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Rattha Charithram is a forthcoming film written and directed by Ram Gopal Varma, is being filmed simultaneously in Telugu, Hindi & Tamil. The film is said to depict the life of the slain political leader Paritala Ravindra, played by Vivek Oberoi, with Tamil actor Surya, enacting the role of Maddelacheruvu Suri, Shatrughan Sinha, playing N. T. Rama Rao, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Radhika Apte and Priyamani in other pivotal roles. "This is a special movie in my career. It is based on a real life incident that shook Andhra Pradesh a few years ago," Ramu says.On reports that the film is loaded with scenes of bloodshed, the director says, "Those scenes were just a part of the film. It is no doubt a violent movie but it is not gory. Watch it, you can understand".Harping on the film's theme, he says, "Though it (the movie) reflects the anger, agony and frustration of individuals in Andhra Pradesh, the emotions underlined in the story are apt and such characters can be found even in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar or Tamil Nadu."Produced by Madhu Mantena and Sheetal Vinod Talwar, the movie has Gnanavel penning the dialogues while lyrics are by Na Muthukumar and Kabilan.This movie will be hitting the screens on 03 dec.