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Kandahar is a film of genre Drama directed by Major Ravi with Amitabh Bachchan
Kandahar (2010)
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Add to a movie listDirected by Major Ravi
Themes Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Rating35%
Kandahar is a 2010 Malayalam war film directed by Major Ravi. It stars Mohanlal, reprising his role from the prequels, Keerthi Chakra (2006) and Kurukshetra (2008), as Major Mahadevan. Amitabh Bachchan and Ganesh Venkatraman also play major roles. The film was released on 16 December 2010, along with its dubbed versions in Tamil and Hindi. The plot is based on the hijacking incident of Indian Airlines Flight 814. The political situation is portrayed from an Indian perspective in the film.
The sound design of the film is done by Baylon Fonseca. Kandahar is co-produced by Sunil Nair and Mohanlal. It was marketed online by Shaz Shabeer Strikers & Crew Kochi. The film, made at a budget of ₹7.5 crores, unlike the prequels it received negative reviews.
Synopsis
Suryanatha Sharma (Ganesh Venkatraman) is an educated, unemployed man. His father, Lokanatha Sharma (played by Amitabh Bachchan), wants to see his son victorious in life. Things change when he meets Major Mahadevan (Mohanlal). It's another mission with Mahadevan and crew, as they deal with international terrorism with a flight being hijacked by hardcore terrorists.Actors
Amitabh Bachchan
(Lokanatha Sharma)
Mohanlal
(Major Mahadevan)
Ganesh Venkatram
(Suryanatha Sharma)
Sumalatha
(Sumangaly)
Ragini Dwivedi
(Aishwarya)
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