Ravan, Raavan or Ravanan, may refer to:
Religion
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Ravana
Ravana (; , , ) is a rakshasa king of the island of Lanka, and the chief antagonist of the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' and its adaptations.
In the ''Ramayana'', Ravana is described to be the eldest son of sage Vishrava and rakshasi Kaikesi. ...
, 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'' 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, model, film producer and television personality who 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 t ...
, 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, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Ravan, Brod-Posavina County, a village near
Sibinj
Sibinj is a village and municipality in Brod-Posavina County, Croatia part of Slavonski Brod built-up area. There are 6,895 inhabitants; a majority are Croats
The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common C ...
, Croatia
* , an islet near Žirje, Croatia
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Ravan, Hamadan
Ravan ( fa, روان, also Romanized as Ravān) is a village in Abrumand Rural District, in the Central District of Bahar County
Bahar County ( fa, شهرستان بهار) is in Hamadan province, Iran
Iran, officially the I ...
, a village in Iran
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Ravan, Kermanshah
Zardoui ( fa, زردويي, also Romanized as Zardū’ī; also known as Ravān, Ravān-e Zardowī, Ravān-e Zardū’ī, Ravān Zardū’ī, Ravān Zardū’ī, and Rawān Zarūdeh) is a village in Makvan Rural District, Bayangan District
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, a village in Iran
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Ravan (river)
The Ravan () is a river in Leningrad Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Tigoda
The Tigoda () is a river in Novgorodsky and Chudovsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast and Tosnensky and Kirishsky Districts of Leningrad Oblast in Russia. It is ...
, in Russia
Other uses
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Ravan (comics), a DC Comics character
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Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta'', a novel by Amish Tripathi
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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 Rabbi El ...
, 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: Омладински фудбалски клуб Раван, en, Ravan Youth Football Club), commonly known as OFK Ravan, is a Bosnian football club from Kozarska Dubica, Republika Srpska, ...
, 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)
* ''
Ravan Asura'', a 2023 Indian film
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