Keerthi Chakra is a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language war film written and directed by Major Ravi, in his directorial debut.

The film was dubbed released into Tamil titled Aran,[1][2] with a few additional scenes shot and added for Prakash Raj.

Major Mahadevan is an Indian Army officer deputed to the National Security Guards (NSG).

He calls back his buddy Havildar Jaikumar from his honeymoon because he has information about major activities of the militants; he feels Jai is needed for the team.

The commandos raid a mosque in civilian dress and seize a big collection of arms and explosives.

Meanwhile, a group of terrorists from Afghanistan and Pakistan conspire to hit the Hazratbal Shrine with a missile as they think this will create unrest in the region and that the Indian army will be blamed.

After a long operation, the team kills the terrorists, frees the civilian hostages and disarms the missile.

He wrote the film which reveals the actual mode of working of Islamic terrorist groups within India: their recruitment, training, target choosing, terror strikes, propaganda, and how Indian armed forces tackle the attacks via its special services forces.

The movie develops with this backdrop and tries to convey the dedication and selfless service defence personnel exhibit while on duty.

The reviewer did not find too many negative points about the film and described it as a "technically sound, visually striking flick largely based on reality.

"[7] Kirti Chakra performed well at the box office, becoming the third highest-grossing Malayalam film of the year (behind Classmates and Rasathanthram).

[2] However, Aran - the Tamil version, which had additional footage of Prakash Raj, Jeeva, Santhana Bharathi, Delhi Ganesh, Paravai Muniyamma, and Cochin Haneefa; comedy tracks with Ramesh Khanna, Ganja Karuppu; and song montages featuring Jeeva and Gopika, was not well received, with the additional scenes being lamented as the reason.