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Major

Major

Jaan Doonga Desh Nahi

20227.02h 29m

Overview

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

Directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka
Written by Poojan Kohli, Ritesh Rajwada, Akshat Ajay Sharma
Produced by Namrata Shirodkar, Mahesh Babu, Anurag Reddy
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Top Cast

Adivi Sesh

Adivi Sesh

Sandeep Unnikrishnan

Saiee Manjrekar

Saiee Manjrekar

Isha Agarwal

Sobhita Dhulipala

Sobhita Dhulipala

Pramoda Reddy

Murali Sharma

Murali Sharma

Colonel Shera

Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj

Unnikrishnan

Revathi

Revathi

Dhanalakshmi

V

Vinay Nallakadi

Jail Inmate

Anish Kuruvilla

Anish Kuruvilla

Rodriguez

Sridevi

Sridevi

Sandeep's Sister (in Flashbacks)

Pradeep Rudra

Pradeep Rudra

Major Khanna

Themes & Keywords

hoteloperationescapewifegunwar on terrorbased on true storyattackterrorismparentterrorist attackmilitary2000sradical islamterror attack

About Major

Major is a action, history, drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of hotel, operation, escape, wife, gun, war on terror. Directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, it stars Adivi Sesh, Saiee Manjrekar, Sobhita Dhulipala. This biopic follows the life of Indian Army officer Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, from his childhood to his heroic actions during the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

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