Raavan has remained the quintessential villain in our cinema. It’s time to look beyond the binaries and explore his multifaceted character
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Raavan's portrayal in Tamil cinema follows a trajectory of its own
Raavan is a significant but divisive figure in our mythology and history who has often gotten the short end of the stick in popular narratives
From designing his own string instrument to inventing the bow of the violin and creating the first ragas, Raavan was known as an artist par excellence
Raavan, a 2010 film by Mani Ratnam, questions the tenacity of the moral code and the politics of empathy
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From designing his own string instrument to inventing the bow of the violin and creating the first ragas, Raavan was known as an artist par excellence
Raavan, a 2010 film by Mani Ratnam, questions the tenacity of the moral code and the politics of empathy
Raavan has remained the quintessential villain in our cinema. It’s time to look beyond the binaries and explore his multifaceted character
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Raavan's portrayal in Tamil cinema follows a trajectory of its own
Raavan has remained the quintessential villain in our cinema. It’s time to look beyond the binaries and explore his multifaceted character
Raavan, a 2010 film by Mani Ratnam, questions the tenacity of the moral code and the politics of empathy
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