June 17, 2010
Mani Ratnam’s Raavan To Release In 2200 Screens Worldwide
Reliance BIG Pictures and Madras Talkies’ forthcoming Raavan will release in approximately 2200 screens worldwide on Friday, June 18, making it the first Indian film to release simultaneously in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu versions.
The Hindi version (Raavan) is slated to release in 1250 screens in India and 325 screens overseas in over 35 countries, including India, U.S., Canada, U.K., U.A.E., Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, South Africa, Netherlands, France, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Sri Lanka etc.
The Tamil version Raavanan will release in 225 screens in India, including Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka and also in Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Nasik, Surat, Baroda, Kolkata cities with English subtitles. It will release in 150 screens overseas in Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, U.S., U.K., Middle East Asia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, etc.
The Telugu dubbed version Villain will release in 215 screens in Andhra Pradesh and in additional 25 screens in U.S., Australia and New Zealand. Source