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Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Raavan (2010)

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Raavan

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6/10

Mani Ratnam's Fallacy....

Here is where the creatures of the dark dwell; where fear creeps through the shadows of the foliage, the sounds of life buzz through the night and cascading waterfalls provide the spectacular backdrop for the damsel in distress..... the one who is taken hostage by the merciless evil who will stop at nothing to unleash terror. Then, there is the hero who will stop at nothing to release his love from the clutches of evil. The duel is engaging, exciting, thrilling and gruesome and if that is what you're looking for, then watch RamGopal Verma's 'JUNGLE' .... not 'Raavan'.

When Mani Ratnam decides to create a world of a demon God in a movie, the expectations are obviously high. One: because he is Mani Ratnam, two: because some of the actors claimed it to be their best work and three: it was supposed to draw inspirations from the epic Ramayana. We saw the Mahabharata unfold in today's political backdrop in Raajneeti with some remarkable execution but such is not the case with 'Raavan'. Let alone the Ramayana, the film is not even a worthy copy of Jungle! All elements of thrill, intensity, evil, shock, suspense and terror are completely missing in 'Raavan'. The formidable Raakshas was a powerful character who excelled in what he did and the terror he unleashed was unfathomable but Beera's character is more like a maniac who has followers for some inexplicable reason. Neither is he terrifying in appearance nor are his tactics menacing and moreover, he is out to seek revenge for what his sister went through. The biggest problem with Beera's character is that he is driven by this vengeance. That is clearly not the purest form of evil unlike the real Raavan, Durga (Jungle) or Raaghvan (Aks). The sister's incident warrants our sympathy for this villain and to an extent, our support in his endeavour. How can one feel terrorized in that case? Mani Ratnam's entire premise of evil thus tends to be fallacious. If that wasn't enough, we have to evaluate how genuine Ram's (Dev) character is since he cares less about his Sita (Ragini) and more about capturing Beera. Sheer lack of consistency in plot results in the actors being confused about their unwritten roles, song sequences acting as fillers in screenplay, predictability of sequences and the boredom of audience.

Santosh Sivan is perhaps the only reason one can withstand Raavan. His cinematography of the spell-binding locations, is exemplary! So are the sequences where every character is captured in brilliant light, shadow and close ups. AR Rahman's music, though not his best, captures attention with the upbeat Beera included in the titles and Behne De - the current epitome of Gulzar, Rahman and Santosh Sivan's work combined. Whereas, Thok di khilli will be remembered more for Abhishek's inability to dance, Kata Kata bakra as the unnecessary filler in a digressed story and Ranjha Ranjha and Khili Re wandering in the background as the story sets into flashback mode at different points. Thus, the numerous songs become a misfit in a demonic thriller and in the absence of merciless editing, they only tend to prolong the unease while watching.

Vikram could've had a juicier role and that perhaps was the let down with his character. His performance too, lacked variety in expression. Govinda was a delight to watch in the role of Hanuman but his character was nothing like the Ape God. Although he provides comic relief and whatever sanity there was, he has a screen presence of less than 9 minutes which is simply not enough. Ravi Kishan as Beera's brother was very convincing in his role and was very expressive in almost every given scenario. Aishwarya Rai was just disappointing. All the yelling, shrieking, artificial tears (red eyed), irrational behavior and the profound obtuseness of her character downplayed all that she was otherwise capable of. Abhishek Bachchan has done much better in his previous ventures with Mani Ratnam and here, he is nothing more than an actor left by himself to do whatever he can with some ugly make up and the jungle around him. Where is the 'Raakshas' in his portrayal of Raavan? Why the eccentric behavior and straight face in seriousness? And why the sheer inability to perform a simple dance? Although the character was vague and incomplete, Abhishek, this time was a total disappointment with whatever he had. He seemed too casual in his approach in critical scenes. What is it that they say...... he just couldn't get 'into the character'.

When the age has come for innovation, change, and novelty, Mani Ratnam fails to live up to expectations. The script, screenplay, characterization, plot, performances and direction were all flawed and these factors could've been taken with a pinch of salt from another film maker but not The Mani Ratnam. Watch 'Raavan' only if it airs on Television..... you will need the breaks.

  • 6.56 on a scale of 1-10.
  • kunalkhandwala
  • 20 juin 2010
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4/10

One royal disappointment. Mani's worst movie in the last 25 years.

From the trailer and the general talk, you might have guessed the basic premise. Raavan (Abhishek Bacchhan) kidnaps Sita (Aish). Ram (Vikram), with the help of Hanuman (Govinda) tries to get Sita back and kill Raavan. Of course, the motivation for Raavan's abduction of Sita is the insult of Surpanaka (Priyamani). What if this basic premise constitutes the entire movie with nothing else? The movie is going to suck & that is what Raavan is. What makes the original Ramayan interesting is the many many interesting characters and subplots without which even it would be uninteresting. This is where Raavan fails.

The plot is as thin as a razor blade. Screenplay is one jumbled mess especially in the 1st half. Mani Ratnam is my most favourite Indian director & it is really really hard for me to digest that he had directed this mess.

Abhishek Bacchhan was absolutely irritating as Beera. Since his only good performances were in Yuva & Guru which were directed by Mani, I thought he will be good as Beera. But what an irritating interpretation of the role! Aish's only duty in the movie was to look beautiful and scream at regular intervals which she does greatly. Vikram has nothing much to do. His character was badly written. Priyamani is good in her brief appearance. Govinda and Ravi Kishan are the two bright spots as far as acting department is considered.

The locations and cinematography are breathtaking to say the least. Raavan is a heavy contender in the next award season as far as cinematography is considered. The same goes for music. Rahman gave a great music and background score. But since general public wouldn't be interested in only photography and music, I can see empty theaters and a doomed future for the movie. I will be happy if I'm wrong. I really can't believe Mani Ratnam has directed this entirely from his heart.

I've seen each one of Mani's movies of the last 25 years & without doubt Raavan is Mani Ratnam's most uninteresting movie. The first half is as dumb as you can get. The entire 1st half is like one long personal holiday photo-shoot of AbhiAsh with some exotic background views. The 2nd half is slightly better but on the whole, Raavan is a 140 minute advertisement for the beauty of Aish & India's forests.

I also wanted to see Villain (Raavan in Telugu) because of Vikram who plays Raavan in this version. But after this experience, I neither have the patience nor energy to do it. May be some time after the DVD comes out.
  • amarv
  • 17 juin 2010
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6/10

Visually great, but weak narrative and main performances

  • bollycritic
  • 18 juin 2010
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7/10

Raavan is you....

  • jeethjohnp
  • 16 juin 2010
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3/10

A visual smokescreen is all it has to flaunt

  • feminist_gal
  • 17 juin 2010
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7/10

An epic retold with magnificent visual splendour but falling well short of being memorable

Mani Ratnam's much anticipated multi lingual Raavan (a.k.a Raavanan in Tamil) is a commendable and bold cinematic effort to recreate the timeless epic of Ramayana which embodies universally appealing values of heroism, jealousy , mistrust , revenge and evil. Though evil here is more about revealing the antihero in Raavan and seeing those same traits ironically reversed in Ram at another point in time. Ram here is Dev (played by Vikram)a duty bound cop with a single mission to bring down his nemesis Beera (played by Abhishek) who is the protector of the downtrodden but one who does not let morals come in his way. A much wanted criminal in the eyes of the law. His philosophy is almost a Mahabharata borrowed one of "ends justify the means". What drives him to do that one thing that bring hims onto a vengeful collision path with Dev is unveiled slowly during the movie . It all starts off with the abduction by Beera of the character based on Sita , represented as Ragini (played by Aishwarya). Ragini is the wife of Dev and this begins the odyssey set against some of the most spectacular landscapes shot most brilliantly and expectedly by Santosh Sivan.

Set against lush forests, deep gorges, inundated streams and constant cleansing of the earth by the abundant rain, Ragini tied and gagged is dragged along by Beera, with Dev and his band of other cops in pursuit. Beera is an unusual specimen, intense , unpredictable, maniacal yet a character with whom one does start forming a bond of affection and empathy as we realise a certain lovable and humane side of his character. Abhishesh plays Beera industriously , trying to get under the skin of the character even though there are mannerisms which could have been handled more subtly but then that is the directors outlook. In all a performance worth acknowledging set against the often churned out mediocrity of Bollywood. One can't ever relegate Aishwarya to the background and not the least here because she is the focal point of the movie, the one who is subjected to a cruel fate. She does portray her character with intensity but what annoys is her voice and associated intonation and that creates a certain hamming like effect. No doubt sensing the potential of such a role, she does seem to have put in that little extra effort. Her beauty, with time has not waned and she is graceful and classic at most times. Dev played by Vikram is powerful for the action sequences and when he is angry but surely Mani Ratnam should not be compromising on the power of speech expecting delivery in Hindi from a chap who is not a natural Hindi speaker. Govinda plays the character based on Hanuman and is at best a very marginal role. Others including brothers of Beera and the aggrieved step sister of Beera player by Priyamani are all just about OK. Now the reason that I believe this is not a memorable movie is on account of the fact that Mani Ratnam has excessively depended on visuals and even facial expressions to attempt to create a unique experience but this comes at the expense of dialogues which lack the punch and often is mistimed. The narrative does not really dig deep into the characters and reveal their flaws and strengths. Abhishek has done what he could as his best but was he the best choice? Finally the climax and the last 30 mins of the movie is a lot more engaging and does eventually make you leave the movie hall with a fair amount of satisfaction but with a lingering doubt as to if this is indeed the best we can now expect from Mani Ratnam ? Once you have finished watching the movie in a movie hall (not on DVD), think of the opening sequence.
  • Amadeus75
  • 18 juin 2010
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4/10

Not as bad as some people say, but still pretty bad

Raavan starts with a fascinating premise. After all, what can be worthier than watching a modern-day adaptation of the Ramayana made by Mani Ratnam himself? Upon release, the movie failed spectacularly, but I did not really care and still wanted to see it. And well, I was surely disappointed. Mani Ratnam is a very fine filmmaker, and his Dil Se is one of my favourite films. As expected, the film is a true visual treat - the cinematography is plain excellent and at times even manages to make up for many of the film's flaws. Some scenes are just a pleasure to watch, and the camera work is overall spectacular. But on the whole, as a film Raavan just really does not work, and what should and could have been gripping and captivating ends up being messy, uneven, uninteresting, and sadly, at times even boring. The problem is the script, and no matter how hard you try, at the end of the day the defining feature is always the content. Maybe the problem is with me, but I can assure that I tried to enjoy it, but couldn't. A.R. Rahman composes a nice soundtrack for the film, and it often fits the proceedings, but the background score is exaggerated. The many sadistic scenes in the movie fail to hold interest, although the action and the stunts are quite impressive. The final sequences get a bit better, but again, it's not enough.

Where acting goes, the movie is mostly a letdown. Abhishek Bachchan, in the title role, is miscast. He is never convincing enough, and looks rather artificial and unnatural while trying to portray a role that is quite demanding and ambiguous. Similarly, a beautiful Aishwarya Rai is, for the most part, painfully bad. She systematically overacts, screaming and shouting arduously even when it's completely unnecessary, and overall she just fails to portray her character's gradual growth and capture its feisty nature. It's quite saddening particularly in a year when she delivered a marvelous performance as the strong and strict Sofia in Guzaarish. One can easily imagine these two lead roles from Raavan handled with much more success by more capable actors, but in their favour it can be said that their chemistry is very good and it's evident that they feel comfortable working with each other. The ending and the climactic scene are quite a turning point, but they too are not sufficient to make the movie worth-watching. Raavan is certainly not an unwatchable movie experience as many have suggested, but it's just not good enough. The movie is clearly benefited from its cinematographic excellence which makes it quite a good watch at points, but this is not a good movie make, and all-in-all, Raavan is a disappointment.
  • Peter_Young
  • 9 juin 2011
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8/10

A Potpourri of Vestiges Review: Mani's crown jewel and a landmark in Indian Cinema

Mani Ratnam is the undisputed heir to the legacy laid by the great Indian auteurs like Guru Dutt, Satyajit Ray, Raj Kapoor and Shayam Benegal. If movies like Roja, Bombay, Yuva were the cornerstones of his career then Raavan would definitely be the crowning jewel. Despite being a rendition of the Ramayana, Raavan is avant garde on countless fronts. The cinematography of the movie is both detailed and picturesque, and enormously adds to its poignant beauty. Mani dauntlessly transforms the eternal saga of the Ramayana into a much profound tale which transcends the trite theme of virtue versus vice; a gigantic task which a lesser director could have easily botched. The tone of the movie is set right from the first scene and gets enhanced with subsequent scenes. The pristineness of the movie gives it an uncanny charm that makes the viewing experience, titillating and nigh ineffable. The picaresque theme of the movie may appear to be commonplace, but movie's exotic backdrop and meticulous execution make it augustly unique.

The first half of the movie is deliberately paced which gives it a poetic effect that is seldom associated with contemporary Indian movies. Rehman's plaintive score lulls the viewer into a state of trance which sustains beyond the length of the movie.

Abhishek Bachchan outdoes himself as an actor in the portrayal of glacial yet vulnerable, Beera, a part which required subtlety and brusqueness in equal parts. Mani Ratnam is known to get the best out of his actors, and even he would be proud of Bachchan's performance in Raavan. Incidentally, it was Mani Ratnam who helped Bachchan get rid of the ham status by trusting him with parts in Yuva and Guru. Aishwarya Rai gives a thorough performance doing full justice to her talent and pulchritude. During the course of the movie, one incredibly gets to see her in all the nine rasas (essential aspects or energies that define a set of emotions and moods). Govinda is invidiously under used in the movie and hence fails to leave an impact. The rest of the cast has given commendable performances with a special mention of Bhojpuri actor, Ravi Kishan.

Barring a few redundant scenes, Raavan is consummate in every sense of the word, and has enough to fascinate the masses, awe the critics, and teach the students of cinema. In fact, it will undoubtedly serve as a benchmark for the movies in years to come.

PS: Raavan is a must watch for those who love Hindi cinema and for those who want to acquaint themselves with it. 9/10

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  • murtaza_mma
  • 18 juin 2010
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7/10

A Nutshell Review: Raavan

In fact, the making of this film is intriguing enough to compel me to want to watch both its Hindi version which I have done, and to compare it with the Tamil version Raavanan (with an almost similar casting) that is also simultaneously showing here (unfortunately without English subtitles). This Tamil version also got dubbed into Telugu and other regional languages for the Indian subcontinental market. With both versions being shot at the same time, what made it interesting in Ghajini-equivalent terms, is that the lead actress takes on the same role in both versions - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan plays Ragini in both, while Vikram takes on the superintendent of police Dev in the Hindi film, then reverses his alignment to take on the villain in the Tamil version.

The basis of the story follows the three lead characters in a battle between good and evil as represented by Lord Ram and Ravana respectively, where the latter kidnaps the former's wife Sita, and woos her while she awaits her husband's rescue. To say more will be to give away the pivotal surprise at the end of this film, which in my opinion, stuck mostly with the spirit of the tale, and how it panned out with a surprise. In Mani Ratnam's film, the lines of good and evil are blurred into shades of grey, as he boldly suggested that not all good are virtuous, and sometimes evil gets committed if violence, threats and killings are somehow justified, albeit in personal terms.

We're plunged straightaway into the cat-and-mouse chase in the opening scene of the film, where we see Beera (Abhishek Bachchan as the Ravana equivalent) and his gang of merry men inflicting maximum carnage on police officers, where on one hand he's being hunted by the law, and on the other, celebrated by the rural poor villages as a hero. He's basically your anti- establishment Robin Hood kinda guy, fighting the corrupt powers that be and ensuring that the needs of the lower caste get taken care of. He seems to be walking wounded, and it'll take up until the opening of the second half of the film to understand his violent motivations.

Meanwhile, we follow Vikram's Dev (as the Lord Ram equivalent) and his troops as they arm themselves to the teeth and cuts through the forested region in which Beera's gang is hiding. We see from flashbacks that he's quite the devoted husband, and having his wife kidnapped by his mortal foe just seethes enough rage in him to use all means necessary to reclaim his wife. That, or perhaps it's his ego under siege? It's this singular obsession that gets unfolded over time, that we also learn his true motivations, and the kind of officer of the law he is.

Then there's Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's Ragini as the Sita equivalent, but no she doesn't sing, but is a classical dancer, to allow for some picturization over the brilliant A.R. Rahman's songs. Ragini isn't as strong as she thought she was, but in her fearlessness comes unseen courage to stand up to Beera when held as a captive, and treading really close to exhibiting the Stockholm Syndrome. The best parts that Aish has in the film is when she's allowed to emote her feelings alone along beautiful landscapes, opening up her inner desires and hopes of escape from the clutches of evil.

It's been some time since the husband and wife team starred in the same film (the last being Sarkar Raj) so Raavana comes as a treat to fans as they go up against one another as foes, friends and with that tinge of a romantic possibility as well, alongside a backdrop of water, water everywhere, from rain to wild rivers, and under strong waterfalls. While Aishwarya's performance is very restrained as the regal Ragini, her best moments were in the rare dance sequences that provided an additional dimension to A.R. Rahman's score, which was yet another crowning glory for the film, and provided a lift when the narrative dips at times. Abhishek proved that he can play crazy, and does so with aplomb as the unpredictable, schizophrenic even, Beera.

You'll be asked to have patience during the first half of the film as you can teased with flashbacks while having to endure the setting of the stage with the establishing of key characters. The film (kept just slightly over 2 hours) springs to life immediate post- intermission as the basis for the feud gets explained, and here you're likely to feel swung over to Beera's side, and offer sympathies to just what he's doing for the community, and for himself and family. Vikram brings about that macho flair as the super-cop hell bent on eradicating his arch-enemy, and his moment of truth lies in the superbly executed scene opposite Aishwarya when he begins his interrogation. It's a short scene, but a dramatic breather after an all-out fight choreography on a suspension bridge reminiscence from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, though here with plenty of obvious wirework.

I don't understand how this film could have garnered broadly negative reviews. As a Bollywood film it's beautifully shot, with big name stars bringing to life characters that are remotely familiar to an epic, a director with a vision bold enough to challenge convention and ruffle a few feathers with his spin on an epic. At times it's poetic in nature thanks to its music, and engages you to throw moral judgement on the leading characters as they evolve. If I have time, I'll probably be sitting in the Tamil version just to see how Vikram does his Ravana.
  • DICK STEEL
  • 19 juin 2010
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2/10

Aesthetisiscm gone out of place.

Here's a short pointer to you before you buy the ticket. This review may be lost in the ocean of views which the public will put forth in a few days. Anyway, here goes. Did Raavan reach our expectations? Not even close. Actually, it's miles below a average movie. Oh yes, it was colorful like many of our friends suggested. Eye- pleasing visuals, rocking music or crisp editing need not make a movie watchable. Looks like this movie is a towering example of my point. You need to have a flawless script, where the characters in the movie are elevated to many layers. That should imply that Raavan is absolute nonsense. It is a pessimistic point of view of an epic.If someone can highlight few less eminent incidents in the epic 'Ramayana' like the Soorpanaka chapter or Rama's inherent doubts, just to make Raavan great, it is blasphemy. Evil blown out of proportion. And please; these views are not less 'intellectual'. When someone twists facts to fit one's theories, even Ayn Rand or Nietzche won't pacify with them. Do yourself a favor, do NOT watch Raavan. Forget that such a movie ever released and carry on. P.S. Mani Rathnam, here's an advice. Please retire gracefully or watch your beautiful films again a hundred times.Man,you let us down.
  • Avatar9
  • 17 juin 2010
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10/10

A spiritual journey with poetic insight - RAAVAN

What a man seeks from maniratnam's movies. Not but purity, poetry, beauty, artistic intensity(Very few can reach such depths) and finally truth. What is his intrinsic authority to define what right and what is wrong?

Some of his movies are fierceful with electrifying emotions and some are merely soulful and poetic like torrents of silent river with the dancing of light and shadow. May sometimes intellectuals and mob can't find entertainment from his movies. But few are with vibrant and sensible hearts with child's like enthusiasm could feel the power, depth and humility in his movies. He is one of the greatest artists of our time which world couldn't able to understand. He didn't get fame what he deserves. Like the poems of rabindranath tagore, as you muse and feel more and more you will get more spiritual experience from his movies. Like terrance malik's movies his movies dissolve with nature and poetic sadness and with life's music. They will open our hearts to life, love and beauty.

For those who want to know what life are, what are morals, what is right and what is wrong. Are they prefixed and reformulated. Or shall we explore, question ourselves with abundance of love in our hearts towards the things of world to know ourselves what is truth. That journey is RAAVAN. Few may don't like this movie because they may not get thrill from the movie. Only sheer poetry, exploration of truth exists in the movie.

Master story teller's hands are as soft as ever. Though, for this movie those are more complex because those are now more simpler.
  • sriram_m
  • 20 juin 2010
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7/10

A fair fare...

  • cool_ritin
  • 18 juin 2010
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The 10 HEADS are gripping and intense!

  • srivathsan2711
  • 17 juin 2010
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3/10

Way below expectation !

And the expectations are always high for a Mani Ratnam film. Raavan had created a lot of hype before release just like kites did but again the audience was completely let down by a weak,simpleton story. Again the director tried to make up for it with complex screenplay and heavy cinematic which end up looking like cherry on rotten bread. The characters were nothing but boring, add to that the ordinary acting which looked artificial many a times especially for Aishwarya and Abhishek. There was no chemistry between Aishwarya and Abhishek and never would the story have allowed any no matter who the actors or the director. Some good points about the movie were the music and Govinda's character. The only two things which would keep you awake during the movie if you try to. If you are tired with whole days work, then this is the movie to watch since the whole theater will be empty and an ultra boring movie would give a good 2 hours sleep in the A.C.
  • netnacool
  • 18 juin 2010
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7/10

From Lallan to Beera.... making of an Actor.

Remember Amrish Puri of 80-90s, as soon as he enters in the scene you start having a nasty feeling of fear, hate and disgust. His cruelty goes within your skin and you abhor him like anything. That's the same terror and nasty sensation Abhishek was able to produce in Raavan. It was Yuva where I saw Abhishek's true potential first time and its Raavan where he shows where he belongs to. Even though Lallan was having kind of negative shades, and Raavan is Villain like hell, but hats off to Maniratnam to bring such a class act out of Abhishek. In entire movie you see and admire him just as an Abhishek, no more papa's boy and no more papa's copy. It was worth every penny to see him grown up as full blown actor. I was so engross with Abhishek's performance that Vikram and Ashwarya, totally justifying there presence were not able to get my attention.

Usually when you came out of watching Maniratnam's movie, you found your heart felt tense, your mind ponder heavily, your feet takes smaller steps and your face looks grimmer. While watching Raavan these emotion increases many fold. A totally different experience than how you feel watching Rajkumar Hirani's movie.

I think this movie belongs to different genre for different set of audience. It may not be a blockbuster, but this will not change anything about quality of movie. It is pleasant to see that Indian cinema is now a day adventures enough to produce offbeat roles and movies with quality acting and direction.

If wanting to relax is not the only criteria you watch movies for then I strongly recommend you this gem. 7.5/10.
  • neerajpatodi
  • 15 juin 2010
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Bak Bak Bak Bak Bakwaaas

If you are the one who is ready to pay your hard earned money just to watch great cinematography then this movie is for you, otherwise skip it.

performance wise, a lot was expected from Abhishek but he disappoints, all he did is trying to look like a Raakshas and quacks like a duck every now and then 'bak bak bak bak', Aishwarya, you cant blame her much, because she never was an actor, all she does in this movie is to scream loudly in her ugly voice, Vikram doesn't have much role in this movie, he is OK. and finally Priyamani, she had only few scenes and she is simply superb. oh no! i forgot to mention Govinda, Mani smartly chose Govinda for the Hanuman role, as Govinda's acting always reminded us the monkey antics This is the first ever Mani Ratnam movie which has really disappointed me.

all in all, wait for the DVD release
  • backer25
  • 17 juin 2010
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1/10

Raavan: An Epic Mess-Up!

  • ankurahlawat-768-50368
  • 17 juin 2010
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7/10

Visually pleasing

Well by this time many would have watched this movie either in Tamil, Telugu or Hindi, but did Raavan or Ravanan lived to its expectation???? Thats a big Q !!!!!!! Frankly saying this is not Manis best movie. Each time his movie comes the expectation is sky high, but all his movies lived up to it. But with Raavan one cannot say it. The plot seems to be a very thin line, but with such a huge talented star cast, the movie could have been much better. Its not fair enough to say that this his best or worst, cos each of his movies is a yardstick on its own as all his movies are of different genre. Watch Raavan with an open mind, do not look for Ram alone in the movie cos u may be deceived. Its a visual treat from start till end, Mani is a genius, with the right team he has extracted the best from his crew, but still, when u walk out of the hall there is something in the movie ponders you. Is it the Ram or Raavan? Good or Evil???? Above all did the director achieve his target? Watch this movie in the hall or else u will miss the depth of the visuals which is absolutely breathtaking.
  • beravi4
  • 17 juin 2010
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3/10

Ridiculous RAAVAN

Mani Ratnam again ventured into the territory unknown to the Indian directors; this time his success is just limited to good cinematography that is all which is good about the movie. Abhishek Bachchan(Beera) is a big let down. The whole movie was expected to be depending on his performance but they way he portrayed the lead character leaves a bitter taste it mouth.At time you wonder where there is something wrong with his acting or it his best work :-(.Role demanded him to show intensity, moment of craziness and hidden softer side.When he is supposed to smile in moment of madness , those moments look cheesy rather then terrorizing. Aishwarya(Tara) does nothing more than screaming in cacophony.Maybe that was as per the script ;-).Vikram (Dev) plays the bad guy badly as got nothing more to do. Story is some old revenge driven.1st half is damn boring and annoying.In 2nd half by the time story somehow picks up ; its too late to repair the damage. Brave attempt to do the thing differently but they ended up too indifferent for audience.
  • awesomelissome
  • 18 juin 2010
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9/10

one of the finest efforts in Indian Cinema

  • rohinkvarghese
  • 19 juin 2010
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7/10

Doesn't do justice with the great epic but still good entertainment...

Raavan is another movie from veteran Indian movie director Mani Ratnam. As the movie is the adaptation of Ramayana,(one of the greatest epic ever told) set up in the present world,I was pretty excited to watch this movie and had lots of expectations from this when i went to theater betting my 150 rupees on it(my whole week pocket money).As in original Ramayana there was a battle between good and evil.The good one was prince Ram(a epitome of complete virtuous,perfect man),his wife(a epitome of perfect,completely pure woman),his brother Laxman and Hanuman.The evil one was Raavan,a complete evil man,entirely opposite of Ram.Now,the events occurs in the epic are almost same in the movie too but as the movie is based on modern world,there is a difference in characterization so the consequences of the events occurs are also different.In the movie a naxalite bandit Beera(Raavan) who is also the lead character of the movie,kidnap Ragini(Sita) who is the wife of police officer Dev(Ram).Beera unlike Raavan is not completely evil(he is shown like Robin Hood). Kidnapping Ragini is not an act of lust and greed but but an act to avenge his sister's iniquitous death who was raped in police custody.He is wild,violent and ruthless to his enemies but he is not evil he also have a righteous side.Also,Dev unlike prince Ram is not righteous,he is evil and cruel and can outreach the limit of morals and ethics to rescue his wife.As the story moves Beera fall in love with Ragini and Ragini came to know good side of Beera and the dark side of her husband.Due to all this changes occurs,the outcome of the movie is completely different from the epic,but i admit it was brilliant.

The best thing of the movie is its cinematography which is done by the very talented Santosh Sivan,he is the best at his work and this movie is the most brilliant work from him so far.The exquisite beauty of Indian forests,waterfalls,rivers and the villages are captured beautifully. Raavan has the best cinematography any Indian movie ever had,almost parallel to international standards(like Last of the Mohicans) and it is the greatest achievement for this movie.The direction of Mani Ratnam is very good and there is no doubt,at present he is the best director of India.

Casting of the movie is grand and the performance from all the caste(except Abhishek) is splendid.The performance of Aishwarya Rai as Ragini is very powerful and colorful.In recent years,she establish herself as an actress of substance and maturity.Her transformation from a beauty queen to an talented actress is really worthy to be praise and admire.Once Roger Ebert said about her that she is not only first but also second most beautiful woman in the world,and I agree with him on this one.Now,she is the deadly combination of both beauty and talent.The other actors did their part very well.Vikram's acting as Dev was thrilling and chilling.Govinda and Ravi kishan both did well in small but important roles.The soundtrack of the movie is given by Oscar winner A.R Rehman and he did another outstanding job under his mentor Mani Ratnam.

Among the bad things,the most disappointing is the performance of Abhishek Bachchan as a lead role of Raavan.He did not perfectly fit in the role and did lots of mistakes like his accent of a rural man and his expressions all seemed so artificial and out of place.He is among the most over-rated actor of bollywood and he continuously fail to deliver performance.He certainly was not the right choice to did the role.Plot development is another thing that disappoint me,the movie before interval was so fast and the events occurred very quickly and just after interval they inserted the song( and all those dancing stuffs,which i hate so much)this all things left me untouched and unsatisfied.The problem was in the script, you cannot make only 135 hour long movie on a seven books long epic(Ramayana is the second largest epic after Mahabharata) and also add two dancing songs.I admit ending was very good and make a lot of sense but the disappointment was in how they reached to the ending.

I was delighted when i heard that Mani Ratnam was adapting Ramayana into the modern world.This is the first effort from bollywood to adapt such a great epic and only Mani Ratnam had the potential to do justification to such a great epic.But,i truly admit Mani Ratnam failed to deliver completely.Yes,the movie was entertaining and had every aspect that Indian audience expect from bollywood movie and there is no doubt in my mind that the movie will be a big commercial success.
  • monty_lnct
  • 17 juin 2010
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5/10

Loss Leader

Two Films namely-"Kites" and "Raavan" together, have lost 2billion ($40mil.) Rupees,at the Box office. Both, have silly stories with bad fillers. What exactly is the point in "Raavan"? May I ask? Except the cinematography and few "Native" scenes the whole movie is redundant. It's difficult to fathom that a director capable of a movie like "Guru" would come with this pointless piece of perversion. Abishek Bachchan, who had been molded by Mani Ratnam, should be thankful to him for having faith in his acting but this movie is a step back for him. As far as Aishwarya Rai Bachchan-expectation of her acting is limited and this vehicle does nothing to her image. The audience in India is sophisticated-including the front bencher's-and if Mani Ratnam, thinks, he is entertaining the masses with crude histrionics, somber dialog, disjointed clips of forest and swamps to a chest thumping drum beats of A.R. Rahman...he is clearly mistaken.
  • Herag
  • 30 juin 2010
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10/10

Beautiful, Excellent, Wild & Passionate Movie

An exceptionally brilliant movie by Mani Ratnam. Impressive performance by all our great artist Vikram (National Award Winner), Abi & Ash. Worth watching in Theaters. Portraying Indian Epic Ramayan in todays world is very artfully and captured in toughest & most picturesque locations in India forest. Once again a blissful music by Academy Winner AR Rehaman(4 National Awards) and admirable cinematography by Santom Sivan(4 National Awards) & Manikandan. Its a new dimension to Indian movie and have raised the bar of Indian Cinema. Its the movie of the year 2010. Vikram playing the dual role of Police Office in Hindi and Raavana in Tamil, the toughest part for an actor to change character every hour during shooting. Raavan is a strong contender for Oscars - Best Foreign Film.
  • coconutrama
  • 17 juin 2010
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7/10

Not to be missed! 'Avatar' for Indian Cinama

Acting:(7/10) Raavan: I got to something new in Abi this time around. Its such a pleasure to see actors doing justice to their roles. At certain time, It looked as if he was overdoing it. But still a good performance. Sita: Was I the only one who felt, Ash has gained a little weight. But to be true, she looked beautiful as ever. In Close up shots, you can feel the pain the women is going through. Hunmaan: Personally I never liked govinda earlier. But since his return form politics he has won my respect. I Loved his role a taxi driver in Salaam-E-Ishw and same goes here. Loved watching him in this comic role. Ram: I don't even know actors name. But I have heard he is a good actor. But was total waste in the movie. Surly looked like an angry cop but he was not able to show, the pain of man loosing a wife. Support cast was also good. They did a good job.

Cinematographic(9/10): This was highlight of the movie. The locations were awesome and very beautifully shoot. Makes me wonder, being Indian we know all the good places to visit in the world but are not enlightened to the fact that India is one of the most beautiful country. This move is an inspiration for me to go and explore India.

Storyline(5.5/10): Well we already know, what is going to happen. And at places the movie to go really slow. I remember seeing 'Legend of Bhagat Singh' and the way story proceeded made you hook to each and every scene. Its missing in Raavan.

Music(8.5/10): I would say, Rehman, has never let us down. Nor this time. The music is very fresh and just touches your heart. You can listen to the songs over and over. A must have if you even a little bit romantic. "Behne de & Ranjha" are just breathtaking.

Action(5/10): The action the movie had was not at all handled properly. At times it looked stupid. This is only part that dis appointed me. Some sequences we good and innovative. Like the one where the trucks are disabled by putting sugar in petrol tanks. I wish Indian movies had more intelligent action sequences.

Dance(6.5/10): Ais did really did good job in one of the songs. I am not sure which dance form it is, Bharatnaatyam? I would now I even like to learn more about Indian dance forms. Other one was "Thok de killi" song. Even that was beautifully choreographed.
  • jasskTV
  • 18 juin 2010
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1/10

Raavan will neither appeal to connoisseurs of meaningful cinema nor strike a chord with the hardcore masses.

Raavan is a total disappointment everythingwise. Unfortunately, Raavan is high on hype, but low on substance. I feel that Raavan will neither appeal to connoisseurs of meaningful cinema nor strike a chord with the hardcore masses.The first half is so bad. Actually I had almost forgotten the bad experience of watching Kites. But Raavan reminded me of it again. Throughout the film, there is rainfall and waterfall everywhere. It is so slow that I took a nap for sometime because I was sure that I am not going to miss out on anything important.Abhishek is good but not very convincing. He has hammed in many scenes. His role, inspired by the mythological character Raavan, was supposed to be the most evil character and create fear whenever he enters the frame. But he comes across as a crack head. I do not want to take away the credit for his honest performance but he becomes too predictable and a bore.Mani Ratnam. The name itself is enough to generate tremendous curiosity and excitement for a film. So, as the lights go off in a cinema hall and the titles roll, you expect nothing short of a masterpiece from a master film-maker.Coming from the maker of classics like Nayakan, Roja and Bombay, his latest offering Raavan is a complete letdown. It simply fails to connect with the viewer!Director Mani Ratnam fails completely in keeping the viewer's interest alive.Frankly, Mani is letdown by the script of the film. The film tries to strike a balance between realism and make-believe, but falls flat from tip to toe. What makes matters worse is that Mani's storytelling lacks the hammer strong impact that this genre demands. In fact, the stamp of a genius is sorely missing in the film, even though the film does boast of some fine performances. But can the best of performances camouflage the harm inflicted by a weak screenplay? Never!
  • sumanbarthakursmailbox
  • 17 juin 2010
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