Kandahar Updates  
23 Apr 10, 11:47am

Major Ravi is known for Malayalam films based on war like Kurukshetra and Keerthichakra. Acting in these two films even fetched Mohanlal the Leut Colonel title. Director Ravi's upcoming film is Kandahar. This Trilingual movie will be made available simultaneously in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu. Director has casted Mohanlal, Amithab Bachan and Surya in the film.

Tamil hero Suriya was to play a commando officer role, but he has now crawfished from the project saying he have no free dates. The makers who were on the lookout for a saleable action hero to replace Suriya contacted Arjun and later finalized Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty.

Amitabh Bachchan doing a cameo role in this flick has confirmed his participation. He will work for free. The scope of Malayalam film is known and his remuneration may be bigger than the total budget of film. His respect for Mohanlal is awesome. Amithabh considers Mohanlal one of the finest actors in the country.

Kandahar is about Kandahar Indian Airlines flight hijack incident which flustered the country in 1999. Mohanlal will be seen playing a commando. The movie will be shot in Kerala, Delhi and Nepal.

Ananya has been chosen as heroine in Kandahar. The actress shot to fame with super hit Tamil movie Nadodigal.