MUMBAI: Sony Pictures International Productions is joining hands with Mahesh Babu for Telugu film, “Major” based on the life of 2008 Mumbai terror attack martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan.
The bilingual film, which is the studio’s foray into Telugu industry, will be made under the South star’s production house G Mahesh Babu Entertainment (GMB).
“Major” is inspired by the life of Major Sandeep, the brave NSG commando, who saved several hostages during the 26/11 attack at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai and sacrificed his life for the nation. Major Sandeep was decorated with the Ashoka Chakra, India’s highest military honour in peacetime.
Actor Adivi Sesh will play the lead and has also penned the film.
“Major” will be directed by Shashikiran Tikka. The actor-director duo have already collaborated on 2018’s hit “Goodachari”.
Vivek Krishnani, MD, Sony Pictures Entertainment in India, said the team is looking forward to the project.
“We are excited to partner with Mahesh and Namrata who are such creative forces and are equally thrilled to welcome them in the Hindi film industry. Sesh and Shashi make their debut in Hindi cinema and we absolutely love the passion with which they have envisioned ‘Major’,” Krishnani said in a statement. (AGENCIES)
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