1971: Beyond Borders

1971: Beyond Borders

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Major Ravi
Produced by Haneef Mohammed
Written by
Starring
Narrated by Mammootty
Music by
Cinematography Sujith Vaassudev
Edited by Samjith MHD
Production
company
Red Rose Creations
Distributed by Red Rose Release
Release date
  • 7 April 2017 (2017-04-07) (India)
Running time
 130 minutes[1]
Country India
Language Malayalam

1971: Beyond Borders is a 2017 Indian war drama film written and directed by Major Ravi. It is the fourth instalment in the Major Mahadevan film series, with Mohanlal reprising his role as Colonel Mahadevan and an additional character of Major Sahadevan. It also features Arunoday Singh and Allu Sirish. The film, set in two time periods is based on the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 and acts as a prequel as well as a follow-up to the series. Originally made in Malayalam language, the film will also have dubbed versions in Telugu and Tamil. Mohanlal's and Sirish's characters were modelled on Hoshiar Singh and Arun Khetarpal, both of whom were awarded the Param Vir Chakra for their roles in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.[2]

Dialogues were written by Shiju Nambyath for the script of Ravi. The film was shot by Sujith Vaassudev, while Gopi Sunder provided the score. Siddharth Vipin, Najim Arshad, and Rahul Subramanian composed the soundtrack. Principal photography commenced on 31 October 2016 in Suratgarh, Rajasthan and completed on 5 February 2017 in Georgia. 1971: Beyond Borders released on 7 April 2017 in India

Cast

Production

Development

The film is set in two time periods, with Mohanlal playing both Colonel Mahadevan and his father Major Sahadevan. The film will also see his transition from a Major to a Colonel. The film is based on a true incident and explores the friendship and life of two army officials. Mohanlal will be appearing in his fourth film as Mahadevan after Keerthi Chakra (2006), Kurukshetra (2008), and Kandahar (2010). Ravi said in an interview in October 2015, that unlike the previous films in the series, Beyond Borders will be more like his last military film Picket 43 (2015), that "the focus will be on the individuals rather than the war, and will portray the relationships that are forged during the war".[3] Rahul Subramaniam, Siddharth Vipin, and Najim Arshad is composing the music for the film.

In early August 2016, Bollywood actor Arunoday Singh was confirmed playing the role of Lieutenant colonel (Lt. Col.) Rana Sharif, a soldier of Pakistan Army. Before zeroing in Singh, there were talks with other actors. Ravi was particularly looking for a Bollywood actor to play the role. Singh's character was modeled after a real life soldier in the Pakistan Frontier Force Regiment during the 1971 war. Ravi said, it is not a negative role that he is also fighting for his country and will have equal importance as Mahadevan.[4] In 22 October 2016, Telugu actor Allu Sirish himself confirmed his role in the film by announcing in Twitter.[5] He plays Lieutenant (Lt.) Chinmay, an armoured tank Commando, of the wing headed by Mahadevan. It is the Malayalam film debut of Sirish. Ravi was looking for younger actors to play the role.[6] Mumbai-based model Priyanka Agrawal was signed to appear as Shariff's wife, in two different appearances—as a 65 year old and as her younger self. Hers is one among the two leading female roles in the film. It is also her feature film debut.[7]

In early December 2016, it was confirmed that the production team negotiated with Nikki Galrani to play a Tamilian girl, a love interest of Chinmay, played by Sirish. She was busy with her Tamil films, but attracted as a Mohanlal film and the debut of Sirish, she agreed on verbal terms.[8] Galrani later opted out from the film in early January 2017 due to a schedule change and conflicting date issues with some of her Tamil films in contract. Her portions opposite Sirish were supposed to be shot at Pollachi the same month.[9] She was replaced by Srushti Dange, making her debut into Malayalam cinema.[10] Zoya Zayed Khan was confirmed in December 2016, to play a traditional Pakistani doctor. She is acting alongside Singh. Khan was cast after a screen test. Shafeeq Rahman was cast as Jayakrishnan, one of the soldiers under Mahadevan's command.[11] Saiju Kurup and Sudheer Karamana also plays soldiers, among others.[12][13] Asha Sarath is paired opposite to Mohanlal's Sahadevan, the mother role of Mahadevan.

Filming

The filming commenced on 31 October 2016 at Suratgarh in Rajasthan, India.[14] Art director Saloo K. George built huge sets resembling army camps and bunkers. Built in Kochi, Kerala, they were transported to Rajasthan. The filming was conducted in the deserts of Rajasthan, the Viper population was highest in that area, the crew unaware of it first, immediately ordered antivenoms and worn heavy shoes on reaching the location. Chest congestion often occurred to the crew.[15] Sirish joined filming on 5 November 2016. Indian army base in Arjungarh, Junagarh and Mahajan in Bikaner were some of the filming locations in Rajasthan.[16][17] After 25 days of filming, the schedule was wrapped on 23 November 2016.[18] There was also a schedule in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.[19]

The next few schedules underwent at various location in Kerala, beginning in Pattambi, Palakkad district. The Indo-Pakistani war sequences were planned to shoot at Uganda,[15] later they decided to film it in Georgia instead, following the Kerala schedule. After finishing in Pattambi, they shifted to nearby Ottapalam in early January 2017.[17] Then to Perumbavoor, Ernakulam district in the third week of January 2017, where sets were built resembling North Indian borders and warfare trenches. It was constructed in a 40 acre reclaimed land near Perumbavoor. Mohanlal joined the location on 16 January 2017, filming held during day and night.[20]

The team began filming its final schedule in Georgia on 31 January 2017 for a week. Beyond Borders is the first Malayalam film to be shot in the Eurasian country.[21] Major Mahadevan's action sequences was shot in Georgia who is in a UN peacekeeping mission. The filming wrapped on 5 February 2017.[22]

Music

The film will feature four songs composed by three music directors—Najim Arshad, Siddharth Vipin and Rahul Subramanian. The film score is composed by Gopi Sunder. Singer Arshad debuts as a music director through the film. He composed a Hindi patriotic song written by a Kolkata-based lyricist named Kamal Karthik, the song come towards the end of the film.[23] Vipin known for his compositions in Tamil films, is composing two songs—one is a romantic song picturised in the locations in Kerala. The other one is a motivational song that will follow after a speech delivered by Mohanlal's character.[19] Subramanian composed a nostalgic song, sung by M. G. Sreekumar and featuring Mohanlal and Asha Sarath.[24]

1971: Beyond Borders (soundtrack)
No.TitleLyricsMusicPerformer (s)Length
1."Oruvakkinal Vida"Nikhil S. MathattilRahul SubrahmanianM. G. Sreekumar, Swetha Mohan 
2."Pesipokuthu"Mohan RajanSiddharth VipinVipin Lal, N. K. Priyanka, Meenakshi Ilayaraja 
3."Armaan Hasare"Kamal KarthikNajim ArshadHariharan, Chorus (Arshad, Vipin, Shyam) 
4."Sarhade Layi"Kamal KarthikNajim ArshadNajim Arshad, Vipin Xavier 
5."Dooreyaavani"Jyothish T. KassiSiddharth VipinVipin Lal, Merin Gregory, Sithara 
6."Oruvakkinal (R)"Nikhil S. MathattilRahul SubrahmanianSwetha Mohan, M. G. Sreekumar 
7."Dooreyaavani (R)"Jyothish T. KassiSiddharth VipinVipin Lal, Sahana, Sithara 

Release

1971: Beyond Borders released on 7 April 2017 in India.[25] The Telugu dubbed version 1971: Bharatha Sarihaddu and Tamil version will be released later.

Critical Reception

1971: Beyond Borders was given by IMDb 6.5/10 and BookMyShow rated it 6.8/10. Manorama gave it 2/5

Box Office

1971: Beyond Borders had gained around 1.0 crores outside kerala.The film collected around 6.8 crores from kerala.

References

  1. ↑ "1971: Beyond Borders". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "The thrill lies in being the first person to do something that has not been done before: Mohanlal".
  3. ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (24 October 2015). "Mohanlal in Major Ravi's next!". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (10 August 2010). "Arunoday Singh's debut in M-town as a Pak army officer". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Hooli, Shekhar H. (23 October 2016). "After Allu Arjun, his brother Sirish to make Malayalam debut with Mohanlal's 1971: Beyond Borders". International Business Times. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Subramanian, Anupama (26 October 2016). "Allu Sirish forays into Mollywood". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  7. ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (31 October 2016). "Priyanka Agrawal joins Mohanlal's next". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  8. ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (12 December 2016). "Mohanlal is a busy bee". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  9. ↑ George, Anjana (14 January 2017). "Nikki Galrani not part of Major Ravi’s upcoming war drama". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  10. ↑ Sreekumar, Priya (28 December 2016). "Pathani girl beyond borders: Zoya Zayed Khan". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  11. ↑ Nechiyil, Sahla (2 January 2017). "Playing the villain again". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Suresh, Meera (10 January 2017). "'Slapstick comedy is not my forte'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  13. ↑ Suresh, Meera (24 November 2016). "100 and running". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  14. ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (2 November 2016). "Mohanlal starts shooting for Major Ravi’s next". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  15. 1 2 Alexander, Princy (12 December 2016). "A shoot amid hidden dangers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  16. ↑ Hooli, Shekhar H. "Mohanlal's 1971 - Beyond Borders shoot: Allu Sirish completes first schedule". International Business Times. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  17. 1 2 Sidhardhan, Sanjith (17 January 2017). "It's Georgia, not Uganda for Mohanlal's next". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  18. ↑ Onmanorama Staff (23 November 2016). "Allu Sirish exhausted after shooting for Mohanlal film '1971'". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  19. 1 2 Sundar, Mrinalini (14 January 2017). "Siddharth Vipin's next is a war-based film". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  20. ↑ Mathrubhumi (17 January 2017). "This reclaimed land in Perumbavoor is the Indo-Pak border in Mohanlal film". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  21. ↑ സ്വന്തം ലേഖകൻ (31 January 2017). "ബിയോണ്ട് ദ് ബോർഡേർസ് ജോർജിയയിൽ ചിത്രീകരിക്കുന്ന ആദ്യമലയാളചിത്രം". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  22. ↑ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (6 February 2017). "Colonel Mahadevan to lead a UN mission in his war drama". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  23. ↑ Onmanorama Staff (17 November 2016). "Singer Najim Arshad turns composer with Mohanlal film". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  24. ↑ DC (5 February 2017). "Rahul Subrahmanian: Building his own realm". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  25. ↑ Upadhyaya, Prakash (27 January 2017). "Rockline Venkatesh ventures into Malayalam; to produce Mohanlal's next film". International Business Times. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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