Rakht Charitra I (2010)

Rakht Charitra (English: A History of Blood) is a two-part Indian biographical film based on the life of Paritala Ravindra, directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film features Vivek Oberoi as Ravindra in the lead role, whilst Suriya as Suri, appears predominantly in the second part. Shatrughan Sinha, Sudeep, Abhimanyu Singh, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sushant Singh, Priyamani and Radhika Apte play other supporting roles. The film was shot predominantly in Hindi, with some scenes being re-shot in Telugu and Tamil. The Hindi and Telugu versions were released in two parts, six weeks apart, while the Tamil version was released in one film.



The film is based on the life of Paritala Ravindra, a factionist and political leader from Andhra Pradesh who was assassinated by his rivals in 2005. Since release, the film has received critical acclaim as well as gathering controversies from the historical figures depicted.

Cast:
 Suriya as Gangula Suryanarayana Reddy (Maddelacheruvu Suri)
 Vivek Oberoi as Pratap Ravi (Paritala Ravindra)
 Abhimanyu Singh as Bukka Reddy (Obul Reddy)
 Sudeep as Special Officer DCP Mohan Prasad
 Shatrughan Sinha as Shivaji Rao (N. T. Rama Rao)
 Kota Srinivasa Rao as Nagamani Reddy (Sane Chenna Reddy)
 Raja Krishnamoorthy (Kitty) as Narasimha Deva Reddy (Gangula Narayana Reddy)
 Tanikella Bharani as Rama Moorthy
 Priyamani as Bhawani (Gangula Bhanumati)
 Radhika Apte as Nandini
 Ashish Vidyarthi as Manda (Sayanna)
 Ashwini Kalsekar as Anjana Sinha IPS
 Vishwajeet Pradhan as Puru Reddy
 Sushmita Mukherjee as Gomathi
 Sushant Singh as Pratap Shankar
 Rajendra Gupta as Veera Bhadra
 Zarina Wahab as Nari

Plot:
The film starts with a narration about politics and gangs in Ananthapur district, Andhra Pradesh. The opening scene of a murder in broad daylight, which the narrator calls "rakta politics", sets the tone of the movie. Narasimha Reddy, a local politician, is a powerful man in the area. His close associate Veera Bhadra (Rajendra Gupta) is his trustwothy ally for his political work, to the extent that Narasimha Reddy gives him freedom to contest Jilla Parishad polls with his men. Veera Bhadra champions the causes of the poor and oppressed and they look up to him like their leader.

Nagamani Reddy (Kota Srinivasa Rao), who is the local MLA of the district and close to Narasimha Reddy, becomes jealous of the budding trust between Veera Bhadra and Narasimha Reddy, and starts poisoning Narasimha Reddy against Veera Bhadra. Narasimha summons Veera Bhadra and asks him not to contest the polls with his contestants, but rather support Nagamani Reddy's. Veera Bhadra lashes out at Narasimha Reddy for being unfair to the lower castes and storms out. Nagamani Reddy calls for Manda (Ashish Vidyarthi), a close follower of Veera Bhadra, and manipulates him into killing Veera Bhadra, giving him the assurance that if he does it, people will suspect the...