1971: Beyond Borders | 1971 ബിയോണ്ട് ബോർഡേഴ്സ് | Mohanlal, Arunoday Singh

1971: Beyond Borders is a 2017 Indian war drama film written and directed by Major Ravi. It is the fourth installment 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 Originally made in Malayalam language, the film will also have dubbed versions in Telugu and Tamil.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 Directed by - Major Ravi Produced by - Andrew Johnson Written by - Major Ravi, Shiju Nambyath Starring - Mohanlal, Arunoday Singh, Allu Sirish Narrated by - Mammootty Music by - Siddharth Vipin, Najim Arshad, Rahul Subramanian, Gopi Sunder Cinematography - Sujith Vaassudev Edited by - Samjith MHD Production company - Red Rose Creations Distributed by - Red Rose Release; Singapore: Singapore Coliseum Release date - 7 April 2017 (India) Running time - 130 minutes Language Malayalam