Urumi
Urumi is a south Indian (Malayalam?) period epic (with a side of fantasy) set alongthe Malabat Coast in the early 16th century, focusedon the conflict between the Keralans and Portugese. The hero, Kelu, has the fairly standard "village invaded and slaughtered, father killed helping me escape, I SWORE VENGEANCE AND GREW UP AN ANTI-SOCIAL SUPERWARRIOR. With long hair and scruff. It comes with the job.) Shockingly he leads rebellions and falls in love with a rebel warrior princess (literally) who tries to kill him a couple times and they silently bond while killing enemies enemies and he woos her by promising to slaughter enemy armies. I was a bit surprised that they seemed to be a pretty healthy and functional couple, all things considered. I'm also pretty sure that the instrumentals for Loreena McKennitt's "Mummer's Dance" were playing during the sex scene. (Which I momentarily thought might become a Hollywood-stye sex scene, but nope.) I'm not nearly familiar enough with the history involved to speak for the historical accuracy, but I suspect it's about half-and-half. The title comes from the type of whip-sword Kelu uses (I want to say the same kind as was used in Asoka, but I'm not positive) and its use is definitelyone of the action highlights of the film. I also offer up kudos to whoever decided to cast Vidya Balan as a goddess. I liked it but didn't love it the way I expected to (I thought it was going to beone of those that I wanted to rewatch RIGHT THEN, but while I wouldn't object to a rewatch, I don't have a burning drive to rewatch it ASAP) and I think part of that is how blatantly and constantly the evil advisor was coded Evil Gay (unless that coding is different in India?) and a trope used in Kelu and Ayesha's relationship late in the movie. Still, definitely worth watching if you like this kind of movie. Have some Vidya Balan: (I have yet to figure out the proper terminology for the different kinds of Sounth Indian films, so i'm tagging this Bollywood until someone comes in to correct me.)