Overview

• Vishnu Manchu’s script charts Ravana’s journey from birth to death and includes fully developed dialogues.
• He envisioned Suriya as Lord Rama and Alia Bhatt as Sita, with Karthi as Indrajeet, Kalyan Ram as Lakshman and Sathyaraj as Jatayu.
• An initial 2009 attempt under director Raghavendra Rao with Mohan Babu as Ravana was shelved over budget constraints.
• Current production partners have yet to bridge financial disagreements, leaving the project on indefinite hold.
• The setback highlights the risks of mounting large-scale mythological films after mixed results for recent epics.