Major Ravi

A.K. Raveendran
Native name A.K.Raveendran
Born (1958-06-13) 13 June 1958
Pattambi, Palakkad, Kerala
Occupation Director, actor, Indian Army Major (retd.)

A. K. Raveendran[1] is an Indian filmmaker and actor in Malayalam cinema. He also served as a Major in the Indian Army.

Personal life

Raveendran was born to Sri. Perumbara Kuttisankaran Nair and Smt. A. T. Satyabhama in Pattambi, Palakkad district, Kerala on 13 June 1958.

Military career

He joined the army after his schooling and later pursued his studies within the army and graduated from the Army College to become an officer in the year 1985. He was head of the mission code-named Operation One Eyed Jack to capture suspects of the Rajiv Gandhi murder case. His military tenure of four years in the National Security Guard inspired him to direct Keerthi Chakra (2006) and Mission 90 Days (2007).[2]

Film career

After serving for about two decades in the Indian Army, he became a military consultant for Indian films. He has worked with Indian film makers Priyadarshan, Rajkumar Santhoshi, Kamal Haasan, and Mani Ratnam.[3] He made a children's film, Toofan in Hindi in 1999, starring Dileep and Saba Khan,[4] which had a delayed release in 2010, due to censoring issues. It was dubbed into Malayalam as Oru Avadhikaalam. His first feature film was Keerti Chakra, a film on Kashmir militancy.[5]

His second movie Mission 90 Days was his own experience of the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case. His third project Kurukshetra based on the Kargil war starring Mohanlal was a sequel to Keerthi Chakra.[6] The 2010 film Kandahar was a third installment to the Major Mahadevan film series.

In 2012, he directed Karma Yodha with Mohanlal. In 2015, Picket 43, starring Prithviraj and Javed Jaffery was made. It turned out to be a hit. He is now heading towards a fourth installment in the Major Mahadevan series. About the film he quoted: "The focus will be on the individuals rather than the war, and will portray the relationships that are forged during the war."[7]

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterActor
2018-PresentUnarunna KeralamTV show on Amrita TV
20171971: Beyond BordersYesYes
2017Lava KusaYes
2016Marubhoomiyile AanaYes
2016Action Hero BijuYes
2015AnarkaliYes
2015Picket 43YesYes
2013Oru YathrayilYesYesSegments Amma and I Love My Appa
2012Karma YodhaYesYes
2010KandaharYesYesYes
2010ToofanYesYesYes
2008KurukshetraYesYes
2007Mission 90 DaysYesYesYes
2006Keerthi ChakraYesYes
2003PattalamYes
2002PunarjaniYesYes
2002OnnamanYes
2001AalavandhanYesTamil Film
2000RaakilipattuYesVillain role
1999Olympiyan Anthony AdamYes
1999 MeghamYes

Awards

Kerala State Film Awards
Asianet Film Awards

References

  1. ↑ "The untold story of a commando operation Film review". The Hindu. 2007-07-17. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  2. ↑ "The untold story of a commando operation". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  3. ↑ "Straight from a soldier's heart". The Hindu. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  4. ↑ http://www.metromatinee.com/movies/index.php?FilmID=3176-Toofan#Synopsis
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Now showing". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
  7. ↑ Mohanlal in Major Ravi’s next!


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