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{{Infobox film
| name = Kurukshetra
| image = Kurukshetra (2008 film) poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name =
| director = [[Major Ravi]]
| producer = [[Santhosh Damodharan]]
| writer = Major Ravi
| starring = [[Mohanlal]] [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] [[Biju Menon]] [[Ravi Mariya]] Sania Singh Anjana Chandran [[Assim Jamal]]
| music = [[Siddharth Vipin]]
| cinematography = [[Loganathan Srinivasan]]
| editing =
| studio = Damor Cinemas
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2008|10|28|df=y}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}

'''''Kurukshetra''''' is a 2008 Indian [[Malayalam]] language [[war film]] written and directed by [[Major Ravi]]. It is a prequel to the 2006 film ''[[Keerthi Chakra (film)|Keerthi Chakra]]'' and the second installment in the Major Mahadevan film series, with [[Mohanlal]] reprising his role as [[Major Mahadevan|Colonel Mahadevan]] The film is based on the [[Kargil conflict|Kargil conflict of 1999]] between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. The political situation of the conflict is portrayed from an Indian perspective.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/oct/10ssk.htm|title=Review: Kurukshetra|website=Rediff.com|access-date=4 April 2022}}</ref>

The film was released on October 28 coinciding with [[Diwali]]. It was a box office success and was one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top 5 Stars at the Box- Office|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/top-5-stars-at-the-box-office-imagegallery-malayalam-jdwmUtibbacsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331040558/http://www.sify.com/movies/top-5-stars-at-the-box-office-imagegallery-malayalam-jdwmUtibbacsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 March 2018|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=25 June 2022}}</ref> The third film in the series ''[[Kandahar (2009 film)|Kandahar]]'' was released in 2010 and the fourth film [[1971: Beyond Borders]] was released in 2017.

==Plot==
The story revolves around the 1999 [[Kargil War]] between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. It revolves around the [[Battle of Tololing]] between Indian Army Colonel Mahadevan and Pakistani Army Colonel Chengiz. In the climax, India wins the war and Mahadevan kills Chengiz and avenges the brutal murder of many Indian soldiers.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Mohanlal]] as [[Major Mahadevan|Colonel Mahadevan]], [[Commanding Officer#India|CO]]- 2 [[Jat Regiment|JAT]]
* [[Siddique (actor)|Siddique]] as [[Subedar Major#India|Subedar Major]] Fussy Ahmed, 2 [[Jat Regiment|JAT]]
* [[Biju Menon]] as [[Major]] Rajesh, 2 [[Jat Regiment|JAT]]
* [[Ravi Mariya]] as [[Brigadier]] Krishna, 2 [[Jat Regiment|JAT]]
* Sania Singh as [[Captain]] Lekshmi Rajesh, army doctor
* [[Manikuttan]] as [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] Prakash
* [[Pradeep (Malayalam actor)|Pradeep Chandran]] as [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] Saravanan, Radio Operator
* [[Rony David]] as [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] Sasi
* Saju Attingal as [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] Swaminathan
* Sudheer Sukumaran as [[Havildar#India|Havildar]] Johnson
* Anu Anand as [[Lieutenant]] [[Saurabh Kalia]]
* [[Major]] Kishore as [[Major]] [[Jerry Prem Raj]]
* Kannan Pattambi as [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] Kannan, Cook
* Anil as [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] Anilkumar
* [[Cochin Haneefa]] as [[Havildar]]
* Bineesh Kodiyeri as [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] Bineesh
* [[Suraj Venjaramoodu]] as [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]]
* Anjana Chandran as Alma, Kashmiri Girl
* [[Anil Murali]] as [[Squadron Leader]] Ajay ([[Indian Air Force]] officer)
* Joy John Antony as Soldier
* [[Assim Jamal]] as Hyder, Pakistani officer
* [[Sukumari]] as Fussy's mother (Cameo)
* Kavitha Nair as Swaminathan's wife
* [[Major Ravi]] (Cameo appearance)
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kurukshetra
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = Siddharth Vipin
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2008
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Popular music]]
| length =
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| label = [[Manorama Music]]
| producer = Santhosh Damodar
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Currency (film)|Currency]]
| next_year = 2009
}}

The film have four songs composed by debutant [[Siddharth Vipin]], with lyrics by [[Gireesh Puthenchery]] and Bombay S. Kamal (''Chalo Chalo'').

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Track !! Song Title !! Singer(s)
|-
| 1 || "Jwalamukhi" || Najim Arshad, Arun Gopan, Roshan, Nithin Raj
|-
| 2 || "Oru Yathramozhiyode" || [[M. G. Sreekumar]], [[Shweta Mohan|Swetha]]
|-
| 3 || "Thathamma" || Najim Arshad, Arun Gopan, Roshan, Nithin Raj
|-
| 4 || "Chalo Chalo Jawan" || [[Kailash Kher]]
|-
| 5 || "Oru Yathramozhiyode" || [[Shweta Mohan|Swetha]]
|-
| 6 || "Jwalamukhi" || Instrumental
|}

==See also==
*[[Kargil War]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|1309592}}

[[Category:2008 films]]
[[Category:2000s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian war films]]
[[Category:Indian sequel films]]
[[Category:Malayalam films in series|HMajor2]]
[[Category:Indian Army in films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Major Ravi]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations in popular culture]]

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