Indian actor, director and scriptwriter (born 1958)
Major
A. K. Raveendran
SM
Born
(1958-06-13) 13 June 1958 (age 65)
Pattambi, Palakkad, Kerala, India
Other names
Major Ravi
Alma mater
Army Cadet College .
Indian Military Academy
Occupations
Indian Army Major (Retd)
Commando
Film director
screenwriter
actor
Spouse
Anitha
(m. 1988)
Children
Arjun Ravi
Parents
P. Kuttisankaran Nair
A. T. Satyabhama
Relatives
Kannan Pattambi (Brother)
Military career
Allegiance
India
Service/branch
Indian Army
Rank
Major
Major A. K. Raveendran SM (born 13 June 1958) is a retired officer of the Indian Army, former National Security Guard commando, film actor and film director predominantly works in Malayalam cinema and some films in Tamil and Hindi. He was awarded the President's gallantry medal in 1991 and 1992 for his contributions in fighting terrorism in Punjab and Kashmir.[1] After retiring from the army, he began his career in Indian cinema as a consultant for military-based films. He made his independent directorial debut in 2006 with Keerthi Chakra for which he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay.[2]
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^"The untold story of a commando operation Film review". The Hindu. 17 July 2007. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
Chakra for which he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay. MajorRavi was born to P. Kuttisankaran Nair, who was a soldier in the Indian Army...
30°35′N 71°49′E / 30.583°N 71.817°E / 30.583; 71.817 The Ravi River (/ˈrɑːvi/) is a transboundary river crossing northwestern India and eastern Pakistan...
Major Mahadevan is a fictional character and the protagonist in the Major Mahadevan film series. The character was created by MajorRavi and is portrayed...
Koshy, a film director Shaun Xavier as Director Shaunraj Dinesh Prabhakar MajorRavi Abhiram Radhakrishnan Abu Salim as stunt master Sushin Shyam in a special...
Mohanlal also acted in Kirtichakra, by director MajorRavi, in which he plays an Indian Army officer, Major Mahadevan. The film was shot in Kashmir, and...
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by retired Army officer and former commando Major AK Raveendran SM starring Mammooty. It is MajorRavi's second directorial venture and is based on the...
is a 2015 Malayalam-language Indian drama film written and directed by MajorRavi. It stars Prithviraj and Javed Jaffrey in the lead roles. It was filmed...
is a 2003 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by MajorRavi and Rajesh Amanakara, and starring Pranav Mohanlal. The film was produced...
Malayalam-language action thriller film co-produced, written and directed by MajorRavi. It features Mohanlal, Mukesh, Murali Sharma, Sai Kumar, Mukesh, Bineesh...
Reddy as Lexi Salim Kumar as Adv. Manoharan Mithun Ramesh as Basheer MajorRavi as DSC Officer Raveendran Sudheer Karamana as SI Anto Jubil Rajan P. Dev...
second lead opposite Mohanlal in 1971: Beyond Borders (2017), directed by MajorRavi, making this his debut in Malayalam. He received good reviews from Behindwoods...
directed by Rajesh Amanakkara, Mathews, Priyanandanan and MajorRavi respectively. MajorRavi coordinated the efforts for the film. Another featurette...
assistant director under MajorRavi before making his directorial debut with Trisha Illana Nayanthara (2015). The film was a major success. However, his...
Jeeva Ravi is an Indian actor, casting director and television actor who has worked in Tamil-language films and television. He made a breakthrough as an...
Frederick Antony Ravi Kumar Zacharias (26 March 1946 – 19 May 2020) was an Indian-born Canadian-American Christian evangelical minister and Christian apologist...
works in Malayalam films. He debuted in Kurukshetra which was directed by MajorRavi in which he appeared as a Pakistani official. He is known for his Villain...
roles. The music was composed by Ishaan Chhabra. Arjun Ravi, the son of actor-director MajorRavi, made his debut as a cinematographer with this film. Rishi...
Saraswati's fiancé Sanju Sanichen as Roshan Raghu Subhash as Shafi MajorRavi as Major Santhosh Raj (cameo appearance) The project was first announced by...
as Saji Krishna Shankar as Pratheesh T. G. Ravi as Ravi Alencier as Ajayan, Krishnanunni's Father MajorRavi as Raghu Joy Mathew as RC Adil Ibrahim as...
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