The film establishes why Pratap is the "Rakta" (Blood) and "Charitra" (History) of the title. Index of Rakta Charitra – Part 2 (2010) Tagline: Revenge is endless.
| Fictional Name (Film) | Real-Life Counterpart | Role in History | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | (Vivek Oberoi) | Paritala Ravi | Kamma faction leader; MLA; master of the "Katta Bomma" (dummy bomb). | | Narasimha Reddy / Suri (Shoeb Ahmed) | Maddelacheruvu Suri | Reddy faction leader; gunda-turned-politician; known for beheading rivals. | | Veerendra (Abhimanyu Singh) | Gangula Suryanarayana Reddy (aka Maddelacheruvu Suri's brother) | The enforcer. | | Nagi Reddy (Sushant Singh) | N. T. Rama Rao (NTR) | The Chief Minister who orchestrates a betrayal. | | Shivaji Rao (Zakir Hussain) | K. S. Rao (Police Officer) | The sadistic cop who tortures Pratap. | | Nandu (Suresh Krissna) | Obul Reddy | Suri’s political mentor. | Index Of Rakta Charitra
Directed by the maverick filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma (RGV), Rakta Charitra (English: A History of Blood ) is a two-part epic based on the life of the infamous faction leader Paritala Ravi and his rivalry with the upper-caste feud lord, Suri. Because the film was released in multiple languages (Telugu, Hindi, Tamil) and in different cuts (Theatrical vs. Director’s Cut), finding a proper "index" is necessary to understand the chronology, key characters, and narrative beats. The film establishes why Pratap is the "Rakta"