Rakht Charitra (English: A Bloody History) is a two-part Indian biographical film based on the life of Paritala Ravindra, directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
The film features Vivek Oberoi as Ravindra, and Surya as Suri, appearing predominantly in the second part. Shatrughan Sinha,Abhimanyu Singh, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sushant Singh, Priyamani and Radhika Apte play other supporting roles.
The film was shot simultaneously in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil, with the two parts releasing three weeks apart while the Tamil version will release as a single part.The film is based on the life of Paritala Ravindra, a factionist and political leader from Andhra Pradesh who was assassinated by his rivals in 2005.
