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{{short description|1995 film by Rama Rao Tatineni}}
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| caption        = Promotional Poster
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| director      = [[Rama Rao Tatineni]]
| director      = [[T. Rama Rao]]
| producer      = Manoj Chaturvedi<br />Bobby Anand
| producer      = Manoj Chaturvedi<br />Bobby Anand
| writer        = Sanjeev Duggal<br>Adesh K.Arjun (dialogue)
| writer        = Sanjeev Duggal<br>Adesh K.Arjun (dialogue)
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| story          = [[R. K. Selvamani]]
| based_on      =  
| based_on      = [[Pulan Visaranai]] by R. K. Selvamani
| starring      = [[Mithun Chakraborty]]<br />[[Aditya Pancholi]]<br />[[Shakti Kapoor]]<br />[[Madhoo]]<br />[[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]]<br / >[[Sheeba Akashdeep]]
| starring      = [[Mithun Chakraborty]]<br />[[Aditya Pancholi]]<br />[[Shakti Kapoor]]<br />[[Madhoo]]<br />[[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]]<br / >[[Sheeba Akashdeep]]
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| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1995|06|28}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=y|1995|06|28}}
| runtime        = 153 min.
| runtime        = 153 minutes
| country        =  
| country        = India
| language      = Hindi
| language      = Hindi
| budget        =  
| budget        = {{estimation}}{{INR|2.50 crore}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=जब ढाई करोड़ी मूवी ने बॉक्स ऑफिस पर मचाया हंगामा, कमाई देख सब हो गए थे हैरान, पैसों से भर गई थी मेकर्स की जेब|url=https://hindi.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/bollywood-mithun-chakraborty-starrer-ravan-raaj-a-true-story-cost-only-rs-2-crore-50-lakh-collected-4-times-more-than-budget-at-box-office-in-1995-details-inside-7069307.html|website=[[News 18]]|date=30 July 2023 |access-date=2023-07-31}}</ref>
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| gross          = {{estimation}}{{INR|8.81 crore}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ravan Raaj Box office collection|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2961|website=[[Box Office India]]|access-date=2023-07-31}}</ref>
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'''''Ravan Raaj: A True Story''''' is a 1995 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[Rama Rao Tatineni|T.Rama Rao]], starring [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Madhoo]] and [[Aditya Pancholi]] and [[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]]. The film is centred on kidney smugglers and a serial killer. The film is a remake of the Tamil blockbuster [[Pulan Visaranai]], starring [[Vijayakanth]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ravan Raaj - Movie - Box Office India|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2961|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=2020-05-25}}</ref> After shifting Ooty, it was Last main-stream film of Mithun Chakraborty as a lead actor which was box office Super hit.
'''''Ravan Raaj: A True Story''''' ({{Translation|Ravan's Rule: A True Story}}) is a 1995 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film]] directed by [[T. Rama Rao]], starring [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Madhoo]] and [[Aditya Pancholi]] and [[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]]. The film is centred on kidney smugglers and a serial killer. It is a remake of the 1990 Tamil film ''[[Pulan Visaranai]]'', starring [[Vijayakanth]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ravan Raaj - Movie - Box Office India|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2961|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=2020-05-25|archive-date=18 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618005711/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=2961|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Plot summary==
==Plot summary==
Crime and corruption have taken over Bombay City without any solution. A rash of kidnappings of young women takes place. One auto-rickshaw driver "Auto Kesariya" ([[Shakti Kapoor]]) is behind this crime. The policemen of Kala Chowki Police Station are doing little to stop these crimes. Former Assistant Commissioner of Police Arjun Verma ([[Mithun Chakraborty]]) is reinstated and assigned to this case. Arjun gets himself deeply involved in this disappearance and the kidnappings and faces the shock and trauma of finding skeletal remains of young women who have been abducted as well as body parts stolen from innocent patients from hospitals. His personal life also turns upside down as his fiancée abandons him on his wedding day, while his niece is abducted and held for ransom, and above all Arjun Verma himself becomes the target of assassins hired by influential politicians and senior police officials.
Crime and corruption have taken over Bombay City without any solution. A rash of kidnappings of young women takes place. One auto-rickshaw driver "Auto Kesariya" is behind this crime. The policemen of Kala Chowki Police Station are doing little to stop these crimes. Former Assistant Commissioner of Police Arjun Verma is reinstated and assigned to this case. Arjun gets himself deeply involved in this disappearance and the kidnappings and faces the shock and trauma of finding skeletal remains of young women who have been abducted as well as body parts stolen from innocent patients from hospitals. His personal life also turns upside down as his fiancée abandons him on his wedding day, while his niece is abducted and held for ransom, and above all Arjun Verma himself becomes the target of assassins hired by influential politicians and senior police officials.


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] as ACP Arjun Verma Honnes Raj
*[[Mithun Chakraborty]] as [[Assistant Commissioner of Police (India)|ACP]] Arjun Verma
*[[Madhoo]] as [[Rupini]]  Gaytri
*[[Madhoo]] as Gayatri
*[[Aditya Pancholi]] / [[Sarath Kumar]] Dr. Amir Verma
*[[Aditya Pancholi]] as Dr. Amir Khurana
*[[Paresh Rawal]] as Minister Charandas  
*[[Paresh Rawal]] as Minister Charandas
*[[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]] as Harish Verma
*[[Harish Kumar (actor)|Harish Kumar]] as Harish
*[[Sheeba Akashdeep]] as Shilpa as Suzie
*[[Sheeba Akashdeep]] as Shilpa
*[[Shakti Kapoor]] as Auto Kesariya  
*[[Shakti Kapoor]] as [[Auto Shankar|Auto Kesariya]]
*[[Johnny Lever]] as Chamelibahen
*[[Johnny Lever]] as Chamelibahen
*[[Alok Nath]] as Deepak Seth Police Commissioner
*[[Vaishnavi (Tamil actress)|Vaishnavi]] as Komal
*[[Ishrat Ali]] as Devdas  
*[[Junior Mehmood|Junior Mehamood]] as
*[[Harish Patel]] as Shilpa's dad
*[[Alok Nath]] as Police Commissioner Deepak Seth
*[[Ghanshyam Rohera]] as Eunuch  
*[[Ishrat Ali]] as Devdas
*[[Harish Patel]] as Shilpa's father
*[[Ghanshyam Rohera]] as Eunuch
*[[Tej Sapru]] as Police Inspector Madanlal
*[[Tej Sapru]] as Police Inspector Madanlal
*[[Baby Sonia]] Dolly Died Roli
*[[Baby Sonia]] as Dolly (Twins Appearance) / Roli
*[[Narra Venkateswara Rao]] as Arjun's superior
*[[Annapurna (actress)|Annapurna]] as Arjun's mother


==Soundtrack==
==Soundtrack==
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The movie has six songs composed by [[Viju Shah]] which are, to some extent, significant till date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://planetbollywood.com/Music/RR.html|title=Ravan Raaj - A True Story Music Review |publisher=planetbollywood.com |access-date=2014-02-04}}</ref> With Tips JHANKAR "Husnwaalon Se Yeh Dil Bachaaye" by [[Udit Narayan]] in his archetypal upbeat style, the catchy number "Yaar Mere Mausam Hai Mastaana Mastaana" suggestive of [[Romance (love)|romance]] in fine weather are some well-known euphonious songs of the album. Voices for the songs were rendered by [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Sapna Mukherjee]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Bali Brahmbhatt]] and [[Sushma Shrestha|Poornima]], with lyrics by the eminent lyricist [[Anand Bakshi]].
The movie has six songs composed by [[Viju Shah]] which are, to some extent, significant until date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://planetbollywood.com/Music/RR.html|title=Ravan Raaj - A True Story Music Review|publisher=planetbollywood.com|access-date=2014-02-04|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304201034/http://planetbollywood.com/Music/RR.html|url-status=live}}</ref> With Tips JHANKAR "Husnwaalon Se Yeh Dil Bachaaye" by [[Udit Narayan]] in his archetypal upbeat style, the catchy number "Yaar Mere Mausam Hai Mastaana Mastaana" suggestive of [[Romance (love)|romance]] in fine weather are some well-known euphonious songs of the album. Voices for the songs were rendered by [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Sapna Mukherjee]], [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Udit Narayan]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Bali Brahmbhatt]] and [[Sushma Shrestha|Poornima]], with lyrics by the eminent lyricist [[Anand Bakshi]].


*"Husnwalo Se Ye Dil Bachaye" - [[Udit Narayan]]  
*"Husnwalo Se Ye Dil Bachaye" - [[Udit Narayan]]
*"Aaina Aaina Tere Bin Chaina" - [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Jayshree Shivram]]  
*"Aaina Aaina Tere Bin Chaina" - [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Jayshree Shivram]]
*"Ooh! Ooh! Ooh... Oah!" - [[Bali Brahmabhatt]], [[Sushma Shrestha|Poornima]]
*"Ooh! Ooh! Ooh... Oah!" - [[Bali Brahmabhatt]], [[Sushma Shrestha|Poornima]]
*"O Sanam O Sanam" - [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
*"O Sanam O Sanam" - [[Kumar Sanu]], [[Sadhana Sargam]]
*"Tu Cheez Badi Hai Sakht Sakht" - [[Bali Brahmabhatt]], [[Johny Lever]], [[Sapna Mukherjee]]
*"Tu Cheez Badi Hai Sakht Sakht" - [[Bali Brahmabhatt]], [[Johny Lever]], [[Sapna Mukherjee]]
*"Yaar Mera Mausam Hai Mastana Mastana" - [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]] For Dil Ki Halat  isko bataye
*"Yaar Mera Mausam Hai Mastana Mastana" - [[Abhijeet Bhattacharya]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0114236|Ravan Raaj:A True Story}}
* {{IMDb title|0114236|Ravan Raaj:A True Story}}
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Revision as of 05:12, 4 March 2026


Ravan Raaj: A True Story
Promotional Poster
Directed byT. Rama Rao
Produced byManoj Chaturvedi
Bobby Anand
Written bySanjeev Duggal
Adesh K.Arjun (dialogue)
Story byR. K. Selvamani
Based onPulan Visaranai by R. K. Selvamani
StarringMithun Chakraborty
Aditya Pancholi
Shakti Kapoor
Madhoo
Harish Kumar
Sheeba Akashdeep
Music byViju Shah
CinematographyJayanan Vincent
Release date
  • 28 June 1995 (1995-06-28)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budgetest.₹2.50 crore[1]
Box officeest.₹8.81 crore[2]

Ravan Raaj: A True Story (transl. Ravan's Rule: A True Story) is a 1995 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by T. Rama Rao, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Madhoo and Aditya Pancholi and Harish Kumar. The film is centred on kidney smugglers and a serial killer. It is a remake of the 1990 Tamil film Pulan Visaranai, starring Vijayakanth.[3]

Plot summary

Crime and corruption have taken over Bombay City without any solution. A rash of kidnappings of young women takes place. One auto-rickshaw driver "Auto Kesariya" is behind this crime. The policemen of Kala Chowki Police Station are doing little to stop these crimes. Former Assistant Commissioner of Police Arjun Verma is reinstated and assigned to this case. Arjun gets himself deeply involved in this disappearance and the kidnappings and faces the shock and trauma of finding skeletal remains of young women who have been abducted as well as body parts stolen from innocent patients from hospitals. His personal life also turns upside down as his fiancée abandons him on his wedding day, while his niece is abducted and held for ransom, and above all Arjun Verma himself becomes the target of assassins hired by influential politicians and senior police officials.

Cast

Soundtrack

Ravan Raaj: A True Story
Soundtrack album by
Viju Shah
Released28 June 1995
RecordedTips Industries
StudioTrimurti Films T RAMA RAO
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelTips Music CD Spotify / Video TIME
Viju Shah chronology
Ravan Raaj: A True Story
(1995) 		Pulan Visaranai in Hindi
(2022)

The movie has six songs composed by Viju Shah which are, to some extent, significant until date.[4] With Tips JHANKAR "Husnwaalon Se Yeh Dil Bachaaye" by Udit Narayan in his archetypal upbeat style, the catchy number "Yaar Mere Mausam Hai Mastaana Mastaana" suggestive of romance in fine weather are some well-known euphonious songs of the album. Voices for the songs were rendered by Kumar Sanu, Sadhana Sargam, Sapna Mukherjee, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Udit Narayan, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Bali Brahmbhatt and Poornima, with lyrics by the eminent lyricist Anand Bakshi.

References

  1. ↑ "जब ढाई करोड़ी मूवी ने बॉक्स ऑफिस पर मचाया हंगामा, कमाई देख सब हो गए थे हैरान, पैसों से भर गई थी मेकर्स की जेब". News 18. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ravan Raaj Box office collection". Box Office India. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ravan Raaj - Movie - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Ravan Raaj - A True Story Music Review". planetbollywood.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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