‘Raavanan’ Is Awarded, After Being A Flop
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 The magnificent effort by Mani Ratnam culminated in his trilingual
film named ‘Raavanan’ in Tamil. The film was released amidst fanfare
while the closely guarded storyline as well as the other facts that were
kept a secret helped in building expectations. The movie came and went
without creating a solitary ripple. The damp squib ‘Raavanan’ was
however hailed with a host of awards including the prestigious Asia
Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) award for Best Cinematography.
Noted
camera person Santosh Sivan along with V. Manikandan have jointly been
nominated to receive the award on the 2nd of December. The failure of
the film did not in any way deter the public to notice the beautiful
locales and surprising backdrops that seemed to be akin to poetry on
celluloid. The critics in India who had been particularly harsh in their
reviews nevertheless hailed the cinematographer duo for their excellent
work.
The movie was also screened at the Pusan International
Film Festival. Both the Hindi and the Tamil versions were screened as a
part of the Special Gala event. The director along with his wife
Suhasini and the lead characters including the Junior Bachchan couple,
Vikram and producer Sharada Trilok were present at the occasion. The
director also won the Jeager-Le Coultre Award at Venice earlier this
year.
The 127 minute long Tamil version, ‘Raavanan’ is now ready
to premiere at the Tenth annual MIAAC film Festival to be held at New
York City, this November. ‘Raavanan’ will be shown with English
subtitles for the benefit of the large section of viewers who do not
speak Tamil.
Sampurn Wire
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