Major’s Adivi Sesh meets Maharashtra chief minister

Actor-writer Adivi Sesh, who is basking in the success of his latest release Major (2022), has met Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and described it as an incredible moment.

Sesh revealed that he was promised full support to allocate the funds from the movie’s earnings for National Defence Academy (NDA) aspirants. He also thanked actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar for facilitating the meeting. 

“Had the incredible opportunity to meet the Honourable CM of Maharashtra Shri Uddhav Thackeray. He promised to extend full support for our MAJOR promise fund for NDA aspirants. It was an incredible moment. Thank you for the amazing words about our film sir (sic),” Sesh tweeted on Monday. 

The film is based on the life of a soldier — the late Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan — who sacrificed his life while combating terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Besides playing the lead role, Sesh has also written the film and he had called this his pet project at the trailer launch. 

The film, which was filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, has reportedly grossed over Rs42.5 crore in cinemas worldwide. 

Meanwhile, veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan shared the film’s trailer on Twitter over the weekend and said that the movie is currently running in cinemas. 

Major, which has been directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka, also stars Sobhita Dhulipala, Saiee Manjrekar and Murali Sharma. 

The film has been co-produced by Mahesh Babu in association with Sony Pictures India.