Mahesh Chooses Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan Biopic For Debut Production

Actor Mahesh Babu is teaming up with Sony Pictures International Productions for a Telugu movie titled, 'Major'.

The movie is based on the life of 2008 Mumbai terror attack martyr Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, who saved several hostages during the 26/11 attack at the Taj Mahal Hotel. Major Sandeep was honoured with the Ashoka Chakra, India's highest military honour in peacetime.

The bilingual film will have Actor Adivi Sesh in the lead role.

Sony Pictures is venturing into the Telugu film industry for the first time with Major, which will be made under the South star's production house G Mahesh Babu Entertainment (GMB).

To be directed by Shashikiran Tikka, Major is co-produced by Adivi Entertainment, Sharath Chandra and Anurag Reddy's A+S Movies.

Also marking GMB's entry into Hindi cinema, the shooting is set to commence this summer and the makers are eyeing a 2020 release.

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