Saturday, October 23
, Posted by LEGENDRY KRISH at 10/23/2010
Rakta Charitra Review – Another Gory Facet of the Politics !Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Shatrughan Sinha, Sushant Singh, Ambhimanyu Skekhar Singh
Director: Ram Gopal Verma
Genre: Action, Drama
Rating: 3 / 5
Review: Ram Gopal Verma seldom makes films for the faint hearted people and Rakta Charitra proves to be so and this one superseded all his previous works where goriness is concerned. The film once again happens to be a subject that is close to Verma’s heart the underbelly and the darker side of the world of politics.
The story is of the politician named Paritala Ravi of Andhra Pradesh who without flinching turns to murdering people as he pass out from the college and becomes a politician. It is life of Ravi and in between that journey, there is mass murder, rape and abduction of women and the revenge saga goes on.
Like the signature ram Gopla Verma style there are faces and shots taken from some angles that adds eeriness and at times become awkward too. In spite of the free flowing of the blood the characters for some unknown reason keeps on using the word “rakta”.
Though the subject matter is quite a strong one and portrayal of the goriness of the political world could have been done with finesse, Verma lacks the subtlety and in the loud sound-track only takes away from making the film an emotional and psychological one.
There are some powerful performances by the lead cast but once again the characters are not very well etched out. One can just say that Verma’s fascination for the goriness has taken over the brutality he could have shown about the rural political world and made it a voyeuristic film that can be enjoyed by those who loves bloodshed in ample amount.
Overall, the movie gets a ratings of 3 stars out of 5 with great reviews from different reviewers and it’s sure worth a watch.
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