Major Ravi

He made his independent directorial debut in 2006 with Keerthi Chakra for which he won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay.

• Honorific Prefix — Major • Name — A. K. Raveendran • Honorific Suffix — SM • Other Names — Major Ravi • Born — 13 June 1958 • Birthplace — Pattambi, Palakkad, Kerala, India • Education — Army Cadet College, Indian Military Academy • Occupation — * Indian Army • Commando • Film director • screenwriter • actor • politician • Political Party — Bharatiya Janata Party (2023-present) • Other Party — Indian National Congress (2021-2023) • Children — Arjun Ravi • Parents — * P. Kuttisankaran Nair • A. T. Satyabhama • Relatives — Kannan Pattambi (Brother)

Ravi was born to Indian Army soldier P. Kuttisankaran Nair and A. T. Satyabhama. He is married to Anitha. The couple has a son Arjun Ravi.

He joined the army as a sepoy after his schooling and later pursued his studies within the army and graduated from the Army Cadet College and from the Indian Military Academy to become an officer in Dec 1984. He served in the Indian Army as a commando in the National Security Guards, as aide-de-camp (ADC) to the then chief of Indian Army General Sunith Francis Rodrigues and as an officer in the Indian Military Intelligence in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Jammu and Kashmir. He was head of the mission code-named Operation One Eyed Jack to capture suspects of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination (the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi by Thenmozhi Rajaratnam on 21 May 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu). His military tenure of three years in the National Security Guard as a commando inspired him to direct Keerthi Chakra (2006) and Mission 90 Days (2007). He retired from the army with the rank of major.

After serving for 24 years in the Indian Army, he became a military consultant for Indian films. He has worked with Indian film makers Priyadarshan, Rajkumar Santoshi, Kamal Haasan, and Mani Ratnam. His first feature film was Keerti Chakra, a film on Kashmir militancy. His second movie Mission 90 Days was his own experience of the mission to capture the suspects of Rajiv Gandhi murder case. His third project Kurukshetra based on the Kargil war starring Mohanlal was a sequel to Keerthi Chakra. The 2010 film Kandahar was a third installment to the Major Mahadevan film series. In 2012, he directed Karma Yodha with Mohanlal. In 2015, Picket 43, starring Prithviraj and Javed Jaffery was made. It turned out to be a hit. He is now heading towards a fourth installment in the Major Mahadevan series. About the film he quoted: "The focus will be on the individuals rather than the war, and will portray the relationships that are forged during the war." In 2025 after a 13-year-long legal battle, Kottayam Commercial Court ruled that 'Karma Yodha' script was plagiarised and Major Ravi was ordered to pay ₹30 lakh to the original author Reji Mathew as compensation

In 2021, Raveendran joined Indian National Congress but left the party owing to difference of opinion with the leadership. In 2023, he joined Bharathiya Janata Party and he is appointed Kerala State Vice Presidents of the party. In 2026 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, he contested as BJP candidate from Ottapalam Assembly constituency in Palakkad district. He got third position.

• Year — Title — Credited as — Notes • Director — Writer — Actor • 1999 — Megham • | Olympian Anthony Adam • 2000 — Sradha • | Pukar — Hindi film • | Snegithiye — Bilingual film (Malayalam and Tamil) • 2001 — Aalavandhan — Tamil film • 2002 — Onnaman • | Punarjani — Co-director • 2003 — Lesa Lesa — Tamil film • | Pattalam • 2006 — Keerthi Chakra • 2007 — Raakilipattu • | Mission 90 Days • 2008 — Kurukshetra • 2010 — Toofan — Hindi film • | Kandahar • 2012 — Karma Yodha — Court ruled in 2025 that ‘Karmayodha’ script was plagiarised • 2013 — Oru Yathrayil — Segments Amma and I Love My Appa • 2015 — Picket 43 • | Anarkali • 2016 — Action Hero Biju • | Marubhoomiyile Aana • 2017 — Lavakusha • | 1971: Beyond Borders • 2019 — Driving License • 2020 — Varane Avashyamund • 2021 — The Last Two Days • | Oru Thathvika Avalokanam • 2022 — Santacruz — Filming • | Mei Hoom Moosa • | Meppadiyan • 2023 — Valatty — Cameo appearance • Garudan • 2024 — Thankamani • Kishkindha Kaandam • 2025 — Raveendra Nee Evide? • Ambalamukkile Visheshangal • 2026 — Spa • Baby Girl

• Year — Show — Role — Channel • 2018–2019 — Unarunna Keralam — Host — Amrita TV • 2020-2021 — Flowers students startup — Judge — Flowers TV • 2021 — Charithram Enniloode — Narrator — Safari TV • 2021-2022 — Beautiful Minds — Host — Behindwoods ICE

Major Ravi is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as film director, actor and screenwriter.