Yudhra, starring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Malavika Mohanan, offers an intense, violence-laden storyline, but fails to maintain the audience’s engagement throughout. Directed by Ravi Udyawar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani, the film focuses on an angry, troubled young man on a path of revenge and redemption.
The protagonist, Yudhra, played by Siddhant Chaturvedi, is characterized by an unrelenting rage that stems from a tragic past. His mother dies minutes before his birth, a loss that haunts him and fuels his violent outbursts. The film follows Yudhra as he navigates his life, constantly at odds with the world around him. Rusticated from school for nearly killing a classmate, he grows up to be a cadet prone to violence. His uncontrollable temper leads to multiple confrontations, including one that lands him in jail.
The film’s plot centers on Yudhra’s involvement in a drug cartel’s conflict, triggered by a missing cocaine consignment. He becomes embroiled in an all-out war against Firoz, a powerful drug lord, and his unhinged son Shafiq, played by Raghav Juyal. In the midst of this chaos, Yudhra’s childhood friend and love interest, Nikhat (Malavika Mohanan), steps in to assist him, although their chemistry feels underwhelming.
Despite its high-energy action scenes, Yudhra struggles with pacing and lacks emotional depth. The film is relentless in its depiction of violence, but this intensity isn’t enough to hold the audience’s attention for long stretches. While the cinematography by Jay Pinak Oza is impressive, with flashy visuals and well-executed fight sequences, the plot becomes predictable and uneven.
Siddhant Chaturvedi’s portrayal of the perpetually brooding Yudhra doesn’t fully capture the character’s emotional complexity. His backstory, involving a symbolic bond with a lizard named Lizzy, adds little weight to the narrative, and the emotional stakes never quite land. Malavika Mohanan, in her first Hindi film, plays a strong, independent character, but her on-screen dynamic with Chaturvedi lacks spark.
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