Will
Yudhra
spin
the
formula
and
bring
something
new
to
this
already
trite
genre,
wonders
Mayur
Sanap.
Looks
like
Siddhant
Chaturvedi
is
set
to
bid
goodbye
to
his
boy-next-door
image
with
Yudhra
that
shows
his
tough
side
in
a
stylised
actioner.
Director
Ravi
Udyawar,
who
previously
helmed
Sridevi’s
Mom,
takes
on
the
action
genre
and
his
no-holds-barred
approach
to
the
material
is
visible
in
the
first
glimpse
of
Yudhra.
The
two-and-a-half
minute
trailer
is
a
peek
into
its
revenge-driven
story
and
gore-splattered
action.
It
opens
with
Siddhant’s
weighty
voice-over
that
hints
parallels
with
the
Mahabharat
mythology.
‘Abhimanyu
ne
maa
ke
pet
se
Chakravyuh
me
ghusne
ka
raasta
toh
sikh
liya
par
kabhi
Chakravyuh
bhed
nahi
paaya
(Abhimanyu
learned
in
his
mother’s
womb
how
to
enter
the
Chakravyuh
but
not
to
escape
it),’
he
says.
The
action
mayhem
begins
with
Siddhant
as
the
rage-filled,
homicidal
Yudhra
brutally
killing
a
man.
The
voice-over
continues,
‘You
thought
I
was
Abhimanyu,
but
I
am
his
father
Arjun.’
Several
other
characters
are
introduced:
Ram
Kapoor
as
a
mentor-like
figure
who
says
Yudhra
has
anger
issues.
Malavika
Mohanan
as
Yudhra’s
love
interest
who
implores
to
control
his
temper
for
her.
Raj
Arjun
makes
an
appearance
as
a
drug
lord
in
an
almost
unrecognisable
makeover.
As
the
film’s
villain,
Raghav
Juyal
goes
head-on
against
Yudhra,
instantly
reminding
us
of
his
baddie
from
Kill.
There
is
enough
going
on
here,
be
it
drama,
dance,
romance,
and
Siddhant’s
action
hero
swag.
The
action
set-pieces
look
sleek
and
the
peppy
music
adds
to
the
appeal.
The
actor,
too,
shows
blazing
intensity
as
this
angry
young
man
and
it’s
interesting
to
see
him
display
his
versatility
in
this
space.
But
for
all
its
testosterone
and
bravado,
Yudhra
feels
oddly
familiar.
That’s
probably
because
of
an
overkill
of
action
content
recently,
including
on
OTT.
Will
Yudhra
spin
the
formula
and
bring
something
new
to
this
already
trite
genre?
We
will
have
the
answer
when
it
opens
in
cinemas
on
September
20.
