Ravan, Raavan or Ravanan, may refer to:

Religion

Ravana According to the Mahakavya, Hindu epic, ''Ramayana'', Ravana was a kingJustin W. Henry, ''Ravana's Kingdom: The Ramayana and Sri Lankan History from Below'', Oxford University Press, p.3 of the island of Lanka, in which he is the chief antag ...

, Ravan or Ravanan, the prime antagonist in the ancient Hindu epic ''Ramayana''

Film and TV

* ''Raavan'' (1984 film), an Indian Hindi-language film * ''Ravanan'' (1994 film), a 1994 Indian Tamil-language film starring Mansoor Ali Khan * ''Ravanan'' (2006 film), a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language film starring Kalabhavan Mani * ''

Ra.One ''Ra.One'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role and Arjun Rampal as the titular antagonist, with K ...

'' or ''Raavan'', a 2011 Indian Hindi-language science fiction film ** Ra.One, the main antagonist of the film played by

Arjun Rampal Arjun Rampal (born 26 November 1972) is an Indian actor and model who mainly works in Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Rajiv Rai's romance film ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (2001) and has since gone on to Arjun Rampal filmography, act in ...

, modelled after the character in the ''Ramayana'' * ''Raavan'' (2022 film), Indian Bengali-language action thriller film * Two Indian films simultaneously directed and produced by Mani Ratnam: ** ''Raavan'' (2010 film), the Hindi-language version starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai *** ''Raavan'' (soundtrack), by A. R. Rahman ** ''Raavanan'' (2010 film), the Tamil-language version starring Vikram and Aishwarya Rai *** ''Raavanan'' (soundtrack), by A. R. Rahman * ''Raavan'' (TV series), a 2006-2008 Indian mythological drama television series

Places

Ravan, Busovača Ravan is a village in the municipality of Busovača, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, ...

, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Ravan, Brod-Posavina County, a village near

Sibinj Sibinj is a naselje, village and municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia. It is part of the Slavonski Brod build-up area. Demographics In 2021, the municipality had 5,730 residents in the following 12 settlements: *Bartolovci, population 63 ...

, Croatia * , an islet near Žirje, Croatia *

Ravan, Hamadan Ravan (, also Romanized as Ravān) is a village in Abrumand Rural District, in the Central District of Bahar County, Hamadan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in W ...

, a village in Iran *

Ravan, Kermanshah Zardui () is a village in Makvan Rural District of Bayangan District, Paveh County, Kermanshah province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq t ...

, a village in Iran *

Ravan (river) The Ravan () is a river in Leningrad Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Tigoda. It starts from the Otlizino lake. It is long, and has a drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges ...

, in Russia

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Ravan (comics) Ravan is a fictional DC Comics villain. His first appearance was in ''Suicide Squad'' #1 (1987), and was created by John Ostrander and Luke McDonnell. Publication history Ravan first appears as a member of the villainous mercenary team Onslaught ...

, a DC Comics character * '' Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta'', a novel by Amish Tripathi *

Eliezer ben Nathan Eliezer ben Nathan () of Mainz (1090–1170), or Ra'avan (), was a halakist and liturgical poet. As an early Rishon, he was a contemporary of the Rashbam and Rabbeinu Tam, and one of the earliest of the Tosafists. He was the son-in-law of Eliak ...

, or Ra'avan, 10th century halakist and liturgical poet *

Ravan Press Ravan Press, established in 1972 by Peter Ralph Randall, Danie van Zyl, and Beyers Naudé, was a South African anti-apartheid publishing house.

, a South African anti-apartheid publishing house *

OFK Ravan Omladinski fudbalski klub Ravan (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Омладински фудбалски клуб Раван, ), commonly known as OFK Ravan, is a Football in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian football club from Kozar ...

, a Bosnian football club * ''Ravana'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropods in the family Ariophantidae

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