Raktha Charithra Review

RamGopalVarma… The man who is known for his farthest passion and equally famous for unending controversies will be also known for his guts from now on. His latest venture “Raktha Charithra” is true to his style as it has drawn utmost attention from various circles from political, faction and a common man and of course ordinary movie goers like wise…..

Here’s something I felt after I have seen the movie…..

Plot: Veerabhadriah a rising local leader is killed by his own master, a local MLA Narasimha Reddy…who falls prey to the conspiracy by his relative Nagamani Reddy (Kota).Veerabhadriah is survived by his two sons Shanker Ravi (Sushant) and Pratap Ravi (Vivek Oberoi).

The Saga of Rivalry continues between the Sons of Nagamani Reddy …BukkaReddy and Pratap Ravi…that turns the village AnandaPuram an ever burning battle field….

Movie is all about Pratap Ravi’s raise to fame ….And his political bondage with Politician turned actor Shivaji Rao…

Reality Vs Cinema…..

Yes…As Raktha Charithra from the beginning was in news for it is based on real life events…It would be delight for few to identify some characters and it would be equally hatred to look at few characters…So grab some facts if u can…I read all the facts surrounding the movie but I loved the movie with its own identity and enjoyed it thoroughly …So I am not relating it to any original character!!

Actors:

Vivek Oberoi is of course RGV’s find and Varma knows the best he can get from his discovery. Vivek is real good after a continuous hiatus since his debut ‘Company’. It’s his character Pratap Ravi that is seen on the screen. He talks less but talks what’s needed….and smiles very less and grief, he delivers with his eyes…His anger speaks volumes…Overall a complete performance….

Abhimanyu Singh as Bukka Reddy lived in his role evil not just personified but multiplied by tons…This character is shown as absolute womanizer and with extreme sadism. And true more the villainy…Simpler becomes the heroism….And this worked…

Shatrugna Sinha as Shivaji Rao is absolute delight. Things get lighter and colorful with his entry. Whenever he says “Topic is over” there are cheers all over.

Kota fills the first half with energy…we are real lucky to have him…Then there are Ashish Vidyardi who kills Pratap’s father, Tanikella Bharani, Sushant (Pratap’s bro) and All Pratap’s followers …all have good screen time and did their part well.

Radhika Apte is apt as Pratap’s love…she is cute and subtle in emotions… Among others Pratap’s mother and Lady Inspector are noted well…

RGV Rocks….!!

Wow…it’s been a long time we can see Ram Gopal Varma in Ram Gopal Varma…Lately more of controversies and more of publicity stunts definitely would have created some gap at least among few of his fans…

But this is a real treat…Starting from the research on the real life aspects and converting them into cinematic content is not an easy task and needs courage in accomplishing it.

Screenplay in the movie is so tight that 2 hours just passed in my watch…Emotions are equally experienced by the audience…So whatever happening on screen turns on your basic instincts

One good thing is Varma has given a priority to every character…and such a kind gesture is possible only with sufficient homework….

Movie Flow …

Varma’s Voice over introduces you to the characters one after other…and visually shows the root cause of rivalry…Like where exactly it began…followed by series of killings.

You get settled down once Pratap Ravi’s Characters takes on the proceedings…and you actually feel relaxed and start enjoying the movie when Shivaji enters the scene….

Other departments….

Background score by Dharam-Sandeep is superb. It makes us involved. Songs written by Kaluva Sai are good and placed without disturbing the flow.

Photography is little old fashioned but suited the flick and is apt for it is time based movie…

Producers should be appreciated for this venture knowing it would have few patrons….

Ok now Drawbacks...

For Southern audience, the initial 30 minutes seems to be a dubbed version with lots of unknown faces…Kota’s presence is big saving grace…and by 31^st minute we are habituated…!!

Forgive the director as he distributed the content to Southern viewers and the actors to the North!

RGV’s Voice over appears redundant as whatever on-screen is good enough to understand the flow…

Now coming to violence, one can add it to drawback or just make it an un-avoiding factor considering the genre...Watch any Action or Faction flick…Say Simha or Indra or AnthPuram…they showcased 80% of violence this movie has…And I guess violence here is justified…But definitely not for kids.

Final Say…

Personally I hate horror genre and I swear I have not even read the review of Paranormal activity so far…Similarly Violence might not be welcomed by few…So they can stay away!

But if you are interested in facts…and are curious …Do go for it…You will not be disappointed as movie delivers what it promises…but movie goes one sided and cleverly made in commercial hero-villain format

There is a human urge for power and wealth beneath the violence…that brings out animal in us…And there’s a humane touch and reason still beneath. And the movie has that impact on us for sure…

And there is no surprise if you look at calendar as on what day November 19 comes to gear yourself for Raktha Charithra Second edition…

Rating:

3.5/5 for RGV delivering what it promised ….Eagerly waiting for Surya on the second outing