Kurukshetra (2008 film)

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Kurukshetra
Kurukshetra (2008 film) poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Major Ravi
Written byMajor 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
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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]

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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

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

Soundtrack

Kurukshetra
Soundtrack album by
Siddharth Vipin
Released2008
Genre Popular music
Language Malayalam
Label Manorama Music
Producer Santhosh Damodar
Siddharth Vipin chronology
Kurukshetra
(2008)
Currency
(2009)

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

TrackSong TitleSinger(s)
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

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References

  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.