Major Ravi

Major A.K. Ravindran, better known by his screen name Major Ravi is a former Indian Army Officer and a Malayali Indian filmmaker.

He is a recipient of the President's medal, joined the Indian army as a jawan in 1975 and graduated from the Army Cadet College to become a commando in the year 1988. He was part of the mission codenamed Operation One-eyed Jack to capture suspects of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, the experiences of which inspired him to direct Mission 90 Days (2007). After working for around two decades for the Indian Army, he became a military consultant for Indian films. He has worked with Priyadarshan, Rajkumar Santhoshi, Kamal Haasan, and Mani Ratnam. He has earlier made a children's film but his first feature film is Keerti Chakra, a film on Kashmir militancy and is multilingual.

His second movie mission 90 days was his own experience of the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination case. His third project Kurukshetra based on the Kargil war starring Mohanlal was a sequel to Keerthi Chakra.

The 2010 film Kandahar did poorly at the box office, with the climax being cited as one of the reasons. The climax also bears remarkable similarity to the Hollywood action movie "Executive Decision".

His next film will be starred by Kunchako Boban.

Awards
Kerala State Film Awards
 * 2006: Best Screen Play - Keerthi Chakra

Asianet Film Awards
 * 2006:Best Director Award - Keerthi Chakra
 * 2008:Special Honour Jury Award - Kurukshetra
 * 2010:Best Feature Film on National Integration Award - Kandahar