Wednesday, 9th Mar 2016, 3:05 PM IST
Santosh Sivan's ‘Urumi’ starring Prithviraj, Prabhudheva, Vidya Balan, Genelia D’Souza and Tabu had hit the screens in 2011. And now after five years, the film is all set to re-release in Hindi as ‘Ek Yoddha Shoorveer’.
Filmmaker Kiran Kumar showed a seven-minute freshly cut promo of ‘Ek Yoddha Shoorveer’ to Vidya Balan a few days ago. Kiran said, "I told her that I was going to take the epic action-drama and give it a new 'Baahubali’ style release. She was excited and loved the idea. We are dubbing and re-releasing the film across India, since all the actors have a huge fan following up North."
"‘Urumi’ is set in the early 16th century when Portuguese sailors invaded the Indian shores. It is a story about revenge and incorporates the life of Vasco Da Gama and his journey through South India. These concepts have never been explored in the North and the success of ‘Baahubali’ made us realise that the audiences now is more open to a period saga like this," Kiran added.
Kiran says that though the film had released five years ago, the film's concept is still fresh and relevant. "It is Santosh Sivan's comment on globalisation and resonates with people today as corporate lobbies are displacing indigenous communities across the world. The film is on the same theme but removed by a few centuries and focuses on a new kind of storytelling. You'll get to see Vasco Da Gama as more than just an explorer," he said.
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