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Major (2021)

Major poster
Original title
మేజర్
Directed by
Sashi Kiran Tikka
Genre
drama film, action film, biographical film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 26m
Rated
R
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 47 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This biographical film follows the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, an Indian army officer. It shows his personal and professional journey leading up to the 2008 Mumbai attacks where he was killed in action.

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What happens

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. Produced as a Telugu film, it was shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi languages, and follows the personal and professional life of Sandeep Unnikrishnan. Principal photography began in February 2020 and ended in December 2021. Filming experienced delays owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Made on a budget of ₹32 crores, it was shot in 120 days and was filmed in over 75 locations. Major had limited theatrical release on 24 May 2022 in selected cities across India and it was released worldwide on 3 June 2022. The film received critical acclaim from critics praising the direction, screenplay, writing, emotional weight, score, cinematography, action sequences, and cast performances (particularly that of Sesh) and eventually became a commercial success grossing ₹64−66 crore worldwide, emerging as one of the highest grossing Telugu films of 2022. The Hindi version is featured at the 53rd International Film Festival of India in the Indian Panorama section. In addition to being filmed in Telugu and Hindi, the film was also dubbed in Malayalam. It also won the Gaddar Telangana Film Award for Third Best Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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