Many things are being said about Mani’s take on the most popular Indian epic ‘Ramayana’; common cinegoers may not have appreciated the effort much but the movie has been lapped up by the connoisseurs of quality cinema. The only persons who can answer the criticism where the concern persons and after the words from Mani Ratnam now the award winning editor has broken his silence.

A Sreeker Prasad, has spoken out, countering claims from Bollywood heavyweight Amitabh Bachchan that "sad editing" of the increasingly divisive film is responsible for the poor audience response.

Prasad says that while he does not wish to hurt Amitabh Bachchan, he stands by his editing decisions, stating: "As a member of the audience, he (Amitabh Bachchan) has the right to say whatever he wants to. We've been in the process of editing Raavan for a year and a half. I have gone through the footage with Mani (Ratnam) so rigorously. We were probably in the best position to judge what was good for the film."

He justifies his decision and further adds, "There is a reason for it. The director chose to start the narrative on a very high note. It begins with the kidnapping and moves straight ahead to the finale. We had no back projection, no explanations, and no character establishment. We chose to tell our story in this way. We didn't want to spoon-feed the audience."

"Mr Bachchan wanted us to graphically show ten heads. Mani and I tried that. But we made a conscious decision not to get into that area. We decided to let the audience get into the character's head as the narrative progressed. I am sure there are lots of people who didn't get the point. But it was a risk worth taking. Because a certain section did comprehend."

‘Raavan’ may not have shown it ten heads but it has certainly showed that Bollywood really need to grow up.