Rakta Charitra (English: Blood History) is a 2010 two-part Indian bilingual biographical crime film based on the life of Paritala Ravindra , and Maddela Cheruvu Suri. Directed by Ram Gopal Varma, and written by Prashant Pandey, the film was simultaneously shot in Hindi and Telugu. The film was nominated for Stardust Readers Choice Award for Best Direction - Action/Thriller.

The film was also dubbed into Tamil as Ratha Sarithiram in a single part. The film starred Vivek Oberoi as Pratap Ravi, and Suriya as Suri in lead roles. The alternate history film became an instant hit at the box office. while Sudeep, Shatrughan Sinha, Abhimanyu Singh, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sushant Singh, Priyamani, and Radhika Apte play other supporting roles.

Plot

Part I

The film starts with a narration about politics and gangs in Anantpur district, Andhra Pradesh. The opening scene of a murder in broad daylight, which the narrator calls "rakta politics", sets the tone of the movie. Narasimha Reddy, a local politician, is a powerful man in the area. His close associate Veera Bhadra (Rajendra Gupta) is his trustwothy ally for his political work, to the extent that Narasimha Reddy gives him freedom to contest Jilla Parishad polls with his men. Veera Bhadra champions the causes of the poor and oppressed and they look up to him like their leader.