MAJOR RAVI –
Film Director/Actor
Major A.K.
Ravindran – (1st April 1953) was born to Sri.
Kuttisankara Perumbara Nair & Smt. A. T Satyabhama in Pattambi, Kerala.
He joined the
Indian army as jawan in 1969 and graduated from the Army Cadet College to
become a commando
in the year 1972.
After working for around two decades for the
Indian Army, he attained the rank of Major. Subsequently, he became a military
consultant for Indian films. He has worked with Priyadarshan,
Rajkumar Santhoshi, Kamal Haasan, and Mani Ratnam.
His first feature film is Keerti Chakra, a film on Kashmir
militancy is a multilingual and emerged as a blockbuster.
He was part of
the mission codenamed Operation One-eyed Jack to capture suspects of the Rajiv
Gandhi assassination case, the experiences of which inspired him to direct Mission 90
Days(2007).
His third project Kurukshetra based on the Kargil war
starring Mohanlal
was a sequel to Keerthi Chakra.
The 2010 film Kandahar did poorly at the box
office, with the climax being cited as one of the reasons. The climax also
bears remarkable similarity to the Hollywood action movie "Executive Decision".
He has earlier made a children's film, Toofan in Hindi in the year 1999,
starring Dileep and Saba Khan, which had a last release
in 2010, due to censoring issues which is also dubbed into Malayalam as Oru Avadhikaalam.
His next film will be starred by Kunchako
Boban.
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
His cinematic works include:
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