Raavan Produced by: Mani Ratnam Directed by: Mani Ratnam Starring : Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Chiyaan Vikram, Govinda, Manisha Koirala, Nikhil Dwivedi, Ravi Kishan, Priyamani Special Appearance : Bipasha Basu Music Director : A. R. Rahman UK Release Date 18th June 2010

Reliance BIG Pictures presents ‘Raavan’, releasing in cinemas on Friday 18th June 2010, by director Mani Ratnam (‘Dil Se’, ‘Bombay’), Academy Award Winner and music maestro A.R Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire), and Indian cinema royalty and off-screen couple Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan who reunite following the critically acclaimed ‘Guru’. ‘Raavan’ is billed as a darkly intense, cinematic masterpiece that will draw audiences into the innermost depths of the human psyche to test their beliefs, convictions and emotions.

Directed by Mani Ratnam who is to be honoured with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award 2010 at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, ‘Raavan’s’ cast is headed by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (‘Bride and Prejudice’) and Abhishek Bachchan (‘Guru’, ‘Paa’) who unite on screen in avatars never before seen by cinemagoers. They are joined by the star of South Indian cinema Vikram, alongside supporting talent, Govinda, Ravi Kishan and Priyamani. The film's haunting soundtrack is from multi Academy Award Winner, A.R. Rahman (‘Slumdog Millionaire’) with lyrics penned by Indian poet, lyricist and script writer Gulzar.

Synopsis:

Unconventional in equal but harmonized measures, police inspector ‘Dev’ (Vikram) and feisty classical dancer ‘Ragini’ (Aishwarya Rai Bachchan) relocate to Lal Maati, a remote town in Northern India, after marrying. On arrival, they discover that the law of the land is firmly grasped in the hands of ‘Beera Munda’ (Abhishek Bachchan), a ruthless tribal who has shifted the power equation in the region from the ruling to the have-nots.

Dev knows that the key to restoring order in Lal Maati is to vanquish Beera and in one fell swoop manages to create carnage in Beera’s world, thus setting in motion a chain of events which will claim lives and change fortunes. An injured but enraged Beera now drags both Dev and Ragini into battle through the deepest ravines of the jungle and a labyrinth of human survival. The journey ahead tests the very core of their existence as the lines between good and evil, between Dev and Beera, between Ram and Raavan become ever blurred.