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and is portrayed by

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. Mahadevan is a commanding officer in the

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, who held the title Major and was promoted to a

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. He first appears in the 2006 film '' Kirthi Chakra'', and later in the sequels '' Kurukshetra'' (2008), ''

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'' (2010), and '' 1971: Beyond Borders'' (2017). 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 of India by the 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). The third installment ''Kandahar'' was released in 2010. 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

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), 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

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. Major Sahadevan appeared in the 2017 sequel ''1971: Beyond Borders''.

Appearances

Mahadevan appeared in four films: * Keerthi Chakra (2006) (as Major Mahadevan) * Kurukshetra (2008) (as Colonel Mahadevan) *

(2010) (as Major Mahadevan) * 1971: Beyond Borders (2017) (as Colonel Mahadevan and Major Sahadevan)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahadevan, Major Indian film characters Film characters introduced in 2006 Fictional colonels Fictional commanders Fictional majors Fictional military personnel in films Fictional Indian Army personnel Fictional special forces personnel