Kurukshetra | |
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Theatrical release poster
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Directed by | Major Ravi |
Produced by | Santhosh Damodar |
Written by | Major Ravi |
Starring |
Mohanlal Biju Menon Ravi Mariya Sania Singh Anjana Chandran Assim Jamal |
Music by | Siddharth Vipin |
Cinematography | Loganathan Srinivasan |
Production
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Damor Cinemas
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Release date
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Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Kurukshetra | |
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Soundtrack album by Siddharth Vipin | |
Released | 2008 |
Genre | Popular music |
Language | Malayalam |
Label | Manorama Music |
Producer | Santhosh Damodar |
Kurukshetra is a 2008 Indian Malayalam war film written and directed by Major Ravi. It is a sequel 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. The third film in the series Kandahar was released in 2010.
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.
The film have four songs composed by debutant Siddharth Vipin, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery and Bombay S. Kamal (Chalo Chalo).