Major Mahadevan

Colonel Mahadevan
Major Mahadevan series character
Mohanlal as Major Mahadevan in Kandahar
First appearance	Keerthi Chakra (2006)
Last appearance	1971: Beyond Borders (2017)
Created by	Major Ravi
Portrayed by	Mohanlal
Information
Nickname(s)	Mahi
Gender	Male
Occupation	NSG Team Commander, army officer
Title	Major, Colonel
Family	Major Sahadevan (father) Parvathy Sahadevan (mother)
Spouse(s)	Sreekutty
Children	Arathi Mahadevan
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian

Major Mahadevan is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Major Mahadevan film series. The character was created by Major Ravi and is portrayed by Mohanlal. Mahadevan is a commanding officer in the Indian Army, who hold the title Major, he was later promoted to a Colonel. He first appears in the 2006 film Kirthi Chakra, and later in the sequels Kurukshetra (2008), Kandahar (2010), and 1971: Beyond Borders (2017).

Major Mahadevan is one of the most influential characters to have appeared in this decade of Malayalam cinema. Mohanlal, after played Mahadevan in Kirthi Chakra (2006) and Kurukshetra (2008) was given an honorary position as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army of India by the Indian Ministry of Defence, taking into account his honest portrayal of an army man and the reach the character got through the two films. The third installment Kandahar was released in 2010. He appeared in the latest film 1971: Beyond Borders in 2017.

Mahadevan was once married and had a little daughter, Arathi Mahadevan with his wife, Sreekutty (portrayed by Lakshmi Gopalaswamy), who were killed in a bomb explosion set by his enemy. Both his wife and daughter appeared in the first film Keerthi Chakra. His father Sahadevan was a war veteran, an army Major, who had fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Major Sahadevan appeared in the 2017 sequel 1971: Beyond Borders.

Mahadevan appeared in four films: