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| Directed by | Sangeeth Sivan |
| Written by | Sasidharan Arattuvazhi |
| Based on | The Golden Child |
| Produced by | Saga Films |
| Starring | Mohanlal Jagathy Sreekumar Siddharth Lama Puneet Issar Madhoo Urvashi |
| Cinematography | Santosh Sivan |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | Saga Films |
| Distributed by | Saga Films |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Yoddha: The Warrior, or simply Yodha (transl. Warrior) is a 1992 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy action film directed by Sangeeth Sivan and written by Sasidharan Arattuvazhi. Mohanlal plays the lead role of Thaiparambil Ashokan, the saviour destined to rescue the Rimpoche of a Nepalese Buddhist monastery from sorcerers practicing black magic. The ensemble supporting cast include Siddharth Lama, Jagathy Sreekumar, Puneet Issar, Madhoo and Urvashi.
The original songs and background score were composed by A. R. Rahman. Santosh Sivan was the cinematographer and A. Sreekar Prasad edited the film. Saga Films produced and distributed the film. Yoddha was released in India on 3 September 1992. The film was inspired from the Hollywood film The Golden Child. It was later dubbed and released in other regional Indian languages—Dharam Yoddha (1993) in Hindi, Ashokan (1993) in Tamil, and Yoddha (1995) in Telugu. The film won four Kerala State Film Awards for Best Child Artist (Lama), Best Editor (Prasad), Best Sound Recordist (Arun K. Bose), and Best Male Singer (M. G. Sreekumar).