Urduja- A Filipino LEGEND of forbidden love

The Cast of Urduja(The Voices)

Category:	Movies
Genre:	Animation

Urduja is a legendary warrior princess who is recognized as a heroine of either Pangasinan, Philippines or Champa, today located in Southern Vietnam. The name Urduja appears to be Sanskrit in origin, and a variation of the name "Udaya", meaning "arise" or "rising sun", or the name "Urja", meaning "breath". A historical reference to Urduja can be found in the travel account of Ibn Battuta (1304 – possibly 1368 or 1377 AD), a Muslim traveler from Morocco. -Wikipedia * Regine Velasquez - stars as Princess Urduja
* Cesar Montano - stars as Lim Hang the lover of Urduja.
* Johnny Delgado - as Wang, Lim Hang's arch enemy
* Eddie Garcia - as Lakanpati. Urduja's father (the King)
* Michael V and Allan K - as the comical Kutkut and Tarsir.
* Ruby Rodriguez- as Mayumi, Urduja's best friend
* Jeffrey Quizon- as Daisuke (Japanese best friend of Lim Hang)
* Jay Manalo as Simakwel (Lakanpati's choice for Urduja)

Directed by Reggie Etienza (he also did the animation and screenplay along with Michael Tuviera...Jun Lana was one of the consultants)

Produced by the Tuvieras

Set in the 13th century, this epic film tells the story of a legendary warrior princess named Urduja. As the sole heir(ess) to the throne of Tawilisi tribe, Urduja was raised by her father Lakanpati to protect their people from their rival tribe, the Batyaws. However, as tradition calls for a man to rule over the tribe, Urduja's dying father decides betroth her to Simakwel--the arrogant leader of the Tawilisi warriors.

Meanwhile, fate washes Lim Hang (a Chinese pirate) ashore at Tawilisi. Urduja immediately falls in love with the stranger Lim Hang. The thought of losing both Urduja and the crown leads Simakwel to treacherous plans. Nevertheless, Lim Hang and Urduja's love prevails.-WikiPilipinas

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(We have tried mixing animation with live actors so the claim of this being the first full length feature animation may be for a fact. I'm still checking this out.)

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For an animated feature a little more than a decade in the making I had big expectations for this movie.

I wasn't so disappointed. The background scenes were great and so was the music. Maybe Regine is really in love with Ogie and the words of Joey de Leon really touched her heart that her original award winning voice is now back in business. I also liked the theme of a strong willed and physically strong woman, but who is very feminine in every way. Urduja was definitely ahead of her time.

Yet, I must question the lack of language barrier between Lim Hang and Urduja. They understood each other perfectly INSTANTLY. At least, Pocahontas and John Smith understood each other by heart and Tarzan and Jane understood each other clearly after some time.

Another thing I must note that the animation reminded me of Disney animation. Maybe the reason behind this is that most of the animators came from Disney Pixar... I'm just not so sure about that.

We have so much talent. We have many great artists/animators and the like here and overseas, but... never mind!

Some of the movements of the characters were a bit stiff, but otherwise, much, much better than Ibong Adarna (but the computer games that Filipinos created are better, I must say) and the other Filipino animated films.

At any rate, I enjoyed watching this movie. We have a long way to go, but I guess this is quite OK for a first try...The story was touching and people could easily identify with the characters...I could relate to the struggle of Lim Hang and Urduja and the love duet of Cesar Montano and Regine Velasquez was so endearing. So if it is indeed an initial offering of a fully animated film feature, it's good enough.
BABAE AKO (Urduja Theme Song) Babae ako Ano bang dapat kong gampanan Sa daigdig na ating ginagalawan Ang hangganan ko ba'y hanggang saan Babae ako Ako ba'y mayro'ng kapangyarihan O ako'y isa lamang na bukal Na pagkukunan ng pagmamahal Nais kong lumipad na may sariling bagwis Nais kong marating pangarap nang mabilis Nais kong manguna sa mga maya Para makita ang bagong umaga Ngunit kailan pa Gusto ko na Ngayon na May galit ako Ngunit pag-asa'y nasa puso ko Bukas ang hamog makikita mo Hihigupin niya ang paru-paro... Ang paru-paro Nais kong lumipad na may sariling bagwis Nais kong marating pangarap nang mabilis Nais kong manguna sa mga maya Para makita ang bagong umaga Ngunit kailan pa Gusto ko na Ngayon na
Love Duet by Cesar Montano and Regine Velasquez PAALAM Yeah...  Mahal ko paalam na  Ikaw ay lilisan na  Pag-ibig na nadama  Huwag ng bumukas pa  Ang araw ay didilim  Ang kulay  at ang ningning  Ngayon magkakalayo  Puso’y magdurugo  CHORUS  Ngayon ako’y  nag-iisa  Malaman sana ang hapdi ng pagdurusa  Nasaan ka man ngayon  Dama ng pag-iisip ko’y tanging ikaw  lamang  Ang sinasambit ko’y iyong ( pangalan / pangarap ka )  ( Bakit mahal nagkaganyan )  Lumipas ay kay  saya  At buhay ay kay ganda  Paligid ay kay saya  Ngayo’y nagbago na  Ang luha’y  pumapatak  Tadhana o kay saklap  Ang buhay ko’y kay pait  Ba’t ‘di harapain  ( repeat chorus )