Rakhta Charitra - 2

Revenge! Gun. Shoot shoot shoot. BLOOD. Revenge! Scythe. Slice slice slice. BLOOD. Revenge! Axe. Hack hack hack. BLOOD. Revenge! Bomb. Blow blow bl... read more

Revenge! Gun. Shoot shoot shoot. BLOOD.
Revenge! Scythe. Slice slice slice. BLOOD.
Revenge! Axe. Hack hack hack. BLOOD.
Revenge! Bomb. Blow blow blow. BLOOD.

Shatrughan Sinha drinking tea from a mug with his own picture and saying "lots of topics are pending." Laugh laugh laugh

Guy tells fellow gangster Do you know the cook in the jail where Suriya is?
Reply: :Why? Do we want to poison Suriya?
(Actual answer, no I want him to cater for my sons wedding)

Note from Ram Gopal Verma at the end. No one is good or bad. Circumstances make them so.

Note from Smita at the end: No one sees terrible movies unless forced to review them.

As Suriya says in his rich Tamil accented Hindi to his wife.. Baag, Bavani Baag

I second that.
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Rakhta Charitra 2 begins with a 20 min recap which is a torture if you have lived through the first one. Not surprising then the audience in my the... read more

Rakhta Charitra 2 begins with a 20 min recap which is a torture if you have lived through the first one. Not surprising then the audience in my theatre started to scream and shout arre yeh pehla part laga diya yeh part maine tv pe dekha hai. The screening had to be stopped. After a few minutes people realized that this was a recap kuch bhi karta hai yeh ram gopal varma then began the ultimate tribute to junior artistes called Rakhta Charitra 2.

Either RGV himself or someone in his team is super impressed with Zack Snyder because this film is a sequence of high speed (slow motion) shots strung together haphazardly to make it look like a revenge drama. If part 1 was unintentionally hilarious part 2 is an unintentional tribute to the junior artistes of Hindi film industry. It is because of the high speed shots that a lot of junior artistes get ample screen time to showcase their talent. Every junior artiste who has worked on this film should take their friends & family to the movie. This is the closest they will come to stardom. No more blink & miss moments on screen. See yourself for the longest time ever. Rgv you have done great service to them by making this film.

In the sequence when Surya surrenders the expression of the judge is priceless, also it is the most gripping sequence in the film. The writing is boring and dull except a few scenes which work in isolation. The dialogues come across as coming out of the writers mouth rather than the characters. The only thing which worked for me in the film was Surya. He brings in the emotional quotient to the film that was missing in the 1st one. Every time he is on screen it is a treat. Somebody please make an action film with him. The other two performances that stand out are by Priyamani (Suryas wife) & Radhika Apte (Viveks wife). Radhika reminds me of Shefali Chhaya. Her confrontation scene with Vivek is superb. Priyamani is a talent waiting to be tapped. She has had two releases this year but none did justice to the potential she has as an actor.

Vivek Oberoi who was the poster boy for this film has been given a raw deal by the director. Suryas performance overshadows whatever impression he had made in the first one. He doesnt get even a single scene to showcase his talent and that is a sad state to be in. Shatrughan Sinha is made to look a caricature of him self and is made to mouth a line made famous by the Big B Rishten mein toh hum tumhare baap lagte hai. Couldnt the dialogue writer think of any good lines for a man who is famous for his dialogues?

Final few words: If you are a Surya fan you cant miss this one and if you are not trust me you will turn into one. Casting Surya is RGVs good deed of the year.

Rating : **

Ticket Meter : 80/- (every penny vasool only because of Surya)
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Whar are the prominent features of a 'typical' Ram Gopal Verma factory's product? Firstly, different kinds of Camera-angles: Close-up angle, top an... read more

Whar are the prominent features of a 'typical' Ram Gopal Verma factory's product? Firstly, different kinds of Camera-angles: Close-up angle, top angle, side angle, bottom angle and beleive it or not, Inverted angle (RC-2 actually boast of two such scenes lasting around half a minute each, which demands you to turn upside down). Secondly, each and every character artist (extras) could boast of a full-frame apperance atleast once. Next, high-pitched background score that plays perfect foil to the glum proceedings making huge impact on the final outcome. Last but not the least, actors normally speaking off their eyes and facial expressions (or absence of it); Ramu's characters would never waste their time in uttering no-nensense words like 'Yes' or 'No'; mere nods or sign langague saves all the innocouous blabbering. Well, Rakhta-Charitra 2 is no exception. AHEM!!!

If you haven't watched the prequel to this one, then there is a good news; RC-2 starts with an extended recap of the Rakht Charitra-1. On the contrary, if you have already watched the same then save yourself of the ordeal and take the luxury of sneaking-in the theatre almost half-an-hour late. RC-2 in a sense is a relief as Mr. Narrator (whom I called irritating-to-the-tee, in first version) had a limited footage and is easily ignorable. If RC-1 was drag in patches then the sequel literally crawls and test the audiences' patience like there is no tommorrow. Dissecting both parts individually, there is no tinge of doubt in my mind that a single "Rakht Charitra" lasting three hours would have better than having two parts with couple of hours, each. Well then, straight-foward logic and common notions are like aliens to Mr. Ramu. There is a respite in a manner that the blood-bath is well within sanity level, unlike Rakht-Charitra 1. Though, by-and-large Ramu sticked to the real-story but he could'nt resist the temptation of making climax a bit melo-dramatic.

The knock-out punch of Ram Gopal Verma is to sign Surya for the role of real-life Paritala Ravi's assassin-in-chief Suri. If Vivek Oberoi has given a stupendous performance in the prequel, then it would certainly be dwarfed as compared to that of Surya's in RC-2. Nobody could be as proud owner of phrases like 'talking-eyes' and 'blood-shot-eyes', than Surya himself. Watch out for his eyes-drenching enactment of a torned man, when his family was assasinated by Ravi's men; also the action scene inside jail when his bulging biceps and trembling jaws provides essence to a forced-scene. Would love to see this Southie Superstar in many many more Hindi flicks. Vivek Oberoi carried on his good work and was impressive to say the least. Shatrughan Sinha makes impact with yet-another blink-and-miss role; his hyderabadi lingo was a real treat. Special mention for the background score by Dharam-Sandeep, which is the heart-and-soul of Rakht Charitra series.

Maverick Verdict: Rakht-Charitra-2's biggest drawback is its snail-paced screenplay. The proceedings are predictable and after one point you would be least-intersted on the fact that 'Who Kills Whom!!!'. I would still go for two and half stars for RC-2 largely because of the fact that its a brave attempt by Ram Gopal Verma and it gives Hindi audiences an opportunity to enjoy an enthralling performance by a hugely-talented actor -Surya. Wish, Ramu could improve on his endevors like Rakht Charitra and forget about his 'Aag' days, so that moviegoers could STAY IN PEACE!!! view less

Quite a few people were wondering how would they understand RC2 had they not seen RC1. Even yours truly had told people if you havent seen 1, you w... read more

Quite a few people were wondering how would they understand RC2 had they not seen RC1. Even yours truly had told people if you havent seen 1, you wont understand 2. Little did we know that RGV being RGV had planned something else. The movie starts with an entire recap of RC1, which lasts 26 minutes, making one wonder why would someone who has seen RC1 (http://www.yusufpoonawala.co m/2010/10/rakht-charitra.html ) want to be bogged down by such a detailed recap?

RC2 starts exactly where RC1 left, in terms of shot, screenplay, point in history and energy. There is always a certain enigma about how the film titles unfold, while RC1 showcased Pratap Ravi (Vivek Oberoi), RC2 presents Suriya Reddy (Suriya).

The text from The Mahabharata Revenge is the purest emotion forms the basic premise of RC2 also. Prataps convoy is attacked by a bomb blast, which kills a few sidekicks and injures Pratap. DCP Mohan Prasad (Sudeep) breaks Puru Reddy (Vishwajeet Pradhan) and discovers that it is the late Narsimha Reddys son, Suriya Reddy who has masterminded the blast. Media reports accuse Pratap of killing Suriyas family with a bomb blast, which he vehemently denies. Pratap goes into overdrive and finishes off all the people who are / could be supporting Suriya. After Mohan catches Bhawani (Priyamani), Suriyas wife and forces him to surrender, Suriya agrees to the surrender in court, using his time in prison to plan his next attack on Pratap. Pratap has his own issues with Shivaji (Shatrughan Sinha) not supporting his move to kill Suriya before the surrender. He along with A.K. (Subrata Dutta) & Omkar (Anupam Shyam) plans to have Suriya killed off in prison itself, a plan which backfires. So on one side the story is about the arrogance of power, the shallowness of relationships in the world of politics and eventually the futility of it all for Pratap Ravi, while on the other end of the spectrum, Suriyas story is about love, compromise, loss, revenge and solitude.

The story by Prashant Pandey is good, being a true story. Amol Rathod, again with his camera angles, especially with the 360 degree shot is in top form. The action by Javed-Aijaz is decent, RC1 had better choreographed action. I felt that the 2 action scenes, the court attack on Suriya & the attempt on Suriya in prison (yes all the action is with Suriya this time round!) were too stretched out. Slow motion has the impact when it used in between a normal sequence, but when the entire fight sequence is in slo-mo, it drags and loses the impact. And not only the fights, but the entire film suffers from this slo-mo illness. Excessively used, it will make you wonder when you are drinking a glass of water the next time, what if I drank this in slo-mo?

Unlike RC1, Nipon Ashok Gupta fails in RC2. I felt the recap should not have been more than 10 minutes (which is again too long), plus the pre-interval portions could have been easily trimmed by 10-15 minutes. So for me for RC2 he undid the good done in RC1. The background music by Dharam-Sandeep is again an additional character in the film, wish instead of the slo-mos, more background score was used in RC2. Music credited to Sukhvinder Singh, Imran Vikram is very good. The intro song Khel Shoroo by Shree Kumar & Armaan Malik, RGVs version of akkadam bakkadam is haunting.

RAVIS
Vivek Oberoi as the arrogant Pratap (Paritala Ravi in real life) is good, but since there is less scope for him in RC2, there is only so much he can deliver. Radhika Apte as Nandita Ravi (Parithala Sunitha) has more scope than RC1. Her outburst with Pratap & his mom and the subsequent guilt-ridden apology are the 2 scenes in this flick where she shines. Zarina Wahab as Nari (Naryanamma) is okay. Anupam Shyam as Omkar Chacha is good, the confrontation between Pratap, A.K. & him justifies that they were not only his followers but advisors also. Subrata Dutta as A.K. is energetic. He carries on the raw energy from RC1 passionately. Shatrughan Sinha as Shivaji Rao (NTR) has nothing to do in this film. He is hardly there for 3 scenes, which is sad, because since the film drifts from factual reality in a lot of places, (for example, NTR died before Pratap killed Bhukka Reddy (Obul)) so they could have shown more interaction / clash of ideologies between the mentor & son. In fact, his confidante, Ram Murthy (Tanikella Bharani) has more of an impact when he quotes Topic is over to Pratap!

REDDYS
Priyamani as Bhawani (Gangula Bhanumati), not only looks beautiful but effortlessly carries on the part of the supporting wife who is pushed into the forefront, as a pawn, in the hands of Krishna (Subhalekha Sudhakar). Aezaz Khan as the fellow convict Muddu Krishna is decent. But it is Suriyas performance this time, which steals the show and fills up all the gaps in RGVs direction! Suriyas eyes emote innocence, pain, anger and revenge all with such ease, makes one wonder, is Bollywood ready for him? He is a class apart from all the other young bunch who are more of marketing products rather than actors. Brilliant is an understatement for his powerhouse performance.

Although the film lacks the raw energy as RC1, it is still worth a watch once.


Does it have The Y Factor:Yes

Rating :7/10 (Where RGV fails, Suriya succeeds).

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Rakt Charitra 2 is an extension of part 1 where the roles have been reversed.In Part 1 it was Pratap (Vivek Oberoi )avenging the death of his fath... read more

Rakt Charitra 2 is an extension of part 1 where the roles have been reversed.In Part 1 it was Pratap (Vivek Oberoi )avenging the death of his father slained by Narasimha Reddy ,here its Surya ( as Surya ) ,son of Reddy ,avenging the killing of his father by Pratap.The drama here in is not for the throne but a mere revenge.
Part 2 certainly lacks the gripping tempo of Part 1.It would have been better if both parts were combined into one whole,pre interval could focus on Pratap and post interval to Surya.The loudness of the background sound track drowns the tone of dialogues being spoken.Surya fails to live to his reputation because of the dubbing in Hindi.Ram Gopal Verma, a perfectionist otherwise,goes over board in the court massacre scene.
Despite these drawbacks the movie is watchable by the discerning viewer .The performances continue to be top notch.The part played by the two wives ( Priyamani and Radhika Apte ) on the opposite sides turns out to be low key but effective.
This reviewer goes with a 2/5 grade for Rakt Charitra 2. D.R.Gulati, 62, educationist.
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