Ravana Desam
| Ravana Desam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ajay Nuthakki |
| Produced by | Laxmikanth nadendla |
| Starring | Ajay Nuthakki Jennifer Ramesh Babu Sandesh |
| Cinematography | VK Ramaraj |
| Edited by | Karthik Srinivas |
| Music by | Siva R Nandigam |
Release date |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ravana Desam or Ravan Desam (English: The Land of Ravana) is a Tamil film written and directed by Ajay Nuthakki. The film is based on the refugees missing during the 2009 Sri Lankan Civil War.[2][3][4]
Plot summary
The film begins in Sri Lanka during the civil war between the Sri Lanka Army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, who are fighting for a separate nation for Tamils. The movie tells the story of refugees who went missing while trying to escape the fighting by crossing the border with illegal boats to Tamil Nadu in India. The film is based on true incidents that happened during the voyage.[5][6][7]
Filming
Nuthakki spent almost four years on the film, with two years dedicated to research to get the facts right. Nuthakki stated that: "Even though my film is based on true events, I have built the premise on a very simple theme that humans are still animals and are likely to become extinct soon. What happened in Sri Lanka in 2009 was described by the United Nations as a bloodbath." He said that the time he invested in working on the film was worth it. The cast and crew for the production were on the sea filming for almost 120 days, with many of the actors getting sea sickness.[5][6]
Cast
- Jennifer
- Allu Ramesh
- Santhosh
- Koutalya
- Bharathi Rao
- Serisha
- Prabhakar
See also
- Cinema of India
- List of attacks attributed to the LTTE
- List of assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War
References
- ^ "'Ravana Desam' from November 14". Behind Woods. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "'Ravana Desam' from November 12, 2013". The Times of India. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Ajay Nuthakki, Actor and Director". Cine Ulagam.
- ^ S.R. Ashok Kumar (19 October 2013). "Audio Beat: Ravana Desam - In search of an identity". The Hindu.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Anupama Subramanian (30 October 2013). "A film on missing refugees". Deccan Chronicle.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "Movies Based On True Events Always Gets Criticised: Ajay Nuthakki". Filmi Beat. 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Ravana Desam Review". India Glitz. 16 November 2013.
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