Gurkha (film)

Bahadur Babu (Yogi Babu) belonged to a family of Gurkha who initially had the intention to become a cop, but unfortunately, he gets rejected as he is branded unfit and is unable to clear the physical fitness tests. He joins a security agency known as Shakthimaan Security Services owned by Kavariman (Manobala). Later in the movie, he gets posted as a security officer in a mall. The other characters, who have a parallel storyline in the movie, are a gang of ex-servicemen headed by Thyagu (Raj Bharath) who on the sidelines plans an elaborate antisocial scheme and ultimately stages a takeover of the mall where Bahadur Babu works in. Based on the scheme, the people who are lured into visiting the movies under the false pretense of getting free tickets and shopping vouchers, including Bahadur Babu's love interest Margaret (Elyssa Erhardt), are held as hostages. In the end, it is up to Bahadur Babu to save the people and become a real hero.

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• Yogi Babu as Security Guard Bahadur Babu
• Elyssa Erhardt as Margaret
• Raj Bharath as Thyagu and Shakil Akbar, ISIS Terrorist
• Charle as Usain Bolt
• Aadukalam Naren as Nataraj IPS, Commissioner of police chennai city
• Ravi Mariya as ACP Harris Jayaraj
• Manobala as Kavariman
• Devadarshini as Gayathri
• Livingston as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
• Mayilsamy as Politician
• Namo Narayanan as Saamiyar (Priest)
• T. M. Karthik as QTV Owner
• Redin Kingsley as Hacker
• Supergood Subramani as Margaret's assistant
• JP Jay
• Japan Kumar
• Vijayammal
• Kadugu Ramamoorthy
• Shakthi Rithvik

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The first look poster of the film was unveiled by actor Sivakarthikeyan on 15 September 2018 and the first look poster itself revealed that the film will be a summer release.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sam-antons-next-with-yogi-babu-titled-gurkha/articleshow/65828114.cms|title=Sam Anton's next with Yogi Babu titled 'Gurkha'|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=10 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210103937/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sam-antons-next-with-yogi-babu-titled-gurkha/articleshow/65828114.cms|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sivakarthikeyan-launches-gurkha-first-look/articleshow/65845568.cms|title=Sivakarthikeyan launches 'Gurkha' first look|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413014025/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/sivakarthikeyan-launches-gurkha-first-look/articleshow/65845568.cms|url-status=live}} The film titled as Gurkha implies that the film is based on security guards, and it is played by Yogi Babu. The movie was produced by Kishore Thallur under 4 monkeys studios. The filmmakers also reportedly hired Elyssa Erhardt, a Canadian model who earlier played a small acting role as an assistant to Sundar Ramaswamy (played by actor Vijay) in Sarkar). Elyssa will play the female lead as a foreign ambassador, along with a dog.{{Cite web|url=http://origin-www.sify.com/movies/yogi-babu-a-dog-and-a-foreigner-to-play-the-lead-roles-in-gurkha-news-tamil-sjrrPwcajcegg.html|title=Yogi Babu, a dog, and a foreigner to play the lead roles in Gurkha!|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123919/http://origin-www.sify.com/movies/yogi-babu-a-dog-and-a-foreigner-to-play-the-lead-roles-in-gurkha-news-tamil-sjrrPwcajcegg.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/elyssa-plays-the-female-lead-in-gurkha/articleshow/66303975.cms|title=Elyssa plays the female lead in Gurkha|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08|last1=Cr|first1=Sharanya|archive-date=15 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240815114213/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/elyssa-plays-the-female-lead-in-gurkha/articleshow/66303975.cms|url-status=live}} The film also marks Elyssa's acting debut in Kollywood.{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/canadian-model-elyssa-roped-in-for-yogi-babu-s-gurkha-1374587-2018-10-24|title=Canadian model Elyssa roped in for Yogi Babu's Gurkha|newspaper=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-02-08|agency=Ist|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209131004/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/canadian-model-elyssa-roped-in-for-yogi-babu-s-gurkha-1374587-2018-10-24|url-status=live}} The shoot wrapped in around early January 2019, and the reports confirmed that the film will be released in or around April 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/feb/06/its-a-wrap-for-yogi-babus-gurkha-9985.html|title=It's a wrap for Yogi Babu's Gurkha|website=Cinema Express|access-date=2019-02-08}}

The soundtrack was composed by Raj Aryan.https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/gurkha-songs-T0004788 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923225901/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/gurkha-songs-T0004788 |date=23 September 2020 }} {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Gurkha

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Raj Aryan

| cover =

| alt =

| released = 2019

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Feature film soundtrack

| length = 12:46

| language = Tamil

| label = Think Music

| producer = Raj Aryan

| prev_title = Ra

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = Pei Mama

| next_year = 2021

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{{track listing

| headline = Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| total_length = 12:46

| title1 = Hey Poya

| lyrics1 = Sivakarthikeyan

| extra1 = Rita, Anthony Daasan

| length1 = 3:49

| title2 = Chowkidar

| lyrics2 = Arunraja Kamaraj

| extra2 =Arunraja Kamaraj

| length2 = 2:50

| title3 = My Vellakaari

| lyrics3 = Vignesh Shivan

| extra3 = G. V. Prakash Kumar

| length3 = 3:39

| title4 = Gurkha Theme

| lyrics4 = Raj Aryan

| extra4 = Arunraja Kamaraj

| length4 = 2:28

}}

Srivatsan S for The Hindu gave the film negative review, saying "Most of Gurkha takes place inside a mall, where a group of people, along with Margot, is held hostage by self-proclaimed terrorists. How appropriate, I wondered, for the actual hostages are the ones sitting inside the theatre."{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/gurkha-tamil-movie-review/article28411080.ece|title='Gurkha' movie review: The one where comedy dies twice|first=Srivatsan|last=S|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 July 2019|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=12 December 2019|archive-date=12 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212205715/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/reviews/gurkha-tamil-movie-review/article28411080.ece|url-status=live}}

The first look poster, which portrays Yogi Babu as gurkha along with a dog, created buzz among social media users related to racism and stereotype portrayal of the Gurkha community.{{Cite web|url=https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/racist-gurkha-movie-poster/|title=Racist "Gurkha" Movie Poster - Director Sam Anton Issues Clarification, Following Outrage|last=Desk|first=Author: TheDC News|date=2018-09-16|website=The Darjeeling Chronicle|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-02-08|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180100/https://thedarjeelingchronicle.com/racist-gurkha-movie-poster/|url-status=live}}

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