Raavanan (English: Ravana) is a 2010 Indian Tamil thriller film co written, co produced, and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film features Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Prithviraj in the lead roles, with a supporting cast led by Karthik, Prabhu and Priyamani. The film was also made simultaneously in Hindi as Raavan, with a slightly different cast. Furthermore, the film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Villain, with all three versions releasing simultaneously on 18 June 2010.
The film follows the crux of the epic Ramayana, with a ruthless police officer on the chase to find a tribal leader and lawbreaker, who has kidnapped his wife. Veeraiya, the kidnapper and his motive for the kidnap has been led on by the death of his sister, as a result of police custodial torture and brutal rape. The film explores the search by the officer, whilst exploring the changing emotions that the three protagonists experience with each other, leading to a riveting climax, situated in the jungle.
Ravanan is a 2006 Malayalam action thriller directed by debutante Jojo Varghese with Kalabhavan Mani in the lead. Jagathy Sreekumar, Megha Jasmine, Madhu Warrier, Sudheesh, Nishant Sagar, Sreejith, Kollam Thulasi, Madhu, and Rajan P.Dev play the other pivotal roles.
The story centres on the murder of a judge and how S. P. Ravanan Varghese (Kalabhavan Mani) hunts down the killers. Popularly known as Ravanan, for his aggressive and belligerent style of behaviour, the brainy and brawny super cop begins the investigation. Jagathy Sreekumar plays the sub-inspector assisting him in the case. How Ravanan solves the murder mystery forms the rest of the story.
Raavanan is the soundtrack album to the 2010 Indian Tamil film of the same name, written and directed by Mani Ratnam. It was released on May 5, 2010 by Sony Music. The music and background score were composed by Academy Award winning composer A. R. Rahman with lyrics penned Vairamuthu and Mani Ratnam. The same soundtrack was used for the Hindi version of the film, titled Raavan, which was launched on April 24. It was also dubbed and used in the Telugu version of the film, titled Villain. "Raavanan" was Rahman's second collaboration with actor Vikram after Pudhiya Mannargal (1994).
The soundtrack features 6 songs composed by A. R. Rahman and lyrics penned by Vairamuthu, except for the song "Veera", which was penned by Mani Ratnam himself. Five additional songs, which were featured in the movie was released as a collectors's edition special pack on 18 November 2010. One of these tracks Naan Varuvaen was later released as a music video titled Changing Seasons. A. R. Rahman himself wrote the lyrics for this track and made an impromptu performance during the audio launch. The choreography of the songs were done by Ganesh Acharya, Brinda, Shobhana and Astad Deboo. The soundtrack is especially noted for the use of rich instruments, Indian as well as Middle Eastern. Several new singers were introduced through this film.
Kun kello viisi on
hän avaa vaatekomeron
hetken harjaa vielä hiuksiaan
viimein ryhtyy pakkaamaan
Henkareita yksi kerrallaan
hän nostaa ovenpieleen roikkumaan
löytää vaatteen sopivan
kunnes huomaa paikoillaan vain seisovan
Karmiininpunaisen, angoravillaisen
paidan sai hän jälkeen
riidan ansimmäisen
ja lyhythelmaisen, skottiruutuisen
hameen lahjaks sai hän vuoksi
viimeöisen
Vaan tyhjä laukku on
kun sulkee hän komeron
ei mahdu mukaan ainutkaan
jää muistot kaappiin kuolemaan
Kaksirivinen, ankkurinappinen
on ainoa takki matkalaisen
nelirivinen, lyhytsanainen
on viesti joka jää oveen eteisen
Kaksirivinen, ankkurinappinen
on ainoa takki matkalaisen
nelirivinen, lyhytsanainen
on viesti joka jää oveen eteisen
Kaksirivinen, ankkurinappinen
on ainoa takki matkalaisen
nelirivinen, lyhytsanainen
on viesti joka jää oveen eteisen
Kaksirivinen
on ainoa takki matkalaisen
nelirivinen