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Major Ravi

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Indian actor and director (born 1958)

A. K. Raveendran
Born (1958-06-13)13 June 1958 (age 66)
Other namesMajor Ravi
Alma materArmy Cadet College .Indian Military Academy
Occupations
Spouse
Anitha
(m. 1988)
ChildrenArjun Ravi
Parents
  • P. Kuttisankaran Nair
  • A. T. Satyabhama
RelativesKannan Pattambi (Brother)
Military career
Allegiance India
Service/ branch Indian Army
RankMajor

MajorA. K. RaveendranSM (born 13 June 1958) is a retired officer of theIndian Army, formerNational Security Guard commando, film actor and film director predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and some films in Tamil and Hindi. He was awarded thePresident's gallantry medal in 1991 and 1992 for his contributions in fighting terrorism inPunjab andKashmir.[1] After retiring from the army, he began his career in Indian cinema as a consultant for military-based films. He made his independent directorial debut in 2006 withKeerthi Chakra for which he won theKerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay.[2]

Family

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Major Ravi was born to P. Kuttisankaran Nair, who was a soldier in the Indian Army and A. T. Satyabhama.[3] He is married to Anitha. The couple has a son Arjun Ravi.

Military career

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He joined the army after his schooling and later pursued his studies within the army and graduated from theArmy Cadet College to become an officer in Dec 1984. He served in the Indian Army as a commando in the National Security Guards, as Aide-de-camp (ADC) to the then chief of Indian ArmyGeneral Sunith Francis Rodrigues PVSM, VSM and as an officer in the Indian Military Intelligence in theAndaman and Nicobar islands andJammu and Kashmir.[4] He was head of the mission code-namedOperation One Eyed Jack to capture suspects of theRajiv Gandhi assassination (the assassination ofRajiv Gandhi by Thenmozhi Rajaratnam on 21 May 1991 atSriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu).[5] His military tenure of four years in the National Security Guard as acommando inspired him to directKeerthi Chakra (2006) andMission 90 Days (2007).[6] At the time of his retirement from the Indian Army, his rank was Major.

Film career

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After serving for about two decades in the Indian Army, he became a military consultant for Indian films. He has worked with Indian film makersPriyadarshan,Rajkumar Santoshi,Kamal Haasan, andMani Ratnam.[7] His first feature film wasKeerti Chakra, a film onKashmir militancy.[8]

His second movieMission 90 Days was his own experience of the mission to capture the suspects of Rajiv Gandhi murder case.[9] His third projectKurukshetra based on theKargil war starringMohanlal was a sequel toKeerthi Chakra.[10] The 2010 filmKandahar was a third installment to theMajor Mahadevan film series.

In 2012, he directedKarma 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."[11]

Filmography

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YearTitleCredited asNotes
DirectorWriterActor
1999MeghamYes
Olympian Anthony AdamYes
2000SradhaYes
PukarYesHindi film
SnegithiyeYesBilingual film (Malayalam and Tamil)
2001AalavandhanYesTamil film
2002OnnamanYes
PunarjaniYesYesCo-director
2003Lesa LesaYesTamil film
PattalamYes
2006Keerthi ChakraYesYes
2007RaakilipattuYes
Mission 90 DaysYesYesYes
2008KurukshetraYesYes
2010ToofanYesYesYesHindi film
KandaharYesYesYes
2012Karma YodhaYesYes
2013Oru YathrayilYesYesSegmentsAmma andI Love My Appa
2015Picket 43YesYes
AnarkaliYes
2016Action Hero BijuYes
Marubhoomiyile AanaYes
2017LavakushaYes
1971: Beyond BordersYesYes
2019Driving LicenseYes
2020Varane AvashyamundYes
2021The Last Two DaysYes
Oru Thathvika AvalokanamYes
2022SantacruzYesFilming
Mei Hoom MoosaYes
MeppadiyanYes
2023ValattyNoNoYesCameo appearance
GarudanNoNoYes[12]
2024ThankamaniNoNoYes[13]
Kishkindha KaandamNoNoYes[14]

Television

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YearShowRoleChannel
2018–2019Unarunna KeralamHostAmrita TV
2020-2021Flowers students startupJudgeFlowers TV
2021Charithram EnniloodeNarratorSafari TV
2021-2022Beautiful MindsHostBehindwoods ICE

Awards

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References

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  1. ^"A major in the film industry".
  2. ^"The untold story of a commando operation Film review".The Hindu. 17 July 2007.ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved13 November 2017.
  3. ^Archived atGhostarchive and theWayback Machine:"Major Ravi - RJ Salini - Starjam - CLUB FM 94.3".YouTube. 12 September 2018.
  4. ^Archived atGhostarchive and theWayback Machine:"Major Ravi 09 | Charithram Enniloode | Safari TV".YouTube. 29 January 2021.
  5. ^"Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary today, was assassinated in LTTE suicide bomb attack 29 years ago". 21 May 2020.
  6. ^"The untold story of a commando operation".The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 July 2007. Archived fromthe original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved4 January 2010.
  7. ^"Straight from a soldier's heart".The Hindu. 4 August 2006.
  8. ^"മേജര്‍ ഓണ്‍ ഫയര്‍! , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived fromthe original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved19 December 2013.
  9. ^"Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary today, was assassinated in LTTE suicide bomb attack 29 years ago". 21 May 2020.
  10. ^"Now showing".The Hindu. Chennai, India. 11 October 2008. Archived fromthe original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved4 January 2010.
  11. ^Mohanlal in Major Ravi’s next!
  12. ^Bureau, The Hindu (26 June 2023)."'Garudan' teaser: Suresh Gopi bashes up goons with a motorbike helmet".The Hindu.ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved18 October 2023.{{cite news}}:|last= has generic name (help)
  13. ^"First look of Dileep's Thankamani out".Cinema Express. 21 October 2023. Retrieved3 March 2024.
  14. ^Features, C. E. (22 August 2024)."Asif Ali-starrer Kishkindha Kaandam gets a release date".Cinema Express. Retrieved23 August 2024.
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