Paritala Ravi was a political figure – Rakhta Charitra is based on his life

Paritala Ravi or Ravindra was a political personality who was killed in the year 2005 by his political rivals. He was politically active in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region, India.

Before entering the political world he was a communist / Naxalite and later on joined Telugu Desam Party. He had been a Member of Legislative Assembly for four times from the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.

Paritala Ravi had even tried his hand in film production. He produced a film called Sri Ramulayya which was based on his father’s life, who too was a communist. His father was killed when Paritala was just 17 years old. His brother, Paritala Hari, too was killed in a fake encounter.

Rakhta Charitra or Rakta Charitra is a movie based on Paritala Ravi’s life. Bollywood actor, Vivek Oberoi is playing the lead role in it and the film is directed by Ram Gobal Verma. The film is going to be released in two parts, one part has already been released and the other part is slated for the November 19 release.