Mumbai, Maharashtra -- (SBWire) -- 04/26/2010 -- Mani Ratnam and A.R. Rahman’s much awaited music for Raavan was launched in a grand media event at Yashraj Studios in Mumbai tonight. The event was attended by Mani Ratnam, A R Rahman, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Vikram and Reliance Big Pictures senior management.

A spirited performance by AR Rahman and a live performance by the cast were the highlight of the evening along with the introduction of Vikram by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The exciting set was created by the talented art director Samir Chanda and light design by leading cintematographer Santosh Sivan.

The music of Raavan was released by a consortium of Reliance Big Music, T Series and Hungama and is available in stores now.

Reliance Big Pictures is also set to release the film worldwide, June 2010.

Sanjeev Lamba, CEO, Reliance Big Pictures – “We are proud to be associated with the winning combination of Mani Ratnam, A R Rahman Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan for one of the most awaited releases of 2010. Reliance Big Pictures has become synonymous with some wonderful cinema and Raavan is sure to continue that trend.”

About Reliance Big Entertainment
Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL, http://www.rbe.in) is the flagship media and entertainment arm of the Indian conglomerate Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (www.relianceada.com). It has a significant presence in filmed entertainment (film production, distribution, exhibition and TV content), broadcasting, studio infrastructure, processing, digital services, music, home video, animation, events, out of home, gaming and new media.

Reliance BIG Pictures (http://www.reliancebigpictures.com), RBEL's motion picture brand, has built a formidable Indian film production slate in English, Hindi and several other Indian languages, which it markets and distributes worldwide. The slate has projects with leading production houses and marquee Indian directors, both mainstream and arthouse, including Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Mani Ratnam, Rakesh Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, Kunal Kohli, Priyadarshan, Madhur Bhandarkar, Sudhir Mishra, Shaji N. Karun, Shyam Benegal and Rituparno Ghosh and others.

Reliance ADA Group (http://www.relianceada.com) is among India's largest private sector, business houses and has interests in communications, financial services, health, energy, infrastructure and media & entertainment.

Media Contact –
Riya Mitra- Reliance Big Pictures – 9320192126/9833323465, riya.mitra@relianceada.com
Parull Gossain – 9870778621, parull@gmail.com