Reportedly actor Rajkiran will play a prominent role in ace director Mani Ratnam's next venture. The director is currently busy with his ambitious project Raavanan (Raavan in Hindi and Villain in Telugu), which will grace screens worldwide on June 18, 2010. There are also reports that the director has roped in Ranbir Kapoor for his next film, tentatively titled Azaan and the director is on the lookout for another actor for the same project. Simbu is rumoured to be the hero for the Tamil version!