Commando (film series)
Commando is a series of Indian Hindi-language action thriller films produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah under the banner of Sunshine Pictures. The film series is co-produced and distributed by Reliance Entertainment.
| Commando (film series) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dilip Ghosh (1) Deven Bhojani (2) Aditya Datt (3) |
| Written by | Ritesh Shah (1-2) Darius Yarmil (3) Junaid Wasi (3) |
| Story by | Suresh Nair (2) |
| Produced by | Vipul Amrutlal Shah (1-3) Reliance Entertainment (1-3) Dhaval Jayantilal Gada (2) Motion Picture Capital (3) |
| Starring | See Cast |
| Cinematography | Sejal Shah (1) Chirantan Das (2) Mark Hamilton (3) |
| Edited by | Amitabh Shukla (1-2) Sanjay Sharma (2) Sandeep Kurup (3) |
| Music by | Songs: Mannan Shaah (1-3) Gourov Roshin (2) Vikram Montrose (3) Score: Prasad Sasthe (1-2) Saurabh Bhalerao (3) |
Production companies | Sunshine Pictures (1-3) Reliance Entertainment (1-3) Pen India Limited (2) Motion Picture Capital (3) |
| Distributed by | Reliance Entertainment |
Release dates | 1: 12 April 2013 2: 3 March 2017 3: 29 November 2019 |
Running time | 380 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹73 crore |
| Box office | ₹105.19 crore |
The first film Commando: A One Man Army was released in 2013 is directed by Dilip Ghosh, the second film Commando 2: The Black Money Trail released in 2017 is directed by Deven Bhojani while the third film Commando 3 is directed by Aditya Datt released in 2019. The series follows the story of an Indian Commando named Karanveer 'Karan' Singh Dogra (Vidyut Jammwal) and his missions.
The protagonist's name is inspired by Karan Singh, the Dogra dynasty ex-crown prince of Jammu and Kashmir. Jammwal, who is trained in the Indian martial arts of Kalaripayattu, performs his own stunts and martial arts in the film's action sequences. Commando 2 is the only film in the series to be released along with its Tamil and Telugu dubbed versions.