page_title: Raman Raghav 2.0
section_title: Marketing and release
hierarchical_section_title: Raman Raghav 2.0 / Marketing and release
caption_attribution_description: English: Dhulipala at the special screening of 'Raman Raghav 2.0'
context_page_description: Raman Raghav 2.0 is a 2016 Indian neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Anurag Kashyap. Produced by Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Vikas Bahl, and Madhu Mantena, the film stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vicky Kaushal, and debutante Sobhita Dhulipala. It depicts in eight chapters the cat and mouse chase of serial killer Ramanna by corrupt cop Raghavan. Real-life killer Raman Raghav, who operated in Mumbai during the 1960s, inspired the film.
  Kashyap initially wanted to make a period film about Raman Raghav, but after the commercial failure of Bombay Velvet, his previous film also set in the 1960s, he realised that he would be unable to find financing. Abandoning the period-piece concept, he co-wrote the film with Vasan Bala, setting it in the contemporary time. The film's music was composed by Ram Sampath, and Varun Grover wrote the lyrics. Jay Oza served as the film's cinematographer and Aarti Bajaj as its editor.
  Raman Raghav 2.0 premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
context_section_description: On 24 April 2016, Kashyap released two teaser posters' of the film through his official Twitter account. They showed a runnel of blood and a pistol attached to a tap. The first look was revealed on April 25, 2016, which had Siddiqui staring at the fourth wall with his red eyes. A second poster was released on May 1. The first teaser of Raman Raghav 2.0 was launched on 6 May 2016, with a runtime of 46 seconds. It was followed by three other teasers which showed a glimpse of the serial killer from the film. The theatrical trailer of Raman Raghav 2.0 was released on 10 May 2016. Before the theatrical release of the film, a series of comic strips were released showing the title character committing several crimes. A user generated song "I am Ramantic" was released online which showed people from Mumbai and other cities, who shot their ten-second videos sporting the Raman Raghav 2.0 sunglasses. The film released internationally with the title Psycho Raman.
  Raman Raghav 2.0 premiered at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors' Fortnight section to positive response. Siddiqui received a standing ovation post the screening of the film. It also premiered at the 2016 Sydney Film Festival, the Singapore International Film Festival, the Fantasia International Film Festival, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival and the 2016 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Before the release, a special screening was held in Mumbai which was attended by actors like Kangana Ranaut, Shweta Tripathi and Abhishek Chaubey. The film was released theatrically on 24 June 2016 in 770 screens across the country. Raman Raghav 2.0 is also available on Netflix. It was released as The Mumbai Murders on 21 November, 2018 in France.
caption: Dhulipala at the film's special screening.
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