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| writer = [[Aruna Raje]]
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'''''Red Alert: The War Within''''' is an Indian [[crime drama]] film directed by [[Ananth Narayan Mahadevan]]. It was released theatrically in India on 9 July 2010.<ref name=mojo /> The drama is based on the true story of Narasimha who gets caught up in a clash between police and [[Naxalites]] and is then forced to work with the latter.
'''''Red Alert: The War Within''''' is an Indian [[crime drama]] film directed by [[Ananth Narayan Mahadevan]]. It was released theatrically in India on 9 July 2010.<ref name=mojo /> The drama is based on the true story of Narsimha who gets caught up in a clash between police and [[Naxalites]] and is then forced to work with the latter.


''Red Alert'' premiered at the 6th [[Stuttgart]] Film Festival in 2009.
''Red Alert'' premiered at the 6th [[Stuttgart]] Film Festival in 2009.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
Source for first 12 cast-members:<ref name=castcrew>[http://www.redalertthemovie.com/cast_crew.html ''Red Alert: The War Within'' official site: "Cast & Crew"]</ref> Characters per additional sources.
Source for first 12 cast-members:<ref name=castcrew>[http://www.redalertthemovie.com/cast_crew.html ''Red Alert: The War Within'' official site: "Cast & Crew"]</ref> Characters per additional sources.
*[[Sunil Shetty]] ... Narasimha
*[[Vinod Khanna]] as Krishnaraj
*[[Sunil Shetty]] as Narsimha
*[[Sameera Reddy]] ... Laxmi<ref>[http://www.films4u.in/?p=417 "Sameera Reddy as Laxmi in ''Red Alert – The War Within''"], H.S. Communications via Films4U.in, 27 June 2010</ref>
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*[[Bhagyashree]] as Uma
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*[[Ayesha Dharker]]... Radhaka
*[[Seema Biswas]]... Saralaka
*[[Sameera Reddy]] as Laxmi
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*[[Ayesha Dharker]] as Radhika
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*[[Bhagyashree]]... Uma
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] ... Velu
*[[Seema Biswas]] as Sarala
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Velu
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*[[Makrand Deshpande]]... V.K. Raghavan<ref name=fji />
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*[[Gulshan Grover]] as DIG Rathod<ref name="fji">[[Frank Lovece|Lovece, Frank]]. [http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/esearch/e3i665ac00464803dd2d7650c616a6f6ac6 "Film Review: ''Red Alert: The War Within''"], ''[[Film Journal International]]'', 8 July 2010</ref>
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*Sunil Sinha ...
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*[[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Naga (cameo)
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*[[Ehsan Khan (actor)|Ehsan Khan]]... Krishna
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*[[Makrand Deshpande]] as Raghavan
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*[[Gulshan Grover]] ... Deputy Inspector General Rathod<ref name=fji>[[Frank Lovece|Lovece, Frank]]. [http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/esearch/e3i665ac00464803dd2d7650c616a6f6ac6 "Film Review: ''Red Alert: The War Within''"], ''[[Film Journal International]]'', 8 July 2010</ref>
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*Sunil Sinha
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*[[Naseeruddin Shah]]... Naga
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*[[Ehsan Khan (actor)|Ehsan Khan]] as Krishna
*[[Vinod Khanna]]... Krishnaraj
*[[Ashraful Haque (actor)|Ashraful Haque]]... Naxalite
*[[Ashraful Haque (actor)|Ashraful Haque]] as Naxalite
*[[Vikas Shrivastav]]... Naxalite
*[[Vikas Shrivastav]] as Naxalite
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== Release==
== Release==
The Hindi-language film was dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Chhattisgarhi]] and English versions, with all four versions scheduled to be released the same day.<ref name=taran>Adarsh, Taran. [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2010/07/06/14325/index.html "Red Alert to release in four languages"], BollywoodHungama.com, 6 July 2010</ref> Rahul Aggarwal, one of the producers, said all the actors dubbed their English lines themselves.<ref name=taran />
The Hindi-language film was dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Chhattisgarhi]] and English versions, with all four versions scheduled to be released the same day.<ref name=taran>Adarsh, Taran. [https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/award/filmfare-award/2010-2/ "Red Alert to release in four languages"], BollywoodHungama.com, 6 July 2010</ref> Rahul Aggarwal, one of the producers, said all the actors dubbed their English lines themselves.<ref name=taran />


The film was originally scheduled to be completed and released in 2008.<ref>[http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2008/05/suniel-shetty-red-alert.html "Suniel Shetty to work in film on Maoists in 'Red Alert'"], RealBollywood.com, 14 May 2008</ref>
The film was originally scheduled to be completed and released in 2008.<ref>[http://www.realbollywood.com/news/2008/05/suniel-shetty-red-alert.html "Suniel Shetty to work in film on Maoists in 'Red Alert'"], RealBollywood.com, 14 May 2008</ref>
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*[http://www.redalertthemovie.com ''Red Alert: The War Within''] (official site)
*[http://www.redalertthemovie.com ''Red Alert: The War Within''] (official site)
*{{IMDb title|1245732}}
*{{IMDb title|1245732}}
*Tuteja, Joginder. [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2010/07/07/6412/index.html "'Red Alert could have been set in Cuba or Ireland' - Anant Mahadevan"], BollywoodHungama.com, 7 July 2010
*Tuteja, Joginder. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100710201126/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2010/07/07/6412/index.html "'Red Alert could have been set in Cuba or Ireland' - Anant Mahadevan"], BollywoodHungama.com, 7 July 2010
*Kashifrazaseed. [http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6200874-red-alert-eye-opener-on-naxalism-lesson-for-all-upcoming-flick-red-alert "Red Alert, eye opener on Naxalism, lesson for all"], AllVoices.com, 30 June 2010
*Kashifrazaseed. [http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/6200874-red-alert-eye-opener-on-naxalism-lesson-for-all-upcoming-flick-red-alert "Red Alert, eye opener on Naxalism, lesson for all"], AllVoices.com, 30 June 2010


Latest revision as of 08:07, 7 November 2023

Red Alert: The War Within
Directed byAnanth Narayan Mahadevan
Written byAruna Raje
Produced by
  • Rahul Aggarwal
  • T. P. Aggarwal
StarringVinod Khanna
Sunil Shetty
Bhagyashree
Sameera Reddy
Ayesha Dharker
Seema Biswas
Naseeruddin Shah
Music byLalit Pandit
Production
company
Star Entertainment Pvt Ltd
Release dates
  • 19 July 2009 (2009-07-19) (Stuttgart Bollywood and Beyond)
  • 9 July 2010 (2010-07-09) (India)[1]
Running time
120 minutes[2][3]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Red Alert: The War Within is an Indian crime drama film directed by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan. It was released theatrically in India on 9 July 2010.[1] The drama is based on the true story of Narsimha who gets caught up in a clash between police and Naxalites and is then forced to work with the latter.

Red Alert premiered at the 6th Stuttgart Film Festival in 2009.

Cast[edit]

Source for first 12 cast-members:[4] Characters per additional sources.

Release[edit]

The Hindi-language film was dubbed into Telugu, Chhattisgarhi and English versions, with all four versions scheduled to be released the same day.[6] Rahul Aggarwal, one of the producers, said all the actors dubbed their English lines themselves.[6]

The film was originally scheduled to be completed and released in 2008.[7]

Response[edit]

The film was not reviewed by a sufficient number of contributing critics to be rated at the review aggregating site Rotten Tomatoes.[8] Rachel Saltz of The New York Times said the film "seems torn between two storytelling modes: episodic with a documentary flavor and action-driven pulp. It makes a hash of both." She added, "For some reason [it] has been dubbed into heavily accented English for American release, adding an unnecessary 'What did he say?' level of difficulty."[9] Frank Lovece of Film Journal International echoed that, saying, the film "plays like one of those stiff historical drams that educational-film companies make for schools. Or in this case, an outsourced educational-film company."[5] Adam Keleman of Slant believed, "The unforgivable flaw of the film is its lack of subtlety, the way character detail and plot development is laid for us on a silver platter, never requiring the audience to ... fully engage with the intricacies of the lead character's internal and moral quandary."[10]

Accolades[edit]

  • Winner, Director's Vision Award at the 2009 Stuttgart Film Festival[11]
  • Winner, South Asian International Film Festival Award for Best Actor - Sunil Shetty [11]
  • Winner, Stardust Search Light Award for Best Actor - Sunil Shetty

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Red Alert: The War Within at Box Office Mojo
  2. ^ "Movie Synopsis: Red Alert: The War Within (Hindi)", Philly.com (Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News)
  3. ^ "Movies: Red Alert: The War Within (English)", The Miami Herald
  4. ^ Red Alert: The War Within official site: "Cast & Crew"
  5. ^ a b Lovece, Frank. "Film Review: Red Alert: The War Within", Film Journal International, 8 July 2010
  6. ^ a b Adarsh, Taran. "Red Alert to release in four languages", BollywoodHungama.com, 6 July 2010
  7. ^ "Suniel Shetty to work in film on Maoists in 'Red Alert'", RealBollywood.com, 14 May 2008
  8. ^ Red Alert: The War Within at Rotten Tomatoes
  9. ^ Saltz, Rachel. "Maoists Rebelling in India", The New York Times, 9 July 2010
  10. ^ Keleman, Adam. "Red Alert: The War Within", Slant, 8 July 2010
  11. ^ a b Iyer, Meena (10 November 2009). "Suniel wins award for Red Alert". The Times Of India. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

External links[edit]

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