Major Ravi
Major (retd.) Major Ravi | |
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| Born | 13 June 1958 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Indian Army Major (retd.), Director, actor |
| Spouse | Anitha |
| Children | Arjun Ravi |
| Relatives | Kannan Pattambi(brother) |
A. K. Raveendran (born 13 June 1958) is an Indian film director and actor in Malayalam cinema. He is a retired Major in the Indian Army.[1] He made his independent directorial debut in 2006 with Keerthi Chakra for which he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay.
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 Cadet College to become an officer in Dec 1984. 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
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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| Director | Writer | Actor | |||
| 2018–Present | Unarunna Keralam | TV show on Amrita TV | |||
| 2017 | 1971: Beyond Borders | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2017 | Lavakusha | Yes | |||
| 2016 | Marubhoomiyile Aana | Yes | |||
| 2016 | Action Hero Biju | Yes | |||
| 2015 | Anarkali | Yes | |||
| 2015 | Picket 43 | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Oru Yathrayil | Yes | Yes | Segments Amma and I Love My Appa | |
| 2012 | Karma Yodha | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2010 | Kandahar | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | Toofan | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2008 | Kurukshetra | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2007 | Mission 90 Days | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2006 | Keerthi Chakra | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Pattalam | Yes | |||
| 2003 | Lesa Lesa | Yes | Tamil film | ||
| 2002 | Punarjani | Yes | Yes | Co-director | |
| 2002 | Onnaman | Yes | |||
| 2001 | Aalavandhan | Yes | Tamil film | ||
| 2000 | Raakilipattu | Yes | Villain role | ||
| 2000 | Sradha | Yes | |||
| 1999 | Olympiyan Anthony Adam | Yes | |||
| 1999 | Megham | Yes | |||
Awards
- 2006: Best Screen Play - Keerthi Chakra
- 2006:Best Director Award - Keerthi Chakra
- 2008:Special Honour Jury Award - Kurukshetra
- 2010:Best Feature Film on National Integration Award - Kandahar
References
- ^ "The untold story of a commando operation Film review". The Hindu. 17 July 2007. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "The untold story of a commando operation". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Straight from a soldier's heart". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ http://www.metromatinee.com/movies/index.php?FilmID=3176-Toofan#Synopsis
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Now showing". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 October 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ Mohanlal in Major Ravi’s next!
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