Director
Ram
Gopal
Varma
is
very
much
interested
in
sensationalism.
Even
before
the
release
of
the
film,
for
that
matter
even
when
the
film
is
on
sets,
he
created
a
big
hype
about
the
film
Rakta
Charitra
and
made
everyone
believe
that
it
is
the
life
history
of
Paritala
Ravi,
one
of
the
strong
politician
of
Telugu
Desam,
who
was
murdered.
But
in
reality,
the
film
is
nothing,
but
a
revenge
drama
and
as
was
told
it
is
a
fictitious
story
based
on
real
life
incidents.
But
for
the
cold-blooded
violence,
the
film
has
nothing
to
offer
on
a
whole.
Story:
Veerabhadraiah
(Rajendra
Gupta)
is
a
strong
politician
of
Anandapuram
and
Narasimha
Reddy
(Kitty)
is
his
close
associate,
who
belonged
to
a
backward
community.
Unable
to
digest
his
close
proximity
with
Veerabhadraiah,
Nagamani
Reddy
(Kota
Srinivasa
Rao)
creates
rift
between
them.
Then
Nagamani
uses
Manda
(Ashish
Vidyarthi)
as
a
weapon
to
kill
Narasimha
Reddy.
Narasimha"s
younger
son
Pratap
Ravi
(Vivek
Oberoi)
pursues
studies
in
city.
He
falls
in
love
with
Nandini
(Radhika
Apte)
and
they
both
wanted
to
get
married.
At
this
juncture,
Pratap
comes
to
know
about
the
murder
of
his
father
and
reaches
the
village.
How
he
takes
revenge
upon
the
people,
who
killed
his
father
forms
the
remaining
movie.
Performance:
Vivek
Oberoi
has
a
tailor-made
role
of
protagonist.
The
director
has
etched
his
character
with
precision
and
his
body
language
and
little
cruelty
in
facial
expressions
in
the
first
half
is
excellent.
He
suits
to
the
core
for
the
revenge
drama.
As
a
whole,
Vivek
has
given
a
decent
performance
all
through
the
film.
Even
in
the
second
half,
his
attire
as
a
political
leader
is
also
impressive.
However,
it
is
Abhimanyu
Singh,
who
steals
the
entire
show.
His
facial
expressions,
body
language,
dreadful
eyes,
impressive
physique
are
superb
and
he
attracts
the
audiences
with
his
stunning
performance.
More
than
Vivek
Oberoi,
it
is
Abhimanyu,
who
catches
the
eye
of
audiences.
Kota
Srinivasa
Rao
was
at
his
usual
best
as
a
cunning
politico.
Shatrughan
Sinha's
character
resembles
NTR
(senior)
and
his
gestures
and
performance
have
the
shades
of
NTR.
Other
artistes
including
Radhika
Apte,
Zareena
Wahab
(Pratap"s
mother),
Rajendra
Gupta,
Asish
Vidyarthi
have
done
their
job
perfectly.
Technical:
Dialogues
by
Nageswara
Rao
fail
to
deliver
the
adequate
punch.
The
director
and
the
writer
cleverly
avoided
the
Rayalaseema
slang
in
dialogues
and
avoided
giving
the
film
a
flavour
of
Seema.
The
dialogues
are
good
occasionally.
As
the
film
is
based
on
violence,
there
is
no
comedy
track
in
the
movie
and
is
very
raw.
Likewise,
the
film
has
no
romantic
songs
though
the
director
kept
a
love
thread
in
the
first
half
between
Vivek
and
Radhika
Apte.
There
are
a
few
songs
that
come
in
the
background
to
elevate
the
scenes.
But
one
needs
to
raise
a
compliment
on
the
background
score
by
Dharam-Sandeep.
The
re-recording
is
fantastic
as
the
director
has
chosen
to
use
Mrityunjaya
Mantra,
some
rhythmic
poems
praising
Lord
Siva,
during
the
scenes
that
mark
violence.
The
lighting
used
for
the
picturisation
of
the
entire
film
is
impressive
and
Amul
Rathod
needs
kudos
for
explaining
the
mindset
of
RGV.
Bhanodaya"s
editing
capabilities
are
equally
good.
RGV
has
closely
studied
the
factional
violence
in
Seema
and
scripted
the
story
in
an
impressive
manner.
The
story
is
gripping
and
the
screenplay
too
is
quite
impressive
as
he
could
narrate
the
scenes
in
a
perfect
sequence.
The
basic
drawback
in
the
film
is
the
voice
over
by
RGV.
He
should
have
given
a
visual
treat
and
the
narration
turns
a
little
boring
with
his
voice.
Remarks:
The
film
is
okay
if
you
are
interested
in
realistic
violence?
If
you
can
enjoy
killing
people
in
cold
blood
without
any
mercy,
then
'Rakta
Charitra" is
a
film
to
watch.
RGV
depicted
the
film
as
a
complete
revenge
drama
and
there
are
no
traces
of
faction
or
factional
violence.
The
first
half
is
allotted
for
revenge
drama
and
the
second
half
transforms
into
a
political
drama.
Watch
the
film
only
if
you
are
interested
to
watch
bloodshed
on
the
screen
and
it
is
a
strict
'No"
for
women
and
children.