Raavan is a 2022 Indian Bengali-language vigilante action thriller film written and directed by MN Raj marking his directorial debut[1] and produced by Jeet, Gopal Madnani and Amit Jumrani under the banner of Jeetz Filmworks. It stars Jeet in the titular role alongside, Lahoma Bhattacharya (in her debut), Tanusree Chakraborty, Shataf Figar, Kharaj Mukherjee and Biswanath Basu in the lead roles.[2] The film is partially adapted from the Indian epic Ramayana.
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Savvy, The Red Kettle while the background score was by Anbu Selvan.The action sequences were designed by Ravi Varma, with dance choreographed by Imran Sardhariya.
Raavan was theatrically released on April 29, 2022 during the festive season of Eid.[3]
Plot
The plot revolves around several gruesome murders that took place in Kolkata, like that of the editor of a newspaper, a corrupt MLA involved in women trafficking and an industrialist, all of them credited to be involved in corruption. The format of these crimes are considered to be none other than serial killing, as all of them were done by a killer named Raavan. On the other hand, the assigned lady police officer Sumaiyaa Jahan investigates the case and suspects a Professor Ram Mukherjee to be the killer as he resembles Raavan.[3]
Cast
- Jeet as Professor Ram Mukherjee, Raavan
- Lahoma Bhattacharya as Rai, Ram's student-turned-lover
- Tanusree Chakraborty as ACP Sumaiyya Jahan
- Biswanath Basu as Inspector Chayan Pandey
- Shataf Figar as Joint Commissioner Rajiv Sharma
- Alok Jain as Om Damani
- Rana Mitra as MLA Amar Chowdhury
- Jack Bhattacharya as Sudhir Dutta
- Kharaj Mukherjee as Vinod Ghoshal, college vice principal
- Somnath Kar as Khalid Aslam
- Arindam Ganguly as Ram's father
- Nanak Madnani
Production
Announcement
After Baazi (2021), Jeet's next film was reported to be another action-thriller directed by a debutant. The film was announced under the title 'Raavan' with a first look poster on Dussera.[4][5][6]
Soundtrack
The music of the film is composed by Savvy The Red Kettle with lyrics written by Prosen, Budhaditya Mukherjee and Ritam Sen.
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Keu Jaane Naa" | Arijit Singh | 4:39 |
| 2. | "You Are My Love" | Ash King | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Ami Tor" | Javed Ali Antara Mitra | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Keu Jaane Naa (Reprised Version)" | Yasser Desai | 4:39 |
| Total length: | 16:47 | ||
Reception
Shamayita.Chakraborty of The Times of India reviewed the film and gave it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Such brutality is not often seen in the Bengali film spectrum. Raavan is for those who love action and have an appetite for violence. Jeet as Raavan will not let them down."[3] Sangbad Pratidin and Ei Samay both rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5.[7][8][9]
References
- ^ "Raavan Movie (2022) | Release Date, Cast, Trailer, Songs, Streaming Online at Hotstar". www.digit.in. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Jeet's 'Raavan' teaser brings back memories of Abhishek Bachchan's 'Raavan' look - Times of India". The Times of India. December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Raavan Movie Review: Raavan's appetite for action overwhelms Ram this time". The Times of India.
- ^ "Jeet starts shooting for his next 'Raavan' - Times of India". The Times of India. 22 October 2021.
- ^ "লাল চোখে কুটিল হাসি, 'রাবণ'-এর চরিত্রে চমকে দিলেন অভিনেতা জিৎ".
- ^ "লহমার পাশে জিৎ". Zee24Ghanta.com (in Bengali).
- ^ "'রাবণ' রূপে তাক লাগালেন জিৎ! কতটা জমল এই ছবি?".
- ^ "Kishmish vs Raavan: বক্স অফিসে 'কামাল' দেবের, তবু এগিয়ে জিৎ!". EI Samay (in Bengali).
- ^ সংবাদদাতা, নিজস্ব. "Ravaan: হলে সিটি, তালি পড়ছে! 'রাবণ'-বাণে বক্স অফিস ভেদ দেখতে পাচ্ছেন অভিনেতা-প্রযোজক জিৎ". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali).
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