THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (PTI) — Santosh Sivan-directed “Urumi,” touted as the first global film from Kerala, will soon woo world audiences with its English version, the filmmaker announced April 2.
The multi-star film, which has been in the news since the beginning of its making due to the pan-Indian star cast and multi-crore budget, will be brought out in a host of Indian languages like Tamil, Telugu and Hindi and in English.
The film will hit global theaters with a different screenplay and narration, Sivan said. “Generally, history is written from the perspective of the conqueror. But ‘ Urumi’ is an attempt to read history from the side of the defeated,” Sivan told reporters here.
The film, which opened Mar. 31 starring Prithviraj and Genilia D’ Souza, is rather a representation of historic al facts on a fictional
platform than an accurate narration of history, the ace director said.
“Urumi” is based on the arrival of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama in Kozhikode in the 15th century. Tamil choreographer and filmmaker Prabhu Deva, Bollywood actresses Tabu and Vidya Balan, and Malayalam actors Nithya Menon and Jagathy Sreekumar give more grace to the movie, the director said.
Prithviraj, who is also the co- producer of the movie, said “Urumi” was his dream project. “I have the advantage of being with the project right from the conceptual stage. I have even undergone a three-day crash training to learn the handling of an ‘ urumi,’ a weapon used by the bygone warriors of Kerala,” Prithviraj said.
D’ Souza explained, “It was quite different from the other roles which I did so far. The role of the
princess was quite challenging.” Sivan said he was planning to bring out the Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and English versions of “Urumi” soon
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