Ramana is a 2002 Telugu-language Comedy motion picture written by A. R. Murugadoss and directed by Siva Nageswara Rao and A. R. Murugadoss and produced by V. Ravichandran under the banner of Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd. Ramana features Vijayakanth in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Simran, Ashima Bhalla, Vijayan, Yugi Sethu, Riyaz Khan and Ravichandran. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraja. Cinematography was done by M. S. Prabhu and editing by Suresh Urs. The movie has a running time of 180 minutes. It was released on 22nd February 2002. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Aascar Film Pvt. Ltd.