For the first time in his career, Mohanlal will be shooting at Kashmir, for his new film directed by Major.A.K.Raveendran. The film named 'Keerthichakra' is based on the real life encounters in kupwara between the army and the terrorists which finally resulted in the killing of seven terrorists.

The film scheduled to be shot in 40 days in Kashmir will start rolling from the 24th of this month. Mohanlal, playing an encounter specialist in the film will join the film soon after he completes the second schedule of Mahasamudram.

The director who served in the kashmiri mountains during the time of V.P.Singh government and Dr. Rubaya Syed issue, realized the life of kashmiri people and their panic during his term in service. He was also a member of the army who took action in kupwara. These real life experiences was the force to script a film based on the people tied betweeen the army and the terrorists.

Keerthichakra is Major Ravi's second film - the first one he co-directed being Punarggani - in which Pranav Mohanlal's son played the lead and won much aritical acclaim.