Kurukshetra (2008 film)
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Kurukshetra | |
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Directed by | Major Ravi |
Produced by | Santhosh Damodharan |
Written by | Major Ravi |
Starring | Mohanlal Siddique Biju Menon Ravi Mariya Sania Singh Anjana Chandran Assim Jamal |
Music by | Siddharth Vipin |
Cinematography | Loganathan Srinivasan |
Production company | Damor Cinemas |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Kurukshetra is a 2008 Indian Malayalam language war film written and directed by Major Ravi. It is a prequel to the 2006 film Keerthi Chakra and the second installment in the Major Mahadevan film series, with Mohanlal reprising his role as Colonel Mahadevan The film is based on the Kargil conflict of 1999 between India and Pakistan. The political situation of the conflict is portrayed from an Indian perspective.[1]
The film was released on October 28 coinciding with Diwali. It was a box office success and was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.[2] The third film in the series Kandahar was released in 2010 and the fourth film 1971: Beyond Borders was released in 2017.
Plot[edit]
The story revolves around the 1999 Kargil War between India and Pakistan. It revolves around the Battle of Tololing between Indian Army Colonel Mahadevan and Pakistani Army Colonel Chengiz. In the climax, India wins the war and Mahadevan kills Chengiz and avenges the brutal murder of many Indian soldiers.
Cast[edit]
- Mohanlal as Colonel Mahadevan, CO- 2 JAT
- Siddique as Subedar Major Fussy Ahmed, 2 JAT
- Biju Menon as Major Rajesh, 2 JAT
- Ravi Mariya as Brigadier Krishna, 2 JAT
- Sania Singh as Captain Lekshmi Rajesh, army doctor
- Manikuttan as Naik Prakash
- Pradeep Chandran as Naik Saravanan, Radio Operator
- Rony David as Naik Sasi
- Saju Attingal as Naik Swaminathan
- Sudheer Sukumaran as Havildar Johnson
- Anu Anand as Lieutenant Saurabh Kalia
- Major Kishore as Major Jerry Prem Raj
- Kannan Pattambi as Naik Kannan, Cook
- Anil as Naik Anilkumar
- Cochin Haneefa as Havildar
- Bineesh Kodiyeri as Naik Bineesh
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Naik
- Anjana Chandran as Alma, Kashmiri Girl
- Anil Murali as Squadron Leader Ajay (Indian Air Force officer)
- Joy John Antony as Soldier
- Assim Jamal as Hyder, Pakistani officer
- Sukumari as Fussy's mother (Cameo)
- Kavitha Nair as Swaminathan's wife
- Major Ravi (Cameo appearance)
Soundtrack[edit]
Kurukshetra | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Siddharth Vipin | ||||
Released | 2008 | |||
Genre | Popular music | |||
Language | Malayalam | |||
Label | Manorama Music | |||
Producer | Santhosh Damodar | |||
Siddharth Vipin chronology | ||||
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The film have four songs composed by debutant Siddharth Vipin, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery and Bombay S. Kamal (Chalo Chalo).
Track | Song Title | Singer(s) |
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1 | "Jwalamukhi" | Najim Arshad, Arun Gopan, Roshan, Nithin Raj |
2 | "Oru Yathramozhiyode" | M. G. Sreekumar, Swetha |
3 | "Thathamma" | Najim Arshad, Arun Gopan, Roshan, Nithin Raj |
4 | "Chalo Chalo Jawan" | Kailash Kher |
5 | "Oru Yathramozhiyode" | Swetha |
6 | "Jwalamukhi" | Instrumental |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Review: Kurukshetra". Rediff.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ↑ "Top 5 Stars at the Box- Office". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
External links[edit]
- Kurukshetra on IMDb