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| name = Red Alert: The War Within |
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| director |
| director = [[Ananth Narayan Mahadevan]] |
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| producer |
| producer = {{ubl|Rahul Aggarwal|T. P. Aggarwal}} |
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| writer |
| writer = [[Aruna Raje]] |
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| starring |
| starring = [[Vinod Khanna]]<br />[[Sunil Shetty]]<br />[[Bhagyashree]]<br />[[Sameera Reddy]]<br />[[Ayesha Dharker]]<br />[[Seema Biswas]]<br />[[Naseeruddin Shah]] |
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| music |
| music = [[Lalit Pandit]] |
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| studio |
| studio = Star Entertainment Pvt Ltd |
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2009|07|19|Stuttgart Bollywood and Beyond|2010|07|09|India|ref2=<ref name=mojo>[https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=redalert.htm ''Red Alert: The War Within''] at [[Box Office Mojo]]</ref>}} |
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| released = 9 Jul 2010 |
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| runtime = 120 minutes<ref>[http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/movies/theaters/97401849.html "Movie Synopsis: ''Red Alert: The War Within'' (Hindi)"], Philly.com (''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]''/''[[Philadelphia Daily News]]'')</ref><ref>[http://www.miamiherald.com/movie/movie/53619.html "Movies: ''Red Alert: The War Within'' (English)"], ''[[The Miami Herald]]''</ref> |
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| runtime = 113 mins |
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| country = India |
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| language = Hindi |
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| budget = <!--[[Indian rupee|Rs.]] [[crore]]--> |
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'''''Red Alert: The War Within''''' is an [[ |
'''''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. |
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''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== |
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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. |
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*[[Vinod Khanna]] as Krishnaraj |
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*[[Bhagyashree]] as Uma |
*[[Bhagyashree]] as Uma |
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*[[Sameera Reddy]] as Laxmi |
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*[[Ayesha Dharker]] as Radhika |
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*[[Seema Biswas]] as Sarala |
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*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Velu |
*[[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Velu |
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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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*[[Naseeruddin Shah]] as Naga (cameo) |
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*[[Makrand Deshpande]] as Raghavan |
*[[Makrand Deshpande]] as Raghavan |
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*Sunil Sinha |
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*[[Ehsan Khan]] as Krishna A. Rao |
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*[[Ehsan Khan (actor)|Ehsan Khan]] as Krishna |
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*[[Ashraful Haque (actor)|Ashraful Haque]] as Naxalite |
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*[[Vinod Khanna]] as Krishnaraj |
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*[[Vikas Shrivastav]] as Naxalite |
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== Release== |
== Release== |
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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. [ |
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 /> |
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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, |
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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==Response== |
==Response== |
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The film was not reviewed by a sufficient number of contributing critics to be rated at the [[review aggregator|review aggregating]] site [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>[ |
The film was not reviewed by a sufficient number of contributing critics to be rated at the [[review aggregator|review aggregating]] site [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/red_alert_the_war_within/ ''Red Alert: The War Within''] at [[Rotten Tomatoes]]</ref> 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."<ref>Saltz, Rachel. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/movies/09red.html "Maoists Rebelling in India"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', 9 July 2010</ref> [[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."<ref name=fji /> Adam Keleman <!--RT says Ed Gonzalez, but the review itself says Adam Keleman--> of ''[[Slant (magazine)|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."<ref>Keleman, Adam.<!--RT says Ed Gonzalez, but the review itself says Adam Keleman--> [https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/red-alert-the-war-within/4889 "''Red Alert: The War Within''"], ''[[Slant (magazine)|Slant]]'', 8 July 2010</ref> |
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==Accolades== |
==Accolades== |
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* Winner, Director's Vision Award at the 2009 Stuttgart Film Festival<ref name="award">{{cite news |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Suniel-wins-award-for-Red-Alert/iplarticleshow/5211789.cms|title=Suniel wins award for Red Alert| |
* Winner, Director's Vision Award at the 2009 Stuttgart Film Festival<ref name="award">{{cite news |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Suniel-wins-award-for-Red-Alert/iplarticleshow/5211789.cms|title=Suniel wins award for Red Alert|access-date=2011-07-05|work=The Times Of India|first1=Meena|last1=Iyer|date=10 November 2009}}</ref> |
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* Winner, South Asian International Film Festival Award for Best Actor - |
* Winner, South Asian International Film Festival Award for Best Actor - Sunil Shetty <ref name="award"/> |
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* Winner, |
* Winner, Stardust Search Light Award for Best Actor - Sunil Shetty |
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==References== |
==References== |
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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) |
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*{{IMDb title|1245732}} |
*{{IMDb title|1245732}} |
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*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, July |
*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 |
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*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, |
*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 |
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Latest revision as of 08:07, 7 November 2023
Red Alert: The War Within | |
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Directed by | Ananth Narayan Mahadevan |
Written by | Aruna Raje |
Produced by |
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Starring | Vinod Khanna Sunil Shetty Bhagyashree Sameera Reddy Ayesha Dharker Seema Biswas Naseeruddin Shah |
Music by | Lalit Pandit |
Production company | Star Entertainment Pvt Ltd |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 minutes[2][3] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
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.
- Vinod Khanna as Krishnaraj
- Sunil Shetty as Narsimha
- Bhagyashree as Uma
- Sameera Reddy as Laxmi
- Ayesha Dharker as Radhika
- Seema Biswas as Sarala
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Velu
- Gulshan Grover as DIG Rathod[5]
- Naseeruddin Shah as Naga (cameo)
- Makrand Deshpande as Raghavan
- Sunil Sinha
- Ehsan Khan as Krishna
- Ashraful Haque as Naxalite
- Vikas Shrivastav as Naxalite
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]
- ^ a b Red Alert: The War Within at Box Office Mojo
- ^ "Movie Synopsis: Red Alert: The War Within (Hindi)", Philly.com (Philadelphia Inquirer/Philadelphia Daily News)
- ^ "Movies: Red Alert: The War Within (English)", The Miami Herald
- ^ Red Alert: The War Within official site: "Cast & Crew"
- ^ a b Lovece, Frank. "Film Review: Red Alert: The War Within", Film Journal International, 8 July 2010
- ^ a b Adarsh, Taran. "Red Alert to release in four languages", BollywoodHungama.com, 6 July 2010
- ^ "Suniel Shetty to work in film on Maoists in 'Red Alert'", RealBollywood.com, 14 May 2008
- ^ Red Alert: The War Within at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ Saltz, Rachel. "Maoists Rebelling in India", The New York Times, 9 July 2010
- ^ Keleman, Adam. "Red Alert: The War Within", Slant, 8 July 2010
- ^ a b Iyer, Meena (10 November 2009). "Suniel wins award for Red Alert". The Times Of India. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
External links[edit]
- Red Alert: The War Within (official site)
- Red Alert: The War Within at IMDb
- Tuteja, Joginder. "'Red Alert could have been set in Cuba or Ireland' - Anant Mahadevan", BollywoodHungama.com, 7 July 2010
- Kashifrazaseed. "Red Alert, eye opener on Naxalism, lesson for all", AllVoices.com, 30 June 2010