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Mani Ratnam's Raavan starring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Tamil superstar Vikram will be released tomorrow in 2,200 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 is slated to release in 1,250 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, The Netherlands, France, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, said Sanjeev Lamba, CEO, Reliance BIG Pictures.
The Tamil version will release 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 will release in 150 screens overseas in Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, US, UK, Middle East Asia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa.
The Telugu dubbed version is called Villain and will release 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 last night where the entire cast and crew attended it.
