Each year the producers eagerly wait for the summer holidays of the students to get started. This is a golden time for them as they can cash in on the maximum eyeballs and earn good bucks out of their flicks.

This year too many big movies with big stars in it are all set to hit the theatres during the summer season. Two films of Mammootty, Pattanathil Bhootham and Vandematharam are lined to up release this summer.

After cricketer Kapil Dev, Malayalam superstar Mohanlal has been conferred with the honorary title of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army.

Territorial Army (TA), is a citizen's force of the Indian army.

According to sources, the veteran actor had a fascination for the armed forces and wanted to join the army after college.

The 48 year old actor has also donned the roles of army officers in two of his flicks- KeerthiChakra and Kurukshetra.

Since then he has taken a fascination for the Indian Army. He has huge fan following not only among south Indian men of the forces but even among the North Indians.