Rakta Charitra

Rakta Charitra (transl. History of Blood) is a 2010 Indian political action thriller film based on the life of Paritala Ravindra. The film was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and written by Prashant Pandey. Shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, with the latter titled Rakht Charitra, the film stars an ensemble cast of Vivek Oberoi, Suriya, Radhika Apte, Sudeep, Shatrughan Sinha, Abhimanyu Singh, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Ashish Vidyarthi and Sushant Singh. The film marks Oberoi's acting debut in Telugu cinema. The sequel to the film Rakta Charitra 2 (2010) was released later that year.

Despite of its controversies for portrayal of extreme violence and political content, the film met with huge critical acclaim, with critics praising the screenplay, story, direction, cinematography, dialogues, and realistic approach. However, due to extreme violence, the film's some scenes are removed and some dialogues are muted. The film was a box-office failure at that time, but Oberoi's portrayal of Paritala Ravi was deemed one of the best performances in his filmography by critics and audiences. This marks the third collaboration of Ram Gopal Varma with Vivek Oberoi after "Company" and "Road," both of which were decent hits, though "Company" was more successful.