Adivi Sesh begins Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan fund: ‘I am going to get other actors to help in this initiative’

Actor Adivi Sesh on Wednesday introduced a fund named after Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, which is able to present steering and funding to aspiring candidates who need to be a part of the Indian armed forces, however would not have the means to take action. He was addressing a press convention after the discharge of his movie Major, which is predicated on Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan’s life.

Talking about Major, Sesh stated, “This is truly the most meaningful film I’ve ever done.”

Announcing the fund, the actor stated, “Major is not a film, it is an emotion. After I am done with promotions of the film, we are going to start a fund in the name of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan for CDS (Combined Defence Services examination) and NDA (National Defence Academy) aspirants across the country. There are a lot of people in small towns and villages who don’t know how to apply. They don’t have money for textbooks. They don’t have the guidance or training institutes. We will provide that guidance and training and sometimes that funding. I am going to start the fund and will incorporate the help of some more friends as well as actors. I want to work towards establishing the legacy of Major Sandeep. He should not remain an unsung hero.”

Adivi Sesh then shared how his Major co-star Saiee Manjrekar’s father, filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar helps him on this initiative. He shared, “Mahesh Manjrekar sir had watched the film and loved it. He is obviously a very influential man in Maharashtra. Through Saiee’s family’s good graces, we will meet Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray ji, and we’ll be presenting this to him to flag it off. We are meeting him on the 11th.”

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When Sesh was requested if he would do extra movies to focus on the valour of different unsung heroes, he stated, “I’ll do it my way. Not everything has to be a film. I never wanted to just make this film for the heck of it. I am one of the producers on the film.”

Major, launched in Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam, is working in theatres. The movie is predicated on the lifetime of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, who misplaced his life whereas combating terrorists through the 2008 Mumbai assaults.