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. He brings her to the edge of a cliff to shoot her to death. He kidnaps Raagini hoping to avenge the death of his sister Vennila ( Priyamani). Though considered a Naxalite by the local police, Veeraiyya is respected by the villagers. He is seen as a local hero, who runs a parallel government in rural areas near Tirunelveli, with his brothers – Singarasu ( Prabhu) and Sakkarai ( Munna). Dev Prakash ( Prithviraj), her husband and a senior police officer, is informed of the incident.Ī brief montage of sorts showcases the story of Veeraiya. Raagini ( Aishwarya Rai Bachchan), whilst on a boating trip, is kidnapped by Veera. Police vehicles are set ablaze, and women seduce policemen into a trap whereby Veera's henchmen attack.

The film opens with shots showing Veeraiya ( Vikram) jumping off a cliff into the water. All the three versions were released simultaneously on 18 June 2010 worldwide. Furthermore, the film was dubbed in Telugu as Villain. The film was also made simultaneously in Hindi as Raavan, with Abhishek Bachchan reprising Vikram's role and Vikram playing the antagonist, while Aishwarya Rai reprises her role from the original.

Manikandan and Santhosh Sivan, and editing done by A. Rahman, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu, the cinematography was handled by V. Shooting began soon after, and took place in various locations with a record number of extras in areas including Chalakudy, Kerala and Ooty, Tamil Nadu amongst other regions throughout India. Raavanan was announced in February 2008, amidst much hype of the celebrated director, Mani Ratnam's return to Tamil films, whilst Vikram's and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's casting creating more anticipation. This film is based on Stockholm syndrome. 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. 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 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. It marked Aishwarya Rai’s return to Tamil after a decade gap, since her last Tamil film, Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000).

Raavanan is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language epic action-adventure film co-written, co-produced, and directed by Mani Ratnam.The film stars Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Prithviraj Sukumaran with a supporting cast led by Karthik, Prabhu Ganeshan and Priyamani.

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