Ravan, Raavan or Ravanan, may refer to:
Religion
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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
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''Raavan'' (1984 film), an Indian Hindi-language film
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''Ravanan'' (1994 film), a 1994 Indian Tamil-language film starring Mansoor Ali Khan
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''Ravanan'' (2006 film), a 2006 Indian Malayalam-language film starring Kalabhavan Mani
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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''
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''Raavan'' (2022 film), Indian Bengali-language action thriller film
* Two Indian films simultaneously directed and produced by Mani Ratnam:
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''Raavan'' (2010 film), the Hindi-language version starring Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai
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''Raavan'' (soundtrack), by A. R. Rahman
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''Raavanan'' (2010 film), the Tamil-language version starring Vikram and Aishwarya Rai
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''Raavanan'' (soundtrack), by A. R. Rahman
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''Raavan'' (TV series), a 2006-2008 Indian mythological drama television series
Places
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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
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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
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Ravan, Hamadan, a village in Iran
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Ravan, Kermanshah, a village in Iran
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Ravan (river), in Russia
Other uses
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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
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Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta'', a novel by Amish Tripathi
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Eliezer ben Nathan, or Ra'avan, 10th century halakist and liturgical poet
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Ravan Press, a South African anti-apartheid publishing house
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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
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''Ravana'' (gastropod), a genus of gastropods in the family Ariophantidae
See also
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Ravenna (disambiguation)
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Rawan (disambiguation)
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Ravan Asura'', a 2023 Indian film
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Aaj Ka Ravan'' (), a 2000 Indian film
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