Raavan (রাবন) | Full Movie Bengali | Jeet, Tanusree & Lahoma | Bangla New Movie 2024
Raavan, starring Tollywood heartthrob Jeet and Lahoma Bhattacharya in the lead role is now available on Hotstar. Directed by MN Raj, the action thriller titled Raavan was released in theaters on 29 April 2022. Almost a year after its theatrical release, the makers dropped the film on a popular OTT platform like Disney Plus Hotstar.
Well, the film has already aired on TV. A leading Bengali movie channel called Jalsha Movies aired the film as a World TV Premiere which created a new record on the TRP chart. The film has an ensemble cast including Shataf Figar, Tanushree Chakraborty, and Biswanath Basu alongside Jeet and Lahoma Bhattacharya. Another interesting part is that Raavan is also a debut film for Lahoma Bhattacharya. She made her big screen debut with this movie where she played Jeet's love interest. Apart from these stars, the film also features Kharaj Mukherjee, Alok Jain, Rana Mitra, Jack Bhattacharya in other important roles.
Raavan Movie Review : Raavan's appetite for action overwhelms Ram this time
Evidently, Raavan is an expensive film and the sophisticated action sequences, makeup, aesthetics and song sequences reflect that. But this film is not for the faint-hearted. It celebrates the kind of unfiltered violence one gets to see in south blockbusters. It has flying cars, thrilling chases and full-on action. What it lacks though is a convincing storyteller and dialogue writer, who could have made the journey a little more enjoyable. One recurring dialogue may linger even after the film gets over: “Raavan khhoma kore ditey shuru korle Ramayan abar notun kore likhte hobe (If Raavan starts practising forgiveness, Ramayana will have to be rewritten).”
Raavan is Jeet’s film and naturally he takes up lion's share of the screen time — sometimes as media studies professor Ram (unconvincingly), and sometimes as vigilante Raavan. Jeet champions Raavan with the makeup, hair, contact lens, costume and action.
On screen, we see two parallel storylines – Ram falling in love with his student Rai (Lahoma Bhattacharya), and Raavan going on a brutal killing spree, making life hell for the police force. Tough police officer Jahan (Tnusree Chakraborty) gets the responsibility of capturing Raavan, though her senior officer Rajiv (Shataf Figar) disapproves.
The film starts with a bang with the introduction of Raavan. However, with Ram and Rai’s bland romance, the first half of the film remains by and large uninteresting. The happy family life of Ram also seems to be forced. In fact, Raavan’s presence on screen eclipses Jeet as Ram. On the other hand, Jeet pulls off the character of ruthless Raavan with elan. He practically sets the screen on fire every time he makes an entry. As a result, the second half becomes gripping with the high-decibel action peaking.
While action is the strength of the film, the romance looks pretty underwhelming and the comedy is unbearable. The characters of Kharaj Mukhopadhyay and Biswanath Basu are unconvincing and unnecessary. Lahoma looks pretty on screen but she fails to make any kind of impact with her dancing and acting skills, which matter in this genre. Tnusree and Shataf look dashing as police officers, there is no build up for the police force. Apart from these two, the force appears to be unprepared and unintentionally funny. Apart from Raavan’s character, that’s curated with care, no other character, even the bunch of bad men, has received any attention from the makers.
All in all, Raavan is for those who love action and have an appetite for violence. Such brutality is not often seen in the Bengali film spectrum. The technicians and fight masters have done a good job. Hence, even if Jeet as Ram fails, Jeet as Raavan will not let them do