Rakta Charitra - Review
After a strong criticism that it was nothing but brutality ripped out, Raktha Charitra – 1 won accolades from the masses, and it turned out to be a cool hit. Now, its sequel, Raktha Charitra-2 unfolds the blood and gore.
Yet, the entertainment comes in a convincing way, with a message overpowering it that behind the manslaughter and vengeful murders, there is bound to be a shocking story of bitter enmity between the two families, set in the backdrop of the dreaded faction cult of Rayalaseema.
The uniqueness of Ram Gopal Varma is that he has brought to play history, fit for a documentary, in a commercial format, certainly a bold attempt which only an RGV could dare. RC-1 dealt with the raise of Pratap Ravi (replica of Paritala Ravi, the slain Penugonda strongman in Anantapur district) as a demigod of the underdog. Paritala Ravi).
The part-2 is introduces a new thread, though it has an unbreakable link with its prequel. Anyways, a mention to second part without dwelling into part one would confuse the readers. The major challenge before RGV is to make the sequel more gripping than its prequel.
Tamil hero Suriya (the replica of Maddelacheruvu Suri, the arch rival of Paritala Ravi in real life) enacts the role of Surya, vengeance personified. He is desperate to settle scores with Pratap Ravi. Failing in one of the attempts on his rival, Suriya surrenders before the court and gets jailed. From the jail, he enacts the cold-blooded murder of Pratap Ravi. More than characters, emotions speak a lot here.
There are many questions to be answered here. Who is Surya? Why does he want to liquidate his rival`s life? In what ways are the families involved in this bloodbath? Truly, RGV has injected the element of human pathos in its strong sense, rather than merely treating the subject from the point of view of entertainment.
This sequel is dominated more by the conspiracy theories which prevailed in the real-life circumstances between the two families. RGV showed a lot of concern for both the families and his urge to make the public know the facts as to what had really transpired between the two parties.
Performances are consistently of a towering quality. Vivek Oberoi finished his role with extraordinary perfection, delivering an equally powerful presence in thesequel. But, definitely, the cynosure is Suriya here. He turned into a powerhouse of aggressive and forceful performances, which the Indian cinema in the recent years has not felt.
Shatrughan Sinha (NTR) is relegated to a jiffy. Sudeep, with a silent package in RC-1 steals the show in the sequel. Priyamani (as Bhawani, Suriya`s wife) performed the role neatly, but rather deglamorised in tune with the demand for reality on the screen. Radhika Apte (playing Pratap Ravi`s wife) glues the audience to their seats when she starts confronting the situation. Subhalekha Sudhakar is a surprise, playing one of the vital roles. All others did deliver the best from their side.
The story is more or less based on the real life incidents between Paritala Ravi and Maddelacheruvu Suri families. As expected, RGV did not miss the infamous Jubilee Hills bomb blast episode, but the climax – the murder of Pratap Ravi - would rather be unconvincing to the hardcore watchers of the Rayalaseema facton cult.
The narration is slow, but the screenplay is gripping and in some scenes, it leaves the audience spellbound. The background score is the lifeline of the film, with the climax song – `Kathulatho Sahavasam`– reverberating in the ears of the audience as they leave the theatres. Cinematography is impressive. The action sequences look real, but blood and gore gross people at times. Being the sage of vengeance with violence, dialogues are laced with the required punches.
(SIFY)
Raktha Charithra - Review
This is perhaps the first time in Bollywood that a single story is broken into two parts (RAKHT CHARITRA and RAKHT CHARITRA 2) by the same director. And both parts have released in quick succession, which is a laudable effort indeed. Ram Gopal Varma's PHOONK 2, which was a sequel in true sense, carried the same story of PHOONK ahead, but there was a decent gap between the two films. On the other hand, GOLMAAL, DHOOM and MUNNABHAI series had completely different stories and there was a sufficient gap between two parts. Barring the main characters, there wasn't anything similar between the installments.
RAKHT CHARITRA 2 marks the entry of Surya in Bollywood. He wasn't part of RAKHT CHARITRA. A humongous name down South, he starred in the Tamil version of GHAJINI in 2005. Aamir Khan starred in its Hindi version in 2008.
Ram Gopal Varma continues the revenge saga in RAKHT CHARITRA 2 that he started in RAKHT CHARITRA. In case you missed the first part, fret not. RAKHT CHARITRA 2 starts off with approximately 25 minutes footage from the first part.
The films trace the life of Pratap Ravi (Vivek Oberoi). While the first part was about his rise, the second part is about how his enemy Surya (Surya) takes revenge. What Pratap did to Surya that makes him want to kill him is what RAKHT CHARITRA 2 is all about. Bhawani (Priyamani) plays Surya's wife. All the other characters are the same as the first part.
RAKHT CHARITRA 2 is not a bad film. It's disappointing because it falls in comparison with the first part. Although there is bloodshed, violence and gruesome murders that take place, RAKHT CHARITRA 2 is definitely not as gory as the previous part. Ramu doesn't carry on the momentum and tautness that he had established in RAKHT CHARITRA. It even lacks the drama which was the highpoint of RAKHT CHARITRA.
(glamsham)
(SIFY)
Raktha Charithra - Review
This is perhaps the first time in Bollywood that a single story is broken into two parts (RAKHT CHARITRA and RAKHT CHARITRA 2) by the same director. And both parts have released in quick succession, which is a laudable effort indeed. Ram Gopal Varma's PHOONK 2, which was a sequel in true sense, carried the same story of PHOONK ahead, but there was a decent gap between the two films. On the other hand, GOLMAAL, DHOOM and MUNNABHAI series had completely different stories and there was a sufficient gap between two parts. Barring the main characters, there wasn't anything similar between the installments.
RAKHT CHARITRA 2 marks the entry of Surya in Bollywood. He wasn't part of RAKHT CHARITRA. A humongous name down South, he starred in the Tamil version of GHAJINI in 2005. Aamir Khan starred in its Hindi version in 2008.
Ram Gopal Varma continues the revenge saga in RAKHT CHARITRA 2 that he started in RAKHT CHARITRA. In case you missed the first part, fret not. RAKHT CHARITRA 2 starts off with approximately 25 minutes footage from the first part.
The films trace the life of Pratap Ravi (Vivek Oberoi). While the first part was about his rise, the second part is about how his enemy Surya (Surya) takes revenge. What Pratap did to Surya that makes him want to kill him is what RAKHT CHARITRA 2 is all about. Bhawani (Priyamani) plays Surya's wife. All the other characters are the same as the first part.
RAKHT CHARITRA 2 is not a bad film. It's disappointing because it falls in comparison with the first part. Although there is bloodshed, violence and gruesome murders that take place, RAKHT CHARITRA 2 is definitely not as gory as the previous part. Ramu doesn't carry on the momentum and tautness that he had established in RAKHT CHARITRA. It even lacks the drama which was the highpoint of RAKHT CHARITRA.
(glamsham)
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