We should say thanks to Mani Ratnam for making Raavan! After Rajneeti, we are served with another movie which is based on our cultural marvel, i.e. Ramayana. If other movie makers are watching then they should learn how to contemporize an ancient story. Its not like we don't have good stories in here, it takes a cinematic vision and brilliance to make a good movie like Raavan.
Today, if you name 5 top directors in India, then Mani's name will certainly be there. Unfortunately, south movies don't get that kind of market in rest of the India, otherwise, Mani has the potential to throw every Bollywood director out of the race.
We have seen what he has done with Abhishek Bachchan in Yuva. Though Guru had its set of drawbacks, but still the movie scored high in direction category. And now, here is Raavan. But this time he is with Aish, and with Santosh Sivan, he has been able to show her in such an ethereal way that no other director has ever done. This movie actually belongs to her.
Beera Munda is an antisocial outlaw who lives in the thick forests of Karnataka. He has been given a Robin Hood kind of characterization, but he is actually a goon, and he is giving sleepless nights to the authority. A robust police officer, Vikram has been given the job of taming the beast. So he goes out on hunt, and enters deep into Beera's kingdom. In retaliation, Beera abducts his wife Aishwarya.
Well, I don't need to tell you the Ramayana again, but I should say that Mani has incorporated his interpretation in the movie. It has lost of sudden twists. Since, the movie is based on Tulsidas's Ramayana, and not Rishi Valmiki's version, so we see the 'Agnipariksha' and latter life of Lord Rama and Sita.
Frankly speaking, Aish has outshone Abhishek. Not only Abhishek, but the whole star cast. Though Abhishek has got a well etched out character, but at times, he hasn't been able to do judgment to Beera aka Raavan! He is funny at many places, but he is loud too.
South superstar Vikram doesn't have much to do, neither Govinda as Hanuman and Nikhil as Lakshman has, but they supported the lead really well.
This movie actually belongs to Director and it cinematographer. Sivan has been able to capture Mani's vision. Most of the forest scenes make you feel that the camera is romancing with nature…its completely breathtaking. And all those people, who criticize Aish, just have look. She is looking supremely gorgeous in her makeup less look, and she has acted brilliantly as well. Nevertheless, no comment of Rahman's music, because it speaks for itself!
Rating: 3.5/5
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