Kurukshetra (2008 film)

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2008 Indian film

Kurukshetra

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Major Ravi
Written by| Major Ravi
Produced by| Santhosh Damodharan
Starring| Mohanlal
Siddique
Biju Menon
Ravi Mariya
Sania Singh
Anjana Chandran
Assim Jamal
Cinematography| Loganathan Srinivasan
Music by| Siddharth Vipin

Production
company

Damor Cinemas

Release date

* 28 October 2008 (2008-10-28)

Running time

| 125 minutes
Country| India
Language| Malayalam

Kurukshetra is a 2008 Indian Malayalam language war film written and directed by Major Ravi. It is a prequel 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.[1]

The film was released on October 28 coinciding with Diwali. It was a box office success and was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.[2] The third film in the series Kandahar was released in 2010 and the fourth film 1971: Beyond Borders was released in 2017.

## Plot

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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.

## Cast

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* Mohanlal as Colonel Mahadevan, CO\- 2 JAT
* Siddique as Subedar Major Ahmed Khan, 2 JAT
* Biju Menon as Major Rajesh, 2 JAT
* Ravi Mariya as Brigadier Krishna, 2 JAT
* Sania Singh as Captain Lekshmi Rajesh, army doctor
* Manikuttan as Naik Prakash Menon
* Pradeep Chandran as Naik Saravanan, Radio Operator
* Rony David as Naik Sasi
* Saju Attingal as Naik Swaminathan
* Sudheer Sukumaran as Havildar Johnson Varghese
* Anu Anand as Lieutenant Saurabh Kalia
* Major Kishore as Major Jerry Prem Raj
* Kannan Pattambi as Naik Kannan, Cook
* Anil as Naik Anilkumar
* Cochin Haneefa as Havildar Sathyan
* Bineesh Kodiyeri as Naik Bineesh
* Suraj Venjaramoodu as Naik Ganeshan
* Anjana Chandran as Alma, Kashmiri Girl
* Anil Murali as Squadron Leader Ajay (Indian Air Force officer)
* Joy John Antony as Soldier
* Assim Jamal as Hyder, Pakistani officer
* Sukumari as Fussy's mother (Cameo)
* Kavitha Nair as Swaminathan's wife
* Major Ravi (Cameo appearance)

## Soundtrack

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Kurukshetra

Soundtrack album by

Siddharth Vipin

Released| 2008
Genre| Popular music
Language| Malayalam
Label| Manorama Music
Producer| Santhosh Damodar
Siddharth Vipin chronology
|  | Kurukshetra
(2008)  | Currency
(2009)

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The film has four songs composed by debutant Siddharth Vipin, with lyrics by Gireesh Puthenchery and Bombay S. Kamal (Chalo Chalo).

Track | Song Title | Singer(s)

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1 | "Jwalamukhi" | Najim Arshad, Arun Gopan, Roshan, Nithin Raj
2 | "Oru Yathramozhiyode" | M. G. Sreekumar, Swetha
3 | "Thathamma" | Najim Arshad, Arun Gopan, Roshan, Nithin Raj
4 | "Chalo Chalo Jawan" | Kailash Kher
5 | "Oru Yathramozhiyode" | Swetha
6 | "Jwalamukhi" | Instrumental

## See also

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* Kargil War

## References

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1. ^ "Review: Kurukshetra". Rediff.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
2. ^ "Top 5 Stars at the Box- Office". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

## External links

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* Kurukshetra at IMDb

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