RAKTA CHARITRA-MOVIE REVIEW
Thursday, October 28
, Posted by LEGENDRY KRISH at 10/28/2010
Average
Ram Gopal Varma’s much hyped and long awaited film Rakta Charitra has finally hit the screens today. The film raised the heat considerably, particularly in Rayalaseema. Let us see if the film has lived up to all the hype.Story:
RGV begins the story with the backdrop to the mindless violence and how revenge killings became the norm. A local MLA (Kitty) in Anandapuram manages things with a trusted aide Rajendra Gupta.
Kitty’s relative Kota is unable to see Rajendra Gupta, a man from the lower caste being so blindly trusted and relied upon. So he manages to make Kitty distrust Rajendra and kill him’
Rajendra’s elder son Shankar Ravi (Sushant) is naturally livid and he goes on a killing spree. He operates from the forest. Shankar’s younger brother Pratap Ravi (Vivek Oberoi) who lives far away from the faction ridden place is enraged after he learns that his brother has been murdered.
Pratap comes to the place and wreaks havoc. He gets Kitty and Kota murdered. The rise of Pratap as a faction leader is naturally not to the liking of Bukka Reddy (Abhimanyu Singh) son of Kota.
The rivalry between Pratap and Bukka Reddy grabs the attention of a politician Shivaji Rao (Shatrughna Sinha). He starts patronizing Pratap with an intention of subduing Bukka Reddy.
Shivaji Rao sets up a party and rides to power and becomes the chief minister. Pratap is elected as the MLA from Anandapuram. Just when things seem to be settling down enters a new man – Surya.
To know what happens next – we have to wait for another month – November 19 to be exact. RGV will release part-2 of Rakta Charitra on that day.
Performance:
Vivek Oberoi proves that he is an apt choice to play the role of Paritala Ravi. Vivek is soft and suave and when the need rises he shows his steely and violent side as and when required.
The best performance in the film is by Abhimanys Singh. He is just the right man to play the role of the wicked, heartless and cruel Bukka Reddy. Abhimanyu brings in the required intensity to the scenes – be it rape or murder.
Kota as usual excels in his role as Nagamani Reddy. Shaturghan Sinha is apt to play the role of NT Rama Rao. He does remind us of NTR in some scenes and the way he waves his left hand makes one feel as if one is watching NTR.
Radhika Apte is apt in her role as the love interest of Vivek Oberoi. Tanikella Bharani, Sushanth, Ashish Vidyarthi and others do justice to their roles.
Radhika Apte is apt in her role as the love interest of Vivek Oberoi. Tanikella Bharani, Sushanth, Ashish Vidyarthi and others do justice to their roles.
Analysis:
Ram Gopal Varma has succeeded in portraying to a large extent the way things were in Rsyalaseema some time ago. He brings in the required depth and intensity to the characters. The film generates enough heat and intensity as a film based on faction violence should.
The screenplay is racy and the cinematography with brown lighting captures the mood perfectly. RGV has put in a lot of violence to set the mood for the film and in a way justifies the killings and violence as they form the basis for revenge killings.
Verdict:
Rakta Charitra is a gripping film but RGV has used excessive bloodshed and gore to prove his pint. The film also has too many characters with some being insignificant. This only makes the film a bit more confusing.
Ram Gopal Varma has stuck more or less to real facts and made it seem like fiction. So those who have followed the faction feuds in Seema closely, they may not find anything new or shocking.
Rakta Charitra is a film full of blood and gore. The film offers nothing at all for ladies and family audiences. With its ‘A’ tag it is out of bounds for children anyway. The film has garnered a lot of publicity but its fate at the box office is uncertain.
Rakta Charitra is a film full of blood and gore. The film offers nothing at all for ladies and family audiences. With its ‘A’ tag it is out of bounds for children anyway. The film has garnered a lot of publicity but its fate at the box office is uncertain.
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