There is a tendency to berate Bollywood movies among Indian viewers. This habit is probably what has currently kept this movie at 6/10 overall. This movie has no overacting, a very earthy local dialect, fast pace, slick editing, no black or white judgement and shows how completely unpredictable things are in the "War on Naxalism".Surprisingly, the film makes you feel for the Naxals even though the rampant real-world atrocities of various local, state and the Central Govts are not shown explicitly. I suppose either the director tried to get past the censor board or somehow got the idea that people would not like a pro-Naxal movie.However, the oppression of the people is quite clear through the realistic dialogue and hard-set expressions of the Naxal characters. You can see in their eyes, so to say, the ruthless cruelty and corruption of Govt officials that destroy rural India.There is nothing clichéd or expected, although the very end is a bit preachy but that frankly is the one solution that actually works in real life. So the film has got the preaching quite correct.If you think this is a regular action movie, you could never be further from the truth.In summary, a well-written, well-directed, well-acted realistic movie with a genuine message that tries to suggest a solution to the continuing war.To magnify any minor film-making related flaws and pass over the overall message and near-factual method of presentation, is to miss the whole point of this movie.A must-watch for every educated person who has an interest in sociology, history, India, poverty, economic warfare, governance, communism, corruption, abuse of power, or just plain realistic movies.

Made an attempt to see this film, as the sticker on the DVD case states that, it is based on a true story and also India being my birth place have a duty to keep myself updated of a crucial issue like Naxalism or Maoism called by various names depending on the region. Hats off to the producers of this film for having invested money in a project which is unlike mainstream Bollywood movies, where return on investment becomes risky. One can easily see the noble motive of its producers. Although there have been many films made in Hindi on this subject, but this one is definitely worth it, as it based on actual events and portrays the issue as close to reality as possible. If one sees this picture with above mentioned intentions, then one feels that the Producers of this film, have done Indian citizens a favour and the time spent to see this film was worth it.

A real good movie.Suniel Shetty, who is often underestimated in bollywood,is seen in one of his best roles here,humble,emotional and simple.Hence the title for my review. There's plenty of action stuff,no dance sequences or unnecessary scenes that can spoil a film based on social issues like this.Music is remarkable. A poor cook is caught in the raging battle between Naxalites and police in Andhra Pradesh when he goes to work in a different town near the jungles to earn a little more money for his wife and kids,and is forced to work with the naxalites against his will. The film traces the story of a young man who struggles to come out of the situation he is in, between working for naxals,trying to take care of his family away from him, and his conscience which he is trying to battle.It also goes in depth into the lives of naxalites. The others like Vinod Khanna,Gulshan grover,Ashish are also seen at their best.All in all,worth a watch.Deserved more attention really.

I decided to go for Red Alert :The War Within instead of I hate Love stories for obvious reasons. I still say I made the right choice. If Red Alert virtually choked me to death I Hate would have gagged the optimist in me.And the death of optimism is surely a greater loss than the on screen demise of an ordinary moviegoer like me.To begin with , Red Alert fails to clearly bring forth any sound and credible hypothesis regarding the origin and continuance of the Naxal menace. In fact the only true and digestible piece comes right in the beginning of the film when the captioned para describes the origin of this problem.Everything has been downplayed and under -treated to such an extent that one can't help questioning as to why was the movie made if so many aspects were to be to be left veiled . The justification of the Naxalite movement, The role of the Government, the Police and it's role.All these facets were blatantly ill-treated by the Director. Needless to say the Director favored the anti-Government Naxalites during the first half, taking the plea of underdevelopment and poverty as the trigger for the upsurge. And predictably the Director tried to sabotage the picture perfect image of the revolutionaries by injecting small doses of realism. Sadly though, he failed in both cases.The story had many loose ends and tragically there were even more knotted ones. The cast wasn't great either. Sunil Shetty does remarkably well given his acting credentials, but the plot deserved more method. Sameera Reddy seems to have imbibed a few traits from Abhishek Bachchan and John Abraham regarding acting. I mean monotone expression for all occasions.The only decent and quite enjoyable performance was rendered by the guy who plays the Home Minister and also to some extent by Markand Deshpande as the wily reporter.In totality however the movie was pathetic. I mean consider this. A police man working undercover in a Naxalite group is foolish enough to have a photo ID card in his belongings kept right above his private things for everybody to discover. Or may be Bhagyashree as the hapless wife of a helpless victim. Or perhaps the foreign delegation which featured a fellow ho up till quite recently was trying to prove how good a particular English speaking software was (English Guru).No punches in the screenplay. A stale emotional environment. Nothing new to show and no new way of showing it. The movie was a big let down.