Who was C. Sankaran Nair? Akshay Kumar to portray a bold lawyer and the voice of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Kesari Chapter 2

Akshay Kumar to play C Sankaran Nair in Kesari Chapter 2

Akshay Kumar is gearing up to play the role of C. Sankaran Nair, a lawyer who also served as the president of the Indian National Congress in 1897, in his upcoming film, Kesari Chapter 2.

The actor has recently launched the trailer for his upcoming film, leaving the fans with the question, who is C. Sankaran Nair?

For the unversed, Chettur Sankaran Nair was a prominent figure and played an important role during India’s pre-independence era. He started his career as a lawyer in 1880 at the Madras High Court.

Later, he was appointed to a committee investigating the Malabar district. He also served as the Advocate-General for the government and worked as an acting judge until 1908. From 1908 to 1915, he was a permanent judge at the Madras High Court.

He was honored as a Companion of the Indian Empire by the King-Emperor in 1904 and was knighted in 1912. After the Jallianwala Bagh massacre on April 13, 1919, he resigned from the Viceroy’s Council in protest, refusing to be part of the colonial administration’s cruelty.

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He was determined to reveal the British regime’s atrocities and wrote a book titled Gandhi and Anarchy. The powerful critique exposed the oppressive policies and inhumane actions of the colonial government. His bold stance led to a libel suit against him in London.

Meanwhile, Kesari Chapter 2 is based on the book The Case That Shook The Empire, written by Raghu Palat, the great-grandson of C Sankaran Nair.

Kesari Chapter 2 features an ensemble cast including, R Madhavan and Ananya Panday in the lead roles. Directed by the debutant Karan Singh Tyagi, the movie is set to hit the theatres on April 18, 2025.