Raavan releases in 2200 screens worldwide
Mani Ratnam's Raavan starring Abhishek Bachchan-Aishwarya Rai and Tamil superstar Vikram has released in 2200 screens worldwide in three languages.
Reliance BIG Pictures, who has co-produced the movie with Ratnam's Madras Talkies and is also the distributor said Raavan is the first Indian film to release simultaneously in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
The Hindi version of the film has released in 1250 screens in India and in 325 screens overseas in over 35 countries including India, US, Canada, UK, UAE, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, South Africa, Netherlands, France, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, said Sanjeev Lamba, CEO, Reliance BIG Pictures.
The Tamil version has released in 225 screens in India including Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka and also in Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Nasik, Surat, Vadodara, Kolkata with English subtitles. It has released in 150 screens overseas in Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, US, UK, Middle East Asia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa.
The Telugu dubbed version, called Villian has released in 215 screens in Andhra Pradesh and in additional 25 screens in US, Australia and New Zealand. The film is a modern day take on Ramayana where an outlaw Beera played by Abhishek abducts Ragini (Aishwarya), who plays the wife of a police officer Dev (Vikram).
The premiere of the film took place in London where the entire cast and crew attended it.
