Keerthikchakra,
which
released
on
7th
August
2006,
is
considered
to
be
a
landmark
film
in
the
history
of
Malayalam
cinema.
Recently,
the
makers
of
the
film
celebrated
the
10th
anniversary
of
the
film
in
a
private
ceremony.
Actor
Mohanlal
took
to
Facebook
to
share
a
collage
of
photos
taken
during
the
occasion.
Image
Courtesy:
Facebook
Page
Of
Mohanlal
Mohanlal,
in
his
Facebook
post,
mentioned
that
the
film
was
quite
a
special
one
for
the
actor.
He
also
stated
that
it
is
one
such
movie
that
gave
the
right
tribute
to
the
Indian
Army.
Rightly,
the
film
is
one
among
the
rare
Malayalam
films
which
evoked
patriotic
feel
in
the
minds
of
the
viewers.
The
film
went
on
to
become
a
big
box
office
success.
It
was
for
the
first
time
that
a
Malayalam
film
made
an
army
movie
close
to
the
international
standards.
The
film
was
shot
in
real
locations
in
Kashmir.
Mohanlal
portrayed
the
role
of
a
character
named
Major
Mahadevan,
which
went
on
to
become
an
iconic
character
post
the
release
of
the
film.Mohanlal
was
much
appreciated
for
his
dedicated
performance
in
the
film.
The
film,
which
had
its
script
written
by
Major
Ravi
himself,
also
had
Tamil
actor
Jiiva
in
an
important
role.
Apart
from
them
Keerthichakra
also
featured
actors
like
Saikumar,
Shwetha
Menon,
Biju
Menon,
Cochin
Haneefa,
Bineesh
Kodiyeri,
Shammi
Thilakan,
Lakshmi
Gopalaswamy,
Gopika
etc
in
important
roles.