The wait seems to be over now; we are talking about the big budget Tamil-Hindi bilingual Raavan, which the veteran director is currently busy with, and which is expected to grace theatres on June 18, 2010. 
The Hindi version is likely to be premiered at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France on May 14. Mani Ratnam will be at the screening accompanied by the lead cast of the film, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan and Vikram.
Raavan, said to be the modern adaptation of the epic Ramayana, revolves around Raavana, the ruler of Lanka, who kidnapped Sita. The story culminates with Sita supporting Raavana instead of Rama, who suspects her chastity after having spent so much time in Raavana’s custody. Vikram plays the villain. Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai are the lead pair in Hindi, while Vikram will play the lead opposite Aishwarya in Tamil. Music is by Oscar winner A.R. Rahman. Raavana is produced by Mani Ratnam's sister Sharda under Ratnam's banner Madras Talkies.
