Kurukshetra (2008 film)
Kurukshetra is a 2008 Indian Malayalam war film written and directed by Major Ravi. It is a sequel 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.
The film was a box office success and was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year. The third film in the series Kandahar was released in 2010 and the fourth film was released in 2017.
Plot
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
- Mohanlal as Colonel Mahadevan
- Siddique as Subedar Major Fussy Ahmed
- Ravi Mariya as Colonel
- Biju Menon as Major Rajesh
- Anu Anand as Captain Saurab Kalia
- Sania Singh as Nurse
- Cochin Haneefa as Gatekeeper
- Bineesh Kodiyeri as Soldier
- Suraj Venjaramoodu as Soldier
- Sukumari as Fussy's mother
- Anjana Chandran as Alma, Kashmiri Girl
- Manikuttan as Prakash
- Assim Jamal as Hyder, Pakistani commando
- Major Kishore as Major Jerry Premraj
- Joy John Antony as Soldier
- Pradeep Chandran as Saravanan
- Major Ravi
Soundtrack
| Track | Song Title | Singer |
| 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 |