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	* [[Cochin Hanifa]] as Nairettan, Tea shop owner		* [[Cochin Hanifa]] as Nairettan, Tea shop owner
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	* [[Ganja Karuppu]] as Jaikumar's friend		* [[Ganja Karuppu]] as Aravindan, Jaikumar's friend
	* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as Jaikumar's father		* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as Rangaraj Jaikumar's father
	* [[Paravai Muniyamma]] as Paati (Grandma)		* [[Paravai Muniyamma]] as Paati (Grandma)
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	* [[Ragasya]] as an item number (''Thottal Poo Pookiren'')		* [[Ragasya]] as an item number (''Thottal Poo Pookiren'')

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{{Infobox film
| name = Keerthi Chakra
| image = Kirtichakra_film.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Major Ravi]]
| writer = [[Major Ravi]]
| starring = [[Mohanlal]] [[Jiiva]] [[Shammi Thilakan]] [[Nawab Shah (actor)|Nawab Shah]] [[Gopika]] [[Biju Menon]] [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] [[Payal Malhotra]]
| cinematography = [[Tirru]]
| producer = [[R. B. Choudary]]
| music = [[Joshua Sridhar]] ([[Songs]]) C. Rajamani {{small|([[Film score|Score]])}}
| studio = [[Super Good Films]]
| distributor = Super Good Films
| released = 3 August 2006
| runtime = 144 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Keerthi Chakra''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[war film]] written and directed by [[Major Ravi]], in his debut directorial. Starring [[Mohanlal]] in lead role as [[Major Mahadevan]] and also features [[Jiiva]], [[Shammi Thilakan]], [[Gopika]], [[Nawab Shah (actor)|Nawab Shah]], [[Biju Menon]] and [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]], in major supporting roles. The film is based on true events related to [[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir|incidents that took place in Jammu and Kashmir]]. The film is the first in the Major Mahadevan film series. The title is derived from the Indian gallantry award, [[Kirti Chakra]].

The film was released worldwide on 3 August 2006. It was critically and commercial well received. It was the third highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year. The film was dubbed released into [[Tamil language|Tamil]] titled ''Aran'',<ref name="rediff2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/05mal.htm |title=Keerthichakra: commendable |work=Rediff.com |date=2006-08-05 |accessdate=2009-02-01}}</ref><ref name="indiaglitz1">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/24407.html |title=Keerthi Chakra declared a winner - Malayalam Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date= |accessdate=2009-02-01}}</ref> with a few additional scenes shot and added for [[Prakash Raj]]. [[Major Ravi]] won the [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay]] for the film.

== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=July 2019}}
[[Major]] Mahadevan ([[Mohanlal]]) is an officer deputed to the [[National Security Guards]] (NSG). His native place is in [[Kerala]]. He has been assigned to counter-terrorism duties in [[Kashmir]] and commands an elite group of NSG [[commandos]]. He calls back his buddy [[Havildar]] Jaikumar ([[Jiiva]]) from his honeymoon because he has information about major activities of the militants; he feels Jaikumar is needed for the team. Havildar Jaikumar's native place is in [[Tamil Nadu]]. The commandos raid a mosque in civilian dress and seize a big collection of arms and explosives. Havildar Jaikumar's wife informs him over telephone, that she is pregnant with his child.

Later, during an operation focused on some cottages near the [[Dal Lake]], a commando Kishori Lal in the team is killed and an outraged Jaikumar shoots down a captured terrorist who challenges the commandos. A human rights activist ([[Shwetha Menon]]) learns about this and threatens to file a complaint with the government. She later understands the situation and the sincerity of the commandos and decides not to proceed with the complaint.

Meanwhile, a group of terrorists from [[Afghanistan]] and [[Pakistan]] conspire to hit the [[Hazratbal Shrine]] with a missile; they think this will create unrest in the region and that the Indian army will be blamed. They hijack a house that offers a good vantage point on the shrine and plant the missile there. Some of them rape a girl in the house in front of her family and shoot a boy who protests. A military patrolling vehicle hears the gunshot; as they approach the house, they are fired upon. The patrolling team intimates the NSG, and Mahadevan and his team immediately join the battle.

After a long operation, the team kills the terrorists, frees the civilian hostages and disarms the missile. But a civilian informs that the chief of the terrorists is not to be seen among the corpses, and the commandos start a combing operation in the house. They locate the terrorist and Mahadevan recognises the man as the one who killed his wife and daughter. The terrorist is killed but he manages to shoot at Mahadevan. Mahadevan is covered by Jaikumar, who gets hit by the bullet and dies. Jaikumar is awarded the [[Kirti Chakra]] posthumously. Later Havildar Jaikumar's wife gives birth to his son. She visits Havidar Jaikumar's grave, along with his son.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotstar.com/movies/keerthichakra/1000037742/watch|title=Watch Keerthichakra Full Movie, Malayalam Action Movies in HD on Hotstar|website=Hotstar|language=en|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref>

==Cast==

{{colbegin}}
* [[Mohanlal]] as [[Major Mahadevan]], [[National Security Guard#India|NSG]] officer
* [[Jiiva]] as [[Havildar#Indian Army|Havildar]] Jaikumar/Jai, [[National Security Guard#India|NSG]] Commando
* [[Shammi Thilakan]] as [[Havildar#Indian Army|Havildar]] Hari, [[National Security Guard#India|NSG]] Commando
* [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as [[Colonel#Indian Army|Colonel]] Dutta (Malayalam version), [[National Security Guard#India|NSG]] officer
* [[Gopika]] as Sandhya, Jaikumar's wife
* [[Nawab Shah (actor)|Nawab Shah]] as Terrorist leader
* [[Biju Menon]] as [[Central Reserve Police Force#India|CRPF]] officer Gopinath
* [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]] as Mahadevan's wife
* [[Santhosh Jogi]] as [[Havildar]] Kishori Lal, [[National Security Guard#India|NSG]] Commando
* [[Cochin Hanifa]] as Nairettan, Tea shop owner
* Baiju Ezhupunna as [[National Security Guard#India|NSG]] Commando
* [[Spadikam George]] as [[Colonel#Indian Army|Colonel]] Krishnakumar, [[National Security Guard#India|NSG]] officer
* [[Ganja Karuppu]] as Jaikumar's friend
* [[Delhi Ganesh]] as Jaikumar's father
* [[Paravai Muniyamma]] as Paati (Grandma)
* [[Ramesh Khanna]] as Chinna Thambi, soldier
* [[Shweta Menon]] as Human Rights Activist
* [[Payal Malhotra]] as Kashmiri, mother of Sanusha
* [[Sanusha|Baby Sanusha]] as Kashmiri girl
* Kannan Pattambi as Tea boy Appukuttan
* Kiran Raj as Terrorist
{{Colend}}
* [[Santhana Bharathi]] as Sandhya's father
* [[Ragasya]] as an item number (''Thottal Poo Pookiren'')

== Production ==
[[Major Ravi]], a retired officer of the [[Indian army]], planned a film on [[Kashmir militancy]] based on real-life incidents while he was under duty in counter-terrorism activities in Punjab & Kashmir. He wrote the film which reveals the actual mode of working of [[Islamic terrorist]] groups within India: their recruitment, training, target choosing, terror strikes, propaganda, and how Indian armed forces tackle the attacks via its special services forces. The movie develops with this backdrop and tries to convey the dedication and selfless service defence personnel exhibit while on duty.
Ravi got R. B. Chaudhary of Super Good Films, a major production house in [[Tamil Nadu]], to produce the film.<ref name="screenindia1">{{cite web|author=Padma Jayaraj/Unni R. Nair |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/archive/archive_fullstory.php?content_id=12524 |title=Malayalam film news |publisher=Screenindia.com |date=2006-05-05 |accessdate=2009-02-01 }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The film was to re-shot and released Tamil as well. Chaudhary's son [[Jiiva]] was cast in a major role in the film. A few additional scenes were shot for the Tamil version, ''[[Aran (film)|Aran]]''. The filming was predominantly done in [[Srinagar]] and [[Pollachi]].<ref name="screenindia1"/>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack has songs composed by [[Joshua Sridhar]] and [[Sajid-Farhad]], penned by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]], Sajid-Farhad and [[Pa. Vijay]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Keerthichakra Audio CD |url=https://avdigital.in/collections/audio-cd/products/keerthichakra |access-date=2020-09-02 |website=AVDigital}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Keerthichakra - MSIDb |url=https://en.msidb.org/m.php?5193 |access-date=2020-09-02 |website=Malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref>
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| type = Soundtrack
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| released = 3 July 2006
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| studio = [[Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios|AM]]
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Title !! Singer(s) !! Lyricist !! Composer
|-
| 1 || "Kaveri Nadiye" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Asha G. Menon]] || [[Gireesh Puthenchery]] || [[Joshua Sridhar]]
|-
| 2 || "Mukile Mukile" || [[M. G. Sreekumar]] || Gireesh Puthenchery || Joshua Sridhar
|-
| 3 || "Thottaal Poo" || [[Anushka Manchanda]], [[Choir|Chorus]] || [[Pa. Vijay]] || Joshua Sridhar
|-
| 4 || "Ghanashyama" || M. G. Sreekumar || Gireesh Puthenchery || Joshua Sridhar
|-
| 5 || "Khuda Se Mannath" || [[Kailash Kher]] || [[Sajid-Farhad]] || Sajid-Farhad
|-
| 6 || "Pooncholai Kiliye" || Karthik (actor)|Karthik, Asha G. Menon || Gireesh Puthenchery || Joshua Sridhar
|}

==Release==
The film was released on 3 August 2006.

===Critical reaction===
''Keerthi Chakra'' received generally positive reviews. The [[Rediff.com]] reviewer describes the casting of Mohanlal as "near perfect" and comments, "though people may complain that his bulky physique doesn't suit the role of a commando… Mohanlal overcomes this shortcoming by the agility and the emotional roundness he gives to his character."<ref name="rediff2006"/> He also thought Major Ravi was "successful in keeping the feel of the film authentic most of the time." On the negative side, he found that "there are certain times when the narrative lapses into the stereotypical terrain." He also thought the film "lacks in pace" and that "except for the main characters; the others are cardboardish." The reviewer wraps up his review by commenting that "the effort that went behind making Kirtichakra is commendable."<ref name="rediff2006"/>

Indiaglitz.com review calls the film one that parallels national standards. The reviewer goes on to state that "proving to be an effective story teller and a crafty film maker, the film and the director holds the viewers till the end with very little short comings."<ref name="indiaglitz2">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/8503.html |title=Keerthi Chakra Malayalam Movie Review |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=2006-08-07 |accessdate=2009-02-01}}</ref> The major actors and the cinematographer were also praised. The reviewer did not find too many negative points about the film and described it as a "technically sound, visually striking flick largely based on reality."<ref name="indiaglitz2"/>

===Box office===
''Kirti Chakra'' performed well at the box office, becoming the third highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year (behind ''[[Classmates (2006 film)|Classmates]]'' and ''[[Rasathanthram]]'').<ref>{{cite news|last=Pillai|first=Sreedhar|title=Superstars continue their reign|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/29/stories/2006122900200100.htm|accessdate=25 July 2019|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 December 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103213257/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/29/stories/2006122900200100.htm|archivedate=3 January 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2006-A Flashback! |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/2006-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfvg4dfgiasi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630010650/http://www.sify.com/movies/2006-a-flashback-news-malayalam-kkfvg4dfgiasi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2016 |publisher=[[Sify]] |accessdate=25 July 2019}}</ref> The film also had a great opening.<ref name="indiaglitz1"/> However, ''[[Aran (film)|Aran]]'' - the Tamil version, which had additional footage of [[Prakash Raj]], [[Jiiva|Jeeva]], [[Santhana Bharathi]], [[Delhi Ganesh]], [[Paravai Muniyamma]], and [[Cochin Haneefa]]; comedy tracks with [[Ramesh Khanna]], [[Ganja Karuppu]]; and song montages featuring Jeeva and [[Gopika]], was not well received, with the additional scenes being lamented as the reason.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imsports.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/09mohan.htm |title=Mohanlal disowns Aran |publisher=Imsports.rediff.com |date=2006-08-09 |accessdate=2011-01-09}}</ref> Mohanlal disowned ''Aran'' since his voice had been dubbed by another artist, [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]], without his consent.<ref>http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/mohanlal-dissociates-himself-from-aran/article3087136.ece</ref>

=== Satellite Rights ===
The satellite right of the original movie was acquired by [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]] while the rights for Tamil dubbed version ''Aran'' was obtained by [[Kalaignar TV]].

==Awards==
;[[Kerala State Film Awards]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screen Play|Best Screenplay]] - [[Major Ravi]]

;[[Asianet Film Awards]]
* [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Feature Film on National Integration|Best Feature Film on National Integration]]
* [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Actor|Best Actor]] - [[Mohanlal]]
* [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Director|Best Director]] - [[Major Ravi]]
* [[Asianet Film Awards#Best Star Pair|Best Star Pair]] - [[Jiiva]] and [[Gopika]]

==Sequels==
The film spawned three sequels—''[[Kurukshetra (2008 film)|Kurukshetra]]'' (2008), ''[[Kandahar (2010 film)|Kandahar]]'' (2010) and ''[[1971: Beyond Borders]]'' (2017)—directed by Major Ravi and Mohanlal reprising his role with new supporting cast in each film. While ''Kurukshetra'' was a commercial success at the box office, the other two was not that well received critically and commercially.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0485922}}
* [http://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/aug/09mohan.htm Rediff report]
* [https://www.hotstar.com/in/movies/keerthichakra/1000037742/watch Watch Keerthi Chakra film] on Hotstar

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