RAKHT CHARITRA 2
A; DRAMA/ACTION
Dir: Ram Gopal Varma
Cast: Vivek Oberoi, Suriya, Shatrughan Sinha, Priyamani, Zarina Wahab, Radhika Apte
Rating:**



WHAT'S IT ABOUT: Anandpur has several tales written in blood, croaks the narrator. And Rakht Charitra 2 never let up on that premise. The violent bloodletting continues with an unabashed fervour.
While Pratap Ravi (Oberoi) avenged the deaths of his father and brother in Part 1, it's Surya's (Suriya) turn to hack and bleed his way through to Pratap in this installment.

WHAT'S HOT: This is undoubtedly Suriya's film. Left with little to lose, his character, a one-time pacifist, goes for the kill from the very beginning. His entry is met with catcalls and whistles at the theatre I watched the film in. There is no denying that this actor has a powerful charismatic screen presence and great looks to go with it. Watch out for his emotional scenes and the action ones, he excels in those. Vivek Oberoi is benched for most of the movie but is effective in the scenes that he does appear in. All in all, the film does present some startling, arresting images but even these are few and far between. Shatrughan Sinha is given a Amitabh Bachchan line to mouth, "Rishte mein toh hum tumhare baap lagte hain..."