Mani Rathnam's Raavana in July

The wait seems to be over now; we are talking about Mani Rathnam's Raavana/ Raavan. There is no need of any introduction when it come to Mani Rathnam, because his very name pulls crowds to theatres. The veteran director is currently busy with his big budget bilingual tentatively titled Raavana in Tamil and Raavan in Hindi.

Earlier, there were reports that a 90-second teaser of the Hindi version would be launched soon. Now, the latest we hear is that the film will grace theatres in July; the director plans to release the film simultaneously in Hindi and Tamil. Sources add that the ace director is working overtime to finish the film by July. However, Mani decided to re-shoot a couple scenes he was not too satisfied with. With the re-shoot, Mani now feels that Raavana has come out very well.

Raavana, said to be the modern adaptation of the epic Ramayana, revolves around Raavana, the ruler of Lanka, who kidnapped Sita. The story culminates with Sita supporting Raavana instead of Rama, who suspects her chastity after having spent so much time in Raavana’s custody.

Vikram plays the villain. Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai are the lead pair in Hindi, while Vikram will play the lead opposite Aishwarya in Tamil. Music is by Oscar winner A.R. Rahman . Raavana is produced by Mani Rathnam's sister Sharda under Rathnam's banner Madras Talkies.

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Yuvan Shankar Raja - A R Rahman fight it out!

A R Rahman is India’s pride. He has won two Oscars and now, two Grammy Awards, and in fact, almost won yet another Oscar! The man is on a roll in the global scene. And while he was busy rocking the world, back home Yuvan Shankar Raja stole his thunder!
Yuvan has been coming out with movie album after movie album that stunned us and filled our CD rack! He has a knack for creating numbers that appeal to all classes of audience and that is his biggest asset.
Turn on the radio and on at least two of the many available stations, at any given point of time , you will find yourself humming with a song by Yuvan! His rhythms and tunes are a cut above the rest of the musicians, vying to scale ARR’s heights. But his peace has been shattered with the re-entry of ARR’s music!
The two albums that are fighting it out right now are A.R. Rahman’s Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya and Yuvan’s Paiyaa. While the former has a very international feel to it in terms of melody and instrumentation, Paiyaa caters to the average Tamil moviegoer. 'Hosanna' may transport you to another dimension but 'Yen Kadhal Solla' stabs love right into your heart! It’s a case of classic A.R. Rahman vs. classic Yuvan! And now that’s a tough contest! Who’s your choice?

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