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Urumi (2011)

Urumi poster
Original title
ഉറുമി
Directed by
Santosh Sivan
Genre
action film, adventure film, war film, drama film, thriller film, historical film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 40m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 34 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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Set in the early 16th century, a young man seeks revenge against Portuguese colonizers for killing his father. He joins forces with a warrior, a princess, and other allies in a series of battles and palace intrigues.

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What happens

Urumi (also known as Urumi: The Warriors Who Wanted to Kill Vasco Da Gama) is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language epic historical drama film written by Shankar Ramakrishnan. It was directed and co-produced by Santosh Sivan. It features an ensemble cast including Prithviraj Sukumaran, Arya, Prabhu Deva, Genelia D'Souza, Nithya Menon, Vidya Balan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Alex O'Nell, Sasi Kallinga and Tabu. The film marks the debut of both Prabhu Deva and Genelia D'Souza in Malayalam cinema. The film is set in the early 16th century, when the Portuguese ruled over large parts of the Indian Ocean. The story follows Murikkancheri Kelu (Prithviraj), who seeks to avenge the killing of his father by Portuguese colonizers, and his companions Vavvali of Nagapattinam (Prabhu Deva), princess Ayesha of Arackel (Genelia D'Souza) and princess Bala of Chirakkal (Nithya Menon). The plot incorporates the intrigues of the Chirakkal royal family, where Kelu serves as commander-in-chief, its rivalry with the house of Arackal, and the assassination of prince Bhanu Vikraman (Ankur Khanna). The plot also incorporates historical figures such as Estêvão da Gama (Alexx O'Nell), Vasco da Gama (Alexx O'Nell and Robin Pratt) and Chenichery Kurup (Jagathy Sreekumar). The film budget was more than ₹200 million, making it the second-most expensive Malayalam film at the time, after Gokulam Gopalan's Pazhassi Raja (2009). It also marked the debut of Prithviraj Sukumaran as producer. Urumi was released in Hindi as Ek Yodha Shoorveer and Tamil as Urumi: Padhinaintham Nootrandu Uraivaal. It was dubbed in Telugu with the same title, Urumi. The film was critically acclaimed. It won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Background Music (Deepak Dev) and Best Sound Recordist (M. R. Rajakrishnan). It also won the Best film and Best Director in Imagine India Film Festival in Barcelona. It was also the opening film of the Panorama Section in Goa Film Festival. Urumi is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the Malayalam New Wave. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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