Malayalam superstar Mohanlal arrived at Cochin Shipyard to get onboard India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), which will soon be authorised as Vikrant. Calling the aircraft a true engineering marvel, Mohanlal shared how it will fortify the Indian Navy and will showcase shipbuilding capabilities.
The Drishyam actor took to Twitter and shared a series of pictures as he can be seen meeting the officers of the Indian Navy. After visiting the site, he penned down what he felt about the opportunity. He said, “I express my heartfelt gratitude for this matchless opportunity, especially to the Commanding Officer, Commodore Vidhyadhar Harke, VSM, and Mr Madhu Nair, the Chairman & Managing Director of Cochin Shipyard Limited, for their warm reception.@DefencePROkochi”The pictures from the visit are currently creating waves on social media platforms. Mohanlal, who holds an honorary Lieutenant Colonel rank in the Territorial Army, was looking handsome in formal blue-suit pants for the occasion.However, in a long thread of expressing thankfulness toward the Indian Navy for organising the event, the megastar wrote, “Witnessing the unmatched peculiarities of this mean machine urges me to triumphantly salute all the people behind IAC Vikrant, the wonder. May she always be victorious at sea!”
For the unversed, the ship is named after India’s first aircraft carrier, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Vikrant, which played a major role in the 1971 India-Pakistan war. During the visit, Mohanlal was also accompanied by actor-director Major Ravi, who is also a retired officer of the Indian Army.
Meanwhile, talking about his professional front, over the years, the actor has won millions of hearts with films including Iruvar, Villain, Lucifer, and Praja, among others. Mohanlal was last seen in Jeethu Joseph’s film 12th Man, which was released on May 20, this year and is currently streaming on Disney+ Hotstar.
