A Bellyful of Dreams Entertainment, Abode

Technical Specs

Runtime:

133 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1