Mani
Ratnam's
Raavanan
may
have
failed
to
impress
the
audience
and
critics.
But
it
has
managed
to
grab
the
attention
of
international
viewers
by
screening
the
film
in
various
film
festivals.
Recently,
it
has
been
hailed
with
prestigious
Asia
Pacific
Screen
Awards
(APSA)
award
in
Best
Cinematography
section.
Noted
cinematographer
Santosh
Sivan
along
with
V.
Manikandan
have
jointly
been
nominated
to
receive
the
award
on
the
2nd
of
December.
The
failure
of
the
film
did
not
in
any
way
deter
the
public
to
notice
the
beautiful
locales
and
surprising
backdrops
that
seemed
to
be
akin
to
poetry
on
celluloid.
The
critics
in
India
who
had
been
particularly
harsh
in
their
reviews
nevertheless
hailed
the
cinematographer
duo
for
their
excellent
work.
Earlier,
the
movie
was
also
screened
at
the
Pusan
International
Film
Festival.
Both
the
Hindi
and
the
Tamil
versions
were
screened
as
a
part
of
the
Special
Gala
event.
The
director
along
with
his
wife
Suhasini
and
the
lead
characters
including
the
Junior
Bachchan
couple,
Vikram
and
producer
Sharada
Trilok
were
present
at
the
occasion.
It
may
be
recalled
that
the
director
had
also
won
the
Jeager-Le
Coultre
Award
at
Venice
earlier
this
year.
The
127
minute
long
Tamil
version,
Raavanan
is
now
ready
to
premiere
at
the
Tenth
annual
MIAAC
film
Festival
to
be
held
at
New
York
City,
this
November.
It
will
be
shown
with
English
subtitles
for
the
benefit
of
the
non-Tamil
audience.