Raavanan (2010 film)
| Raavanan | |
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| Directed by | Mani Ratnam |
| Written by | Mani Ratnam Suhasini Mani Ratnam |
| Produced by | Mani Ratnam Sharada Trilok |
| Starring | Vikram Kennedy Aishwarya Rai Prithviraj Sukumaran Karthik Muthuraman Prabhu Ganesan Priyamani |
| Cinematography | V. Manikandan Santosh Sivan |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Distributed by | Madras Talkies BIG Pictures Sony Pictures |
Release date | 18 June 2010 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | Rs. 120 crores[1] |
Raavanan (Tamil: ராவணன்) is a forthcoming Tamil film written, produced, and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film stars Vikram Kennedy, Aishwarya Rai and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles, with a supporting cast comprising Prabhu Ganesan, Karthik Muthuraman, Priyamani and Munna.[2] The film is expected to be released on 18 June 2010, along with its dubbed version in Telugu. It was simultaneously shot in Hindi as Raavan with a slightly different cast. The score and soundtrack of the film is composed by Academy Award-winner A. R. Rahman. The film's worldwide distribution rights have been bought by Sony Pictures and Reliance BIG Pictures for a record price of Rs. 350 crores.[3]
Cast
- Vikram Kennedy as Veera
- Aishwarya Rai as Raagini Subramaniam
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Dev Prasad
- Karthik Muthuraman as Gnanaprakasam
- Prabhu Ganesan
- Priyamani
- Munna as Sakkarai
- John Vijay
- Vaiyapuri
- Ashish Vidyarthi
Production
Casting
In 2008, Vikram Kennedy was signed up to portray the male lead protagonist of Raavanan while Prithviraj Sukumaran was cast in the antagonist role. In the Hindi version, Vikram plays the antagonist and Abhishek Bachchan plays the protagonist. Aishwarya Rai will play the female lead in both versions of the film. The film sees Prabhu Ganesan and Karthik Muthuraman act together in a Ratnam film for the second time after 1988 film, Agni Nakshatram.
Filming
Shooting began inthe southern part of Tumkur, Karnataka at the end of October 2008. Mani Ratnam became ill during filming, which delayed the filming for a few months in 2009.[4] However, the film began its last schedule in August 2009. The film finished filming and went into post-production in October 2009.[5] V. Manikandan was hired as the film's cinematographer. However, he was replaced in early 2009 by Santosh Sivan.[6][7]
This film has numerous action scenes and stunts performed by the actors. The Kerala martial art form Kalarippayattu is also featured in the film.[8] Dancer Astad Deboo choreographed a passionate chase scene and tandav dance between Vikram and Aishwarya Bachchan for the film.[9][10] Choreographers Shobana, who starred in Ratnam's Thalapathi, along with Ganesh Acharya and Brinda have choreographed in Raavanan. Indian fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee designed Aishwarya Rai's costumes in the film.[11]
Filming took place in numerous locations around India including the forests of Karnataka (Tumkur), Kerala, Ooty, Jhansi, Kolkata, Mahabaleshwar and in the Malshej Ghats in Maharashtra.[12][13][14] While filming in Kerala, the production temporarily ran afoul of forest officials for reportedly not following regulations; the issues were resolved by October 22, 2008.[15]
Soundtrack
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The soundtrack for the film is composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned by Vairamuthu, except for the song "Veera", which was penned by Maniratnam himself. It features 6 songs and was released on 5 May 2010 by Sony Music.
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Veera" | Vijay Prakash, Mustafa Kutoane, Keerthi Sagathia, A. R. Rahman | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Usire Poghudey" | Karthik, Mohammed Irfan | 6:04 |
| 3. | "Kodu Poatta" | Benny Dayal | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Kaattu Sirukki" | Shankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Sriram | 5:54 |
| 5. | "Kalvare" | Shreya Ghoshal | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Kedakkari" | Benny Dayal, Bhagyaraj, Rayhanah, Tanvi Shah | 5:11 |
References
- ^ Raavanan sets new records
- ^ Raavanan - preview, trailer, cast and crew
- ^ Raavanan sets new records
- ^ Mirror, 16 April 2009
- ^ Bollywoodhumgama, 21 August 2009
- ^ Indiaglitz, 19 May 2009
- ^ Sify, 2 June 2009
- ^ Times of India, 13 December 2009
- ^ Times of India, 27 July 2009
- ^ DNA India, 26 September 2009
- ^ Outlook India, 24 August 2009
- ^ Rediff, 7 October 2008
- ^ Sify, 18 December 2008
- ^ Telegraph India, 14 February 2009
- ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/oct-08-04/mani-ratnam-22-10-08.html