In one of his many pre-release interviews, actor Adivi Sesh recalled his motivation for making Major. He remembered the visceral reaction he had to story of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, the commando who died fighting terrorists during the 26/11 attacks in the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai. Sesh went on to describe seeing the Major's photo for the first time, stunned by how alike they looked. Sharing the same boyish charms, hawkish nose and perfect set of pearly whites, they were like doppelgängers. "We could have been brothers," Sesh said. He was so moved, he decided to make it his mission ....