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 .
Major (Retd)
  • Commando
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
    • 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

    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

    He joined the army after his schooling and later pursued his studies within the army and graduated from 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

    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

    Kashmir militancy.[8]

    His second movie

    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

    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

    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

    References

    1. ^ "A major in the film industry".
    2. 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. 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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