Major Ravi

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Major

A. K. Raveendran

SM
Born (1958-06-13) 13 June 1958 (age 65)
Pattambi, Palakkad, Kerala, India
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
Rank Major

Major A. K. Raveendran SM (born 13 June 1958) is a retired officer of the Indian Army, former National Security Guard commando, film actor and film director predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and some films in Tamil and Hindi. He was awarded the President's gallantry medal in 1991 and 1992 for his contributions in fighting terrorism in Punjab and Kashmir.[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 with Keerthi Chakra for which he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay.[2]

Family[edit]

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[edit]

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 served in the Indian Army as a commando in the National Security Guards, as Aide-de-camp (ADC) to the then chief of Indian Army General Sunith Francis Rodrigues PVSM, VSM and as an officer in the Indian Military Intelligence in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and Jammu and Kashmir.[4] He was head of the mission code-named Operation One Eyed Jack to capture suspects of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination (the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi by Thenmozhi Rajaratnam on 21 May 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu).[5] His military tenure of four years in the National Security Guard as a commando inspired him to direct Keerthi Chakra (2006) and Mission 90 Days (2007).[6] At the time of his retirement from the Indian Army, his rank was Major.

Film career[edit]

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 Santoshi, Kamal Haasan, and Mani Ratnam.[7] His first feature film was Keerti Chakra, a film on Kashmir militancy.[8]

His second movie Mission 90 Days was his own experience of the mission to capture the suspects of Rajiv Gandhi murder case.[9] His third project Kurukshetra based on the Kargil war starring Mohanlal was a sequel to Keerthi Chakra.[10] 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."[11]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer Actor
1999 Megham Yes
Olympian Anthony Adam Yes
2000 Sradha Yes
Pukar Yes Hindi film
Snegithiye Yes Bilingual film (Malayalam and Tamil)
2001 Aalavandhan Yes Tamil film
2002 Onnaman Yes
Punarjani Yes Yes Co-director
2003 Lesa Lesa Yes Tamil film
Pattalam Yes
2006 Keerthi Chakra Yes Yes
2007 Raakilipattu Yes
Mission 90 Days Yes Yes Yes
2008 Kurukshetra Yes Yes
2010 Toofan Yes Yes Yes Hindi film
Kandahar Yes Yes Yes
2012 Karma Yodha Yes Yes
2013 Oru Yathrayil Yes Yes Segments Amma and I Love My Appa
2015 Picket 43 Yes Yes
Anarkali Yes
2016 Action Hero Biju Yes
Marubhoomiyile Aana Yes
2017 Lavakusha Yes
1971: Beyond Borders Yes Yes
2019 Driving License Yes
2020 Varane Avashyamund Yes
2021 The Last Two Days Yes
Oru Thathvika Avalokanam Yes
2022 Santacruz Yes Filming
Mei Hoom Moosa Yes
Meppadiyan Yes
2023 Valatty No No Yes Cameo appearance
Garudan No No Yes [12]
2024 Thankamani No No Yes [13]

Television[edit]

Year Show Role Channel
2018–2019 Unarunna Keralam Host Amrita TV
2020-2021 Flowers students startup Judge Flowers TV
2021 Charithram Enniloode Narrator Safari TV
2021-2022 Beautiful Minds Host Behindwoods ICE

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  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. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Major Ravi - RJ Salini - Starjam - CLUB FM 94.3". YouTube.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Major Ravi 09 | Charithram Enniloode | Safari TV". YouTube.
  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 from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Straight from a soldier's heart". The Hindu. 4 August 2006.
  8. ^ "മേജര്‍ ഓണ്‍ ഫയര്‍! , Interview - Mathrubhumi Movies". Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 19 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 from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 4 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. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  13. ^ "First look of Dileep's Thankamani out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
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