Summary
Set against the backdrop of 1971 Indo-Pak war, the movie is inspired by real incidents and the protagonists are inspired by Param Vir Chakra recipients. The movie shows what consequences of war are on the lives of soldiers on either side of the border.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 49GoodWatch 52
IMDb4.9
Box office
46%of its budget back
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $1 M
Worldwide it made back $1 M of the $2 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 18 min
Longer than most war movies, +20 min on the typical 118
typical 118138Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 39 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+29Released
2017
April 7, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
WarDramaLanguage
Malayalam
Original language
Also spoken
HindiMade in
- India
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 24 more35 people
- MohanlalMajor Mahadevan / Colonel Sahadevan
- Arunoday SinghLt. Col. Muhammed Akhram Raja
- Allu SirishLt. Chinmay
- Renji PanickerLt. Col. Janardanan
- Sudheer KaramanaCaptain Aadhiselvam
- Saiju KurupGunner Nathan
- PAPriyanka AgrawalRana Sharif's wife
- Padmaraj RatheeshGunner Prayag
- ZZZoya Zayed KhanPakistani doctor
- Krishna KumarHavildar Sudharshan
ManikuttanIndian Army Soldier
Sudheer SukumaranMaj. General Balukha Khan
Kannan PattambiKunjikannan
Srushti DangeChinmay's Lover
Asha SarathParvathy Sahadevan
DevanNair IPS
Kozhikode Narayanan NairSahadevan's Father
Sethu LakshmiSahadevans's Mother
MammoottyNarrator (Voice)
MeghanathanSulaiman
Kollam ThulasiMan at Temple- DJDeepak JethiCol. Ajmal Raja
- PCPradeep ChandranArmy Man
Balaji SarmaSahadevan's Friend
Directing · 1
- Major Ravi Director, Story
Writing · 1
- Shiju Nambyathu Dialogue
Production · 1
- Haneef Mohammed Producer
Camera · 2
- Sujith Vaassudev Director of Photography
- Hari Thirumala Still Photographer
Editing · 1
- Samjith Mhd. Editor
Sound · 5
- Siddharth Vipin Original Music Composer
- Najim Arshad Original Music Composer
- Rahul Subrahmanian Original Music Composer
- Gopi Sundar Additional Soundtrack
- Balu Thankachan Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Salu K George Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- C V Sudevan Makeup Artist
Other crew · 1
- A. S. Dinesh Public Relations
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GoodWatch score 36Film 3
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