'Rakta Charitra' in Hindi

Few months ago, Ram Gopal Varma announced that he would be producing a film, Rakta Charitra, on the life and times of faction leader Late Paritala Ravi. He made it clear that the movie would be made in Telugu in the direction of newcomers Dharma - Rakha. But Varma has changed his plans; he scrapped the project in Telugu and has taken up it in Hindi. He has decided to direct himself in Hindi with the same title. What made Ramu to make it in Hindi from Telugu? “Well, Ravi was one of the most feared individuals in the history of the blood-smeared faction politics of South India. I have read biographies of many dangerous men, including that of Velupalli Prabhakaran, the LTTE chief, to Pablo Escobar, the Columbian drug lord, to Dawood Ibrahim. But all those stories pale in comparison to that of Ravi’s. So I felt his story would appeal to larger section of audiences,” RGV said. The shooting will commence from August this year. Currently, Ram Gopal Varma is directing India 24X7 (earlier it was called ‘Rann’), a film on media world. On other hand, his thriller, Agyaat, (Agnatham in Telugu), with Nitin and Nisha Kotari, is getting released shortly. He will start shooting Rakta Charitra from August. Two parts.. For the first time in India, Ram Gopal Varma is planning to release a single film in two parts within a gap of two months. “Rakta Charitra needs to be told in exhaustive manner. So the running time exceeds about 5 hours. So I am planning to release it in two parts – Rakta Charitra 1 and Rakta Charitra 2 in a three months gap,” he reasons. A Hindi hero will be doing the lead role as Partitala Ravi.

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