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{{Short description|A fictional character portrayed by Mohanlal}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Colonel Mahadevan
| series = Major Mahadevan series
| image = Major Mahadevan in Kandahar.jpg
| caption = [[Mohanlal]] as Major Mahadevan in ''Kandahar''
| first = ''[[Keerthi Chakra (film)|Keerthi Chakra]]'' (2006)
| last = ''[[1971: Beyond Borders]]'' (2017)
| creator = [[Major Ravi]]
| portrayer = [[Mohanlal]]
| nickname = Mahi
| occupation = [[National Security Guard|NSG]] Team Commander, army officer
| spouse = Sreekutty
| gender = Male
| title = [[Major]], [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]
| family = Major Sahadevan (father)<br>Parvathy Sahadevan (mother)
| children = Arathi Mahadevan
| religion = [[Hinduism]] [[File:Om symbol.svg|center|40x40px]]
| nationality = {{flag|India}}n
}}

'''Major Mahadevan''' is a fictional character and the protagonist in the ''Major Mahadevan'' film series. The character was created by [[Major Ravi]] and is portrayed by [[Mohanlal]]. Mahadevan is a commanding officer in the [[Indian Army]], who held the title [[Major]] and was promoted to a [[Colonel (India)|Colonel]]. He first appears in the 2006 film ''[[Keerthi Chakra (film)|Kirthi Chakra]]'', and later in the sequels ''[[Kurukshetra (2008 film)|Kurukshetra]]'' (2008), ''[[Kandahar (2010 film)|Kandahar]]'' (2010), and ''[[1971: Beyond Borders]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite news|title=Brave heart|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/brave-heart/article831107.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|author=Vijay George|date=15 October 2010}}</ref>

Major Mahadevan is one of the most influential characters to have appeared in [[Malayalam cinema]]. Mohanlal was given an honorary position as a [[lieutenant colonel]] in the [[Territorial Army (India)|Territorial Army of India]] by the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Indian Ministry of Defence]], taking into account his honest portrayal of an army man and the reach the character got through the films ''Kirthi Chakra'' (2006) and ''Kurukshetra'' (2008).<ref>{{cite news|title=Fabulous Fifteen|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article223432.ece?service=print|publisher=[[The New Indian Express]]|author=Vivek Ranjit|date=18 January 2010}}</ref> The third installment ''Kandahar'' was released in 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=A major mission|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/a-major-mission/article957107.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|author=Vijay george|date=17 December 2010}}</ref> He appeared in the latest film ''[[1971: Beyond Borders]]'' in 2017.

==Family==
Mahadevan was married and had a daughter, Arathi Mahadevan with his wife, Sreekutty (portrayed by [[Lakshmi Gopalaswamy]]), who were killed in a bomb explosion. Both his wife and daughter appeared in the first film ''Keerthi Chakra''. His father Sahadevan was a war veteran, an army Major, who had fought in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]. Major Sahadevan appeared in the 2017 sequel ''1971: Beyond Borders''.

==Appearances==
Mahadevan appeared in four films:

* [[Keerthi Chakra (film)|Keerthi Chakra]] (2006) (as Major Mahadevan)
* [[Kurukshetra (2008 film)|Kurukshetra]] (2008) (as Colonel Mahadevan)
* [[Kandahar (2010 film)|Kandahar]] (2010) (as Major Mahadevan)
* [[1971: Beyond Borders]] (2017) (as Colonel Mahadevan and Major Sahadevan)

==References==
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