When Prakash Jha is busy thinking about his modern big screen adaptation of the epic Mahabharata, Mani Ratnam is to bring out a film based on the other immortal epic Ramayana on to the big screen.

 The film is a bi-lingual and will be made in Hindi and Tamil.

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai will portray the roles inspired by Rama and Sita.

Govinda will be seen in the role of savior Hanuman. The most catching peculiarity of this film is that Tamil film star Vikram who will be seen as the Ravan in the Hindi version of the film will be doing the character of Rama in the Tamil one.

 The production of the film is expected to start by the end of September and will be produced under the banner of Madras Talkies owned by Mani Ratnam.