Aaj Ka Raavan Raaj (आज का रावण राज) (transl. Today's Rule of The Evil) is the Hindi dubbed version of Yagnam (यज्ञम) (transl. Ritual/Sacrifice), a 2004 Indian Telugu-language action film produced by Pokuri Babu Rao on the Eetharam Films banner, directed by A. S. Ravi Kumar Chowdary. It was released on 2 July 2004. It stars Gopichand and Moon Banerjee (credited as Sameera Banerjee), while Devaraj, Prakash Raj, and Vijay Rangaraju (credited as Raj Kumar) play supporting roles, with music composed by Mani Sharma. The film won two Nandi Awards and was a blockbuster hit.
The Hindi dubbed version was released by T. Mahendra Singh and T. Dharmendra Singh under the banner of Shanmuga Films and distributed by Balaji-Karishma Films in 2007.
Cast[]
| Character | Actor | Hindi dubbing actor |
|---|---|---|
| Srinivas aka Seenu | Gopichand | Sonu Pahuja |
| Sailaja aka Sailu | Moon Banerjee | Sabina Malik |
| Suri's wife | Jhansi | |
| Young Seenu | Master Vivek | |
| Reddeppa (Thakur in Hindi version) | Devaraj | Sanjeev Tiwari |
| Nayudamma (Naidu in Hindi version) | Vijay Rangaraju | Unknown |
| Dilli, Seenu's friend | Suman Setty | |
| Suri, Seenu's rival | Raghu Babu | Unknown |
| Reddeppa's brother-in-law | Dharmavarapu Subrahmanyam † | |
| Insp. Pratap Reddy (Pratap Thakur in Hindi version) | Prakash Raj | Unknown |
| A minister who compromises with Reddeppa and Nayudamma | Unknown | |
| A youngster who leads Reddappa's men to a trap | Unknown | |
| Fathima | Janhavi | Unknown |
| Young Sailu | Baby Nikshiptha | |
| Nayudamma's son | Unknown | Krishna Gopal Sharma |
| Police constable | Duvvasi Mohan | |
| Deva, Reddeppa's henchman | Unknown |
Songs[]
The singers in the Hindi version are not known. Out of 5 songs, only 4 were dubbed in Hindi.
| Original song | Hindi version | Singer in the original version | Lyricist of the original version | Lyricist of the Hindi version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Chinnanaati Chelikade" | "Bachpan Ki Woh Yaadein" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shreya Goshal | Sirivennela Sitarama Sastry | Vimal Kashyap |
| "Thongi Thongi" | "O Re Chanda" | Hariharan, Swarnalatha | Suddala Ashok Teja | |
| "Em Chesavo Na Manasu" | "Tab Se Mile Hai Hum Dono" | S. P. Charan, Shreya Ghoshal | ||
| "Chamak Chamaka Mani" | "Jhalak Jhalak Zara" | Sandeep, Mallikarjun |