Parinda, Ghayal and the more recent Animal, all feature main characters who are not relatable, but their weirdness is defined and justified. The same cannot be said for Yudhra Siddhant Chaturvedi. The boy could not contain his anger because he was an orphan. But then she has a foster father Karthick (Gajraj Rao) who is perhaps the most doting and patient father. But Yudhra’s arrogant nature and not being able to repay his father’s concern was useless. The hero is seen as a rebel without a cause. Another father figure in Yudhra’s life, Rehman (Ram Kapoor) provides context for Yudhra’s situation and anger issues, for a few moments in the film, but this is also news to Yudhra. So it doesn’t matter why his character is always unhinged. There is another explanation at the beginning of the film, which makes the fact that Yudhra was born after her mother died in a car accident, so the situation would have affected her brain. But Yudhra is not a challenged human being, he only suffers from anger, which only emerges when there is an action sequence. It seems like the protagonist’s main situation is more of a screenwriting device than a real, believable situation.
Moving on in the story, it is related to a young man named Yudhra (Siddhant) who is a bit troubled. Her father is a decorated cop named Girish Dixit (Saurabh Gokhale), who was killed in the same car accident that claimed Yudhra’s mother’s life. An orphan, Yudhra is adopted by Girish’s friend Karthick. Another cop friend, Rehman (Ram Kapoor) and his daughter Nikhat (Malavika Mohanan) make up Yudhra’s friends and family. The problem is, Yudhra cannot stay calm in any situation and he is always in trouble. One thing leads to another and Yudhra finds himself in prison, where he will meet the handler of the dreaded drug lord Firoze (Raj Arjun). When Yudhra is released from prison, he goes straight to Firoze and his son Shafiq (Raghav Juyal). That sets in motion the whole premise of the movie where Yudhra has to fight his own demons to bring the bad guy to justice.
Yudhra’s character is a bit difficult to summarize. He is a very cool army cadet, in the vein of Tom Cruise from Top Gun, but he also tends to be aggressive like Vikram from Anniyan. Yudhra also enjoys bike racing on the streets of Mumbai ala John Abraham from Dhoom. He’s a crazy, violent inmate in prison like Shah Rukh Khan from Don 2. But when he was infiltrating the gang of Firoze and bumping off the gangsters, he was as slick and stylish as James Bond. Gray for Yudhra, maybe too much.
But it is not monotonous in the action sequences of director Ravi Udyawar’s film. The action is plentiful and every second is stylish, powerful and beautiful. A showreel of just Yudhra’s action sequence would fit into any modern Tom Cruise or Henry Cavill movie with consummate ease. If you are an action junkie, Yudhra’s action will leave you high and excited. But the stakes in that action sequence are almost incomprehensible. The only time the drama took off was when Malavika Mohanan was with Raghav Juyal and then with Shilpa Shukla (playing a fierce female cop).
Not just the action, the technical aspects of Yudhra, including background music, foley sound, cinematography and CGI are all top notch. To use an old cliché, this film’s style trumps substance like Goliath trumps David. The mixed metaphor just sums up Yudhra’s vibe, perfectly.
Siddhant Chaturvedi’s performance is one of the compelling reasons to watch Yudhra in theaters. The actor has poured his soul into a performance that is full of heart. Ditto for Ram Kapoor, Malavika Mohanan and Raj Arjun who are all in top form. Raghav Juyal is the find of 2024, with his performance in Yudhra proving why his performance in Kill and Gyaarah Gyaarah, no one is shooting in the dark. This young actor is a certified breath of fresh air.
Ravi Udyawar’s latest offering is Mother, featuring Sridevi in ​​a profound film that will win over even the most die-hard movie fans. Unfortunately, the long-awaited return to directorial duties is not as consistent as his debut from 2017. It has all the style and pizzazz, but it just falters with all-too-convenient writing and humdrum editing.
