*BIG Cinemas to release Raavanan in the US* **Friday, 11 June , 2010, 17:23 Last Updated: Friday, 11 June , 2010, 21:05
BIG Cinemas, a division of Reliance MediaWorks, will release and market the theatrical screening rights of *Raavanan*, in Tamil, and its Telegu dubbed version, *Villain*, in the USA. Produced, written and directed by ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam, the film stars Vikram, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles. The film will be released on more than 40 screens across 30 cities across the USA, including self-owned BIG Cinemas’ theatres, making it one of the biggest releases for a South Indian film in the US. Special: All about *Raavan* <http://sify.com/movies/specials/raavan/> *Raavanan* fuses drama, action, love and music. The film has been shot in scenic locations from the forests of Kerala, Ooty, Jhansi, Kolkata, and in Maharashtra at Mahabaleshwari and in the Malshej Ghats. The movie’s music is composed by two-time Academy Award winner A R Rahman. Cinematography is by Santosh Sivan and Manikandan, and editing by A Sreekar Prasad. The movie is releasing worldwide on June 18, 2010. Reliance MediaWorks CEO Anil Arjun said: “There is a vast audience for regional Indian cinema outside of India and particularly in the USA. We are dedicated to bringing these quality regional Indian language films to new markets where there are audiences waiting to be entertained. Special: All about *Raavan* <http://sify.com/movies/specials/raavan/> “Additionally by building our own international infrastructure of cinemas we are showing our commitment to these niche markets, which we expect will deliver strong growth in the near future.” BIG Cinemas US has 190 screens at present across 20 cities and has successfully created a pan US footprint and the circuit accounts for 20-35% of Hindi features box office collections and over 70% of Tamil and Telegu box office collections from the US. *Releasing in the following theatres near you on June 18 in Hindi, Tamil & Telegu* *Playing RAAVANAN (Tamil):*CASan Jose BIG Cinemas Towne 3CA FremontBIG Cinemas Fremont 7CA NorwalkBIG Cinemas Norwalk 8CA FolsomCentury 14 FolsomNJEdisonBIG Cinemas Movie City 8NJ North BergenBIG Cinemas Columbia Park Stadium 12 TX HoustonFunasia Bollywood TXIrvingMacarthur Marketplace 16 INIndianapolisGeorgetown 14 KSMerriamCinemark Merriam ILNilesBIG Cinemas Golf Glen Stadium 5 ILDowners GroveSathyam Cinemas MINoviBIG Cinemas Novi Town Center 8 MARevereImoviecafe (Cambridge, MA) OHColumbus*Screens At The Continent GANorcrossBIG Cinemas Peachtree 8 VAFalls ChurchBIG Cinemas Loehmann's 2 FLFloridaBritton 8 NC Raleigh*Galaxy Cinema (Cary, NC) AZTempe*Madcap Theatres MNBrooklyn CenterBrookdale Cinema 8 CTBloomfieldK & G Bloomfield Cinema 8 *Playing VILLAIN (Telegu) * :CASan Jose BIG Cinemas Towne 3CA FremontBIG Cinemas Fremont 7CA NorwalkBIG Cinemas Norwalk 8NJ EdisonBIG Cinemas Movie City 8NJ North BergenBIG Cinemas Columbia Park Stadium 12 Funasia BollywoodTXHouston Macarthur Marketplace 16 TXIrving ILNilesBIG Cinemas Golf Glen Stadium 5 MINoviBIG Cinemas Novi Town Center 8 VAHerndonPhoenix Theatres Worldgate 9 OHColumbusCinemark Movies 12 - Carriage Place GANorcrossBIG Cinemas Peachtree 8 *BIG Cinemas locations playing RAAVAN (Hindi) :*NY ManhattanBIG Cinemas ManhattanNY Fresh meadowsBIG Cinemas, BombayNJ EdisonBIG Cinemas Movie City 8NJ North BergenBIG Cinemas Columbia Park Stadium 12 CASan JoseBIG Cinemas Towne 3 CAFremontBIG Cinemas Fremont 7 CANorwalkBIG Cinemas Norwalk 8 ILNilesBIG Cinemas Golf Glen Stadium 5 MINoviBIG Cinemas Novi Town Center 8 GANorcrossBIG Cinemas Peachtree 8 VAFalls ChurchBIG Cinemas Loehmann's 2 http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/fullstory.php?id=14945079 -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
