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Vivek Oberoi signs RGV`s next venture `Rakta Charitra` |
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Filmmaker Ramgopal Varma has signed Vivek Oberoi for the role of Paritala Ravi in his next film "Rakta Charitra".
Speaking about Vivek`s selection, RGV stated, "After thinking hard on every actor both known and unknown, I have finally zeroed in on Vivek Oberoi as the most ideal choice to play Paritala Ravi. He has remarkable intensity in his eyes which I noticed in the making of `Company`, a voice which commands attention, an arrogance in his demeanour, an enormous power in his stance, and also a certain vulnerability which makes one instantly warm up to him, which is what is needed to fit in a role of Paritala Ravi`s profile."
Varma added, "After a rough look-test done and when I saw the approximation of how Vivek could look like in different phases of Ravi`s life, from being a rebel in the jungles to a political strong-arm man, I was absolutely convinced that my search ended. This is the name of the film I am intending to make as my next after `India 24/7`. It`s inspired by the story of Paritala Ravi from Andhra Pradesh who got assassinated in January 2005. Even though the actual incidents of the story happened and the related characters existed in South India, I decided to make it in Hindi because I strongly felt that the sheer uniqueness of the story deserves to be told to a much wider audience."
Ramu further added, "Paritala Ravi was arguably the most feared individual ever in the history of the blood-ridden faction politics of South India. He was a prime accused in innumerable murder cases and also survived numerous assassination attempts, the most brutal of which happened on a quiet Friday afternoon in November 1997 when a road near Rama Naidu Studio in Hyderabad was turned into a death field by a bomb which killed 26 people, but failed to get its intended target Ravi."
(Posted on : 28/04/2009)
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