Demon king or tragic hero of Tamil cinema?

Meanwhile, Mani Ratnam’s 2010 Tamil film Raavanan, which stars Vikram (as Veeraiya), Aishwarya Rai (as Ragini) and Prithviraj (as Dev), is a modern retelling of the Ramayana, albeit from the perspective of revenge . In the film, Raavan (Veeraiya) kidnaps Sita (Ragini), the wife of Dev (Ram). Veeraiya’s attempt to kidnap Ragini is due to the death of his sister Vennila (Surpanakha), portrayed by Priyamani. Veeraiya is mostly dressed in dark toned outfits and is seen as the people’s advocate while Dev is seen as the standard bearer of honesty.