Yoddha (1992 film)

Yoddha
Directed by	Sangeeth Sivan
Written by	Sasidharan Arattuvazhi
Based on	The Golden Child
Produced by	Saga Films
Starring	Mohanlal Jagathy Sreekumar Siddharth Lama Puneet Issar Madhoo Urvashi
Cinematography	Santosh Sivan
Edited by	A. Sreekar Prasad
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Production company	Saga Films
Distributed by	Saga Films
Release date	3 September 1992 (1992-09-03) (India)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Yoddha: The Warrior, or simply Yodha (transl. Warrior) is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy action film directed by Sangeeth Sivan and written by Sasidharan Arattuvazhi. Mohanlal plays the lead role of Thaiparambil Ashokan, the saviour destined to rescue the Rimpoche of a Nepalese Buddhist monastery from sorcerers practicing black magic. The ensemble supporting cast include Siddharth Lama, Jagathy Sreekumar, Puneet Issar, Madhoo and Urvashi.

The original songs and 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. The film was inspired from the Hollywood films, The Golden Child and Blind Fury. It was later dubbed and released in other regional Indian languages—Dharam Yoddha (1997) in Hindi, Ashokan (1993) in Tamil, and Yoddha (1993) in Telugu. The film won four Kerala State Film Awards for Best Child Artist (Lama), Best Editor (Prasad), Best Sound Recordist (Arun K. Bose), and Best Male Singer (M. G. Sreekumar).