Major

Major (2022)

మేజర్

Jaan Doonga Desh Nahi

This biopic follows the life of Indian Army officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, from his childhood to his heroic actions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Date of release
2022-06-03
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (57)
Runtime
2h 29m
Genres
Action, History, Drama
Director
Sashi Kiran Tikka

Casting

Interesting facts

Major is a 2022 Indian biographical action drama film directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka and written by Adivi Sesh. Based on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan who was martyred in action in the 26/11 attacks, it stars Sesh in the titular role as Unnikrishnan with Prakash Raj, Sobhita Dhulipala, Saiee Manjrekar, Revathi, Murali Sharma, and Anish Kuruvilla. Major is produced by G. Mahesh Babu Entertainment, Sony Pictures International Productions, and A+S Movies.

Production

Sony Pictures Entertainment has registered two titles, Major and Major Sandeep with the producers' association, in their endeavour to make a biopic on his life. The studio entered talks with the family of Major Sandeep in January 2019 to get the rights with an aim to pay tribute to the soldier's life. The film was announced in February 2019, with Adivi Sesh in the lead role. The film is produced by actor Mahesh Babu under his studio G.

Principal photography began in February 2020. But the filming was put on hold in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India. By September 2020, more than 50% of the film had been shot, and further shooting planned to take place in Hyderabad in October 2020. Sobhita Dhulipala filming completed her portions in November 2020. In August 2021, Sesh began filming the final schedule of the film.

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