The much awaited flick of Mani ratnam's Telugu version Villian/Raavanan. This film's rights have been sold at a price of Rs 350 Crores. There are expectations that this film will do business up to Rs 550 Crores. After the release of the film, Mani ratnam will not have rights over the story and any other things connected with this film. This is the first time, such an agreement has been made for a Mani ratnam film. The whole rights have been acquired by Reliance and Sony. Since Mani ratnam, A R Rahman, Vikram, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Rasool Pookutty are internationally recognized, this film Raavanan has created this expectations. The good business is also because of this.