Exclusive! Major Actor Adivi Sesh: I Can’t Ever Be Major Sandeep; The Best Thing I Can Do Is Honour His Memory

Tollywood actor Adivi Sesh is gearing up for the release of his highly talked about film Major. Directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka and written by the leading man himself, the biographical action drama is based on the life of the 2008 Mumbai attacks martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan. The actor known for his acting stints in films like Evaru, Baahubali: The Beginning, Karma and Dongata, will be seen playing the titular role in the film

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After being postponed multiple times, the makers of Major have finally decided to release the film on 11 February 2022. Fans of the handsome hunk have already pinned high hopes on the upcoming biopic. Adivi Sesh as Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan will be seen displaying his never-seen-before avatar on the big screen and bringing to life the spirit of the real-life hero of the 26/11 attacks.

Ahead of the film's release, Filmibeat Managing Editor Shweta Parande caught up with Adivi Sesh for an exclusive interview where he opened up about stepping into the shoes of the NSG commando.

Sharing that it was tough to convince Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan's parents at the beginning for the biopic, Adivi Sesh said, "It was extraordinarily tough. It was such an immense task. The audience has their own perception of him. Saath hee saath ek Army officer, that bracket itself, uske baare mein ek perception hota hai audience mein (The audience has a perception of its own, especially when it comes to an Army officer) and to try and actually do both of these things is a very immense task. We worked really hard at it last two years and to finally be able to finish this film with his parents' blessings, it means a lot."

Elaborating about his closeness to Sandeep's parents K Unnikrishnan and Dhanalakshmi Unnikrishnan, Sesh stressed that he can never replace their son and the best thing he can do is to be one more son to them. He said, "I am not and I can't ever be Major Sandeep. The best thing I can do is to be one more son to them. The best thing I can do is honour his memory. I shouldn't try to take his place. Those are two very different things. For the third party, who have just gotten to know about the film, it is easy to confuse the two."

Watch the full interview here with Adivi Sesh and Saiee Manjrekar:

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Major has been shot in Hindi and Telugu and has also been dubbed in Malayalam, which is Sandeep Unnikrishnan's mother tongue.

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