Kirti Chakra is a 2006 Malayalam war film directed and written by debutant A.K. Ravindran, and featuring Mohanlal in lead as Major Mahadevan and Jiiva in supporting role. The film is based on true events related to insurgency in the Indian controlled region of Kashmir. The political situation of the conflict is portrayed from an Indian perspective in the film. The film, the first movie in the Major Mahadevan series, was released on 7 August 2006 worldwide. The title is derived from the Indian gallantry award, Kirti Chakra. It was a critical and commercial success and was a blockbuster at the box office. The film was dubbed into Tamil as Aran. and some scenes were added for Prakash Raj in Tamil version.