Raavanan
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 onJune 2010.
The film opens with shots showing Veeraiya Vikram jumping off a cliff into water. His gang is busy distracting the police. Police vehicles are set ablaze and women seduce policemen into a trap whereby Veeras henchmen attack. The police are ruthlessly murdered. Raagini Aishwarya Rai, whilst on a boating trip, is kidnapped by Veera. Dev Prakash Prithviraj Sukumaran, her husband and a senior police officer, is informed of the incident.A brief montage of sorts showcases the story of Veeraiya. He is seen as a local hero, who runs a parallel govt in areas near Tirunelveli, with his brothers Singarasu Prabhu and Sakkarai Munna. Though considered a terrorist by the local police, Veeraiyya is respected by the villagers. He kidnaps Raagini hoping to avenge the death of his sister Vennila Priyamani. He brings her to the edge of a cliff to shoot her to death. She refuses to die at his hands and jumps off the cliff into the water far below, hoping to kill herself, but fails to do so. This causes Veera to hold off the murder, being unable to kill someone who has no fear of death. ........
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