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Kandahar (2010)

Kandahar poster
Original title
കാണ്ഡഹാർ
Directed by
Major Ravi
Genre
war film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 30m
Rated
U
Rating
3.7 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A military unit led by Major Mahadevan is assigned to stop a terrorist group that hijacked a plane. The story is inspired by real events and shows the mission from an Indian viewpoint.

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What happens

Kandahar is a 2010 Indian Malayalam-language war film written and directed by Major Ravi. It is the third installment in the Major Mahadevan film series, with Mohanlal reprising his role as Major Mahadevan after the 2006 film Keerthi Chakra and 2008 film Kurukshetra. The film also stars Amitabh Bachchan and Ganesh Venkatraman in their Malayalam debuts. The film follows the fictional character Major Mahadevan and his unit undertake a mission to deal with an international terrorist organisation after a group of hardcore terrorists hijack a plane. The plot is based on the hijacking of the Indian Airlines Flight 814 in 1999. The political situation is portrayed from an Indian perspective in the film. Kandahar was released on 16 December 2010, along with its dubbed versions in Tamil and Hindi languages. The film's sound design was done by Baylon Fonseca. Kandahar was co-produced by Sunil Nair and Mohanlal. It was marketed online by Shaz Shabeer Strikers and Crew Kochi. The film, unlike the prequels, received mixed reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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