| The
‘first look promotional’ event of
Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan was held today
at the Lady Andal school grounds. It was a brief
but captivating capsule that lasted just about
an hour, 7:45 to 8:45 p.m, to be precise. The
event was supposed to be a belated audio launch
function. The audio of Raavanan was officially
released a few days back and has received some
great response.
Today’s event was colorful and energetic
and in a way reflected the mood of the film.
The stage erected for the event resembled
a dense forest. The highlight of the event
were the live performances. First it was singer
Karthik’s turn to mesmerize the audience
with his rendition of the melancholically
romantic ‘Usure Pogudhe’ as he
emerged from the thickets of the forest. Then,
Vikram infused huge energy into the audience
as he danced to the power packed ‘Kodu
potta’ number. The performances were
rounded off with a delightful combination
of Kaviperarasu Vairamuthu and Rahman. As
the former read out lines he had written;
Varuven Naane Meendum Varuven; Rahman put
the lines to tune and sang them. The song
is not part of the Raavanan audio CD, but
we hope it will be part of the movie.
Finally, the trailer and song clippings were
screened which instantly created a lot of
excitement. The small portions that were screened
suggested that Raavanan will be a high quality,
high impact product which should not be missed.
The event was anchored by actor Karthik and
Priyamani while others from the cast like
Prithviraj and Prabhu shared their experiences
during the making of the film with the audience.
Almost the entire cast and crew of Raavanan
were present at the event including cinematographer
Santhosh Sivan. |
