Ganesh Venkatram - as commando in Kandahar

Ganesh Venkataraman plays Amitabh Bachchan’s son in the film Kandhakar, who becomes a commando and goes on the Kandahar Mission along with Major Mahadevan played by Mohanlal.

Sources say that Ganesh has been working very hard to look and behave like an authentic commando and is undergoing commando training under the guidance of Major Ravi.

Ganesh says he owes it to Mohanlal who recommended him to Major Ravi after working with him in Unnaipol Oruvan

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‘Kandahaar’ is a thriller which tells the story of the Indian Airlines plane hijack by terrorists to Kandhahar in Afghanistan. Directed by Major Ravi the film is simultaneously made in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi at an estimated cost of Rs.42Crores.

Ganesh Venkataram is well known for the preparation he does for his roles.

In his first film Abhiyum Naanum he played Joginder Singh – a Sardar economist on the lines of young Manmohan Singh.

In Unnaipol Oruvan he played an angry young Muslim cop Arif Khan from the anti-terrorism squad, Ganesh was simply brilliant.