简介：RakhtaCharitra(English:AHistoryofBlood)isatwo-partIndianbiographicalfilmbasedonthelifeofParitalaRavindra,directedbyRamGopalVarma.ThefilmfeaturesVivekOberoiasRavindraintheleadrole,whilstSuriyaasSuri,appearspredominantlyinthesecondpart.ShatrughanSinha,Sudeep,AbhimanyuSingh,KotaSrinivasaRao,SushantSingh,PriyamaniandRadhikaApteplayothersupportingroles.ThefilmwasshotpredominantlyinHindi,withsomescenesbeingre-shotinTeluguandTamil.Thesecondpartofthefilmreleasedonlyintamil,sixweeksapart. ThefilmisbasedonthelifeofParitalaRavindra,afactionistandpoliticalleaderfromAndhraPradeshwhowasassassinatedbyhisrivalsin2005.Sincerelease,thefilmhasreceivedcriticalacclaimaswellasgatheringcontroversiesfromthehistoricalfiguresdepicted. ThefilmstartswithanarrationaboutpoliticsandgangsinAnanthapurdistrict,AndhraPradesh.Theopeningsceneofamurderinbroaddaylight,whichthenarratorcalls"raktapolitics",setsthetoneofthemovie.NarasimhaReddy,alocalpolitician,isapowerfulmaninthearea.HiscloseassociateVeeraBhadra(RajendraGupta)ishisverycloseassociateandishistrustwothyallyforhispoliticalwork,totheextentthatNarasimhaReddygiveshimfreedomtocontestJillaParishadpollswithhismen.VeeraBhadraisachampionofthepoorandtheoppressedandtheylookuptohimliketheirleader. NagamaniReddy(KotaSrinivasaRao),whoisthelocalMLAofthedistrictandclosetoNarasimhaReddy,becomesjealousofthebuddingtrustbetweenVeeraBhadraandNarasimhaReddy,andstartspoisoningNarasimhaReddyagainstVeeraBhadra.NarasimhasummonsVeeraBhadraandaskshimnottocontestthepollswithhiscontestants,butrathersupportNagamaniReddy's.VeeraBhadralashesoutatNarasimhaReddyforbeingunfairtothelowercastesandstormsout.NagamaniReddycallsforManda(AshishVidyarthi),aclosefollowerofVeeraBhadra,andmanipulateshimintokillingVeeraBhadra,givinghimtheassurancethatifhedoesit,peoplewillsuspectthepoliciesofVeeraBhadraashisownfollowerkilledhimandhewillbethenextinlineastheleaderofthepoorpeople,elsetakehislife.Mandareluctantlyagreestoit.VeeraBhadraandhiswife(ZarinaWahab)travelinabuswith40peopletoawedding.MandaandNagmani'smenstopthebus,killVeeraBhadra'sguards,andtellhimtostepoutofthebusorelsehewillbekilledalongwith40otherpeople.VeeraBhadracomesout,lookingatManda,anddareshimtokill.Nagamani'shenchmanDurgashootsatVeeraBhadra,makingitlooklikeMandashotathim;promptingMandaaboutthedealhemadewithNagamani,hetellshimtokillhiminfrontofeveryone.MandatakesahugestoneandcrushesVeeraBhadra'sskullandkillinghim. ThisresultsinanagitationledbyShankar,whowantstoavengehisfather'smurderbykillingallthemenofNagamaniandNarasimhaReddy.EnterNagamani'ssonBukkaReddy(AbhimanyuSingh),describedasaruthlessmanwhoenjoysrapingwomenandkillingmeninbrutalways.HestartskillingShankar'smeningoryways:drillingaholeintotheirskull,choppingofftheirheadswithasugarcanechopper,burningthemaliveandfeedingthemtorats. PratapRavi(VivekOberoi),whoisincollegeinthecity,getsthenewsofhisfather'smurderandrushestothevillage.NagamaniReddyorderslocalpoliceinspectortokillShankarinafakeencounter.WhenPratapgoestothepolicestationtoaskabouthisbrother,theinspectorshowshimShankar'sdeadbodyandmockshim.Infuriatedwiththisbrother'smurder,PratapandVeeraBhadra'smenkillallthepoliceofficersandtheinspector. PratapRaviswearsrevengewhilehidinginthejunglewithhisfather'sassociatesandvowsthathewillkillNarsimhaReddy,NagamaniReddyandMandaonebyone,instillingfearofdeathineachoneofthem.HestartsbybustinginthehouseofNarasimhaReddy,killinghisguardsandfinallykillinghimwithascytheinfrontofhiswifeasshelooksoninhorror.NextisManda;asheroamsinthemarket,Pratap'smenfollowhim,andbeforehecandefendhimself,theychophishandoff.MandabegsforhislifebutPratapstabshiminfrontofeveryone.TheyplantokillNagamaniReddy,buttheyarecautiousasthereisheavypolicesecurityinhishouse.AsNagamaniReddyissittingonhislawnconversingwithapoliceofficer,heisshotatbyPratap,whoisdressedasthecop,andhismen,dressedascopsaswell,killmostofthepolicemen. AsBukkaReddyandhisbrotherPuruReddyseetheirfather'sdeadbody,Bukkabecomesenragedtotheextentthatheslapsthepolicewoman(AshwiniKhalsekar)whohascometotakethebodyforpostmortem.Thestoryprogressesasfamedfilmstar-turned-politicianShivajiRao(ShatrughanSinha)targetsAnandpurforcontestingelections.ThedayheentersAnandpurfortherally,Bukka'smenthrowbombs,whichmakesShivajiRaogetbackinsidethecarandgoback.ThisinsultshimgreatlyandheaskshissecretaryfortheonewhocanstopBukka.Immediately,hissecretarymentionsPratap'sname;ShivajiRaosendsforhimandputsdownaproposalofjoininghispartyandticketforcontestingelections.Ontheotherhand,BukkaReddymakeshisbrotherPuruReddycontestforelectionsandtriestosabotagethevotingprocessbystealingtheballots.Pratapstartshisrampagebyeliminating,onebyone,everyrivalofhisparty.Eventually,hecomesacrossamannamedBabuQadriwhoseeksPratap'shelpinavenginghissister'sdeath.BukkaReddyhadrapedhis16-year-oldsister,becauseofwhichsheimmolatedherself,andBukkahadthenbrokenBabuQadri'sleg.Pratapassureshimhisvengeancebutaskshimtoforgeteverythingforsometime. AsBukka'smenfailinriggingtheelectionprocess,Pratapwinsbyamajority.Immediately,BukkaReddyisarrested.PuruReddyseeksthehelpofoppositionleaderSethji'shelpininfluencingthereleaseofBukkaonbail.AssoonasPrataplearnsofthisnews,helooksoutforthelocationwhereBukkaishidingunderground.Bukka,inflamedwiththedesiretoavengehisfather'sdeath,hidesoutinanapartmentwithhismen,planningtokillPratapRavi.AsPratapcomestoknowabouthishideouthedevisesaplantoexecutehim.HeimmediatelygathershismenandcallsBabuQadri,whohadsoughtPratap'shelpinavenginghissister,toleadtheexecutionofBukkaReddy.HecallsfortheservantofBukkaReddyandbribeshimwith5lakhstoaidintheexecution.BabuQadriandPratap'smenrushintotheapartment,killingallBukka'smen;BabushootsatBukkabutheescapesthebulletsandrunstothebackdoor'sbalcony,whereBabushootshimfrombehind,cutshiminpieceswithhisaxeandkeepsoncuttinghim,fuelledbyangerventedoutinsatisfaction.PratapRavi,beingatthepeakofhispowerwithShivajiRao'sfullsupport,invitesallthegangstersofthestatetohisplaceforlunch;afterlunchheorderseveryonetostoptheirillegalactivitiesorfacethemusic,emphasizingthepowerthathehasinthestatenow.…