Hyderabad:
Telugu Desam Party workersblocked the screening of Ramgopal Varma's latest film Rakta Charitra at some places in Andhra Pradesh today protestingmisrepresentation of facts related to party founder-presidentNT Rama Rao, in the film.
The controversial film, which Varma claimed was based onreal-life faction feud between slain TDP leader ParitalaRavindra and his opponents in Anantapur district, hit thescreens today in the state with actor Vivek Oberoi playing thelead role.
Tamil actor Surya also stars in the film, but his portionwould be added next month in what Varma says is a new trend.
TDP workers took strong objection to three main scenesin the film including one that sought to portray N T Rama Raoas a "timid" person.
Relenting to the TDP protest, Verma announced late in theevening that he would delete that particular scene and alsoother portion, if NT Rama Rao's family felt offended.
The controversy notwithstanding, the film opened topacked houses across the state. However, after the noon showwas screened, TDP workers took to the streets and heldprotests in front of the theatres screening Rakta Charitra.
Screening of one show of the film was stopped inVishakhapatnam and Anantapur districts, police sources said.Protests were also held in Karimnagar, Srikakulam,Vijayawada in Krishna district and Tirupati in Chittoordistricts against the screening of the film.
Atleast 10 TDP activists were taken into preventivecustody when they tried to disrupt screening at Krishnatheatre in Suryanagar in Anantapur town, a senior policeofficer told PTI.
"Some slogan shouting TDP activists tried to stop thescreening of the movie, alleging that the some scenes in thefilm defamed the stature of former State Chief Minister NTRama Rao. But the protestors were immediately removed andtaken into custody," the police officer explained.
The screening of the movie is going on peacefullyelsewhere in Anantapur town and across the district, thepolice officer added.
In similar protests, TDP activists held demonstrationsand tore apart cut-outs and wall posters of Rakta Charitraand set them on fire besides reportedly damaging glasswindow-panes at a theatre in Karimnagar town which wasscreening the movie.
Ahead of the screening, police particularly in Anantapurdistrict had made heavy security arrangements in front of thetheatres as political parties and social organisations haddemanded a ban on the movie saying that the film would againrake up factional politics in the district.
The controversial film, which Varma claimed was based onreal-life faction feud between slain TDP leader ParitalaRavindra and his opponents in Anantapur district, hit thescreens today in the state with actor Vivek Oberoi playing thelead role.
Tamil actor Surya also stars in the film, but his portionwould be added next month in what Varma says is a new trend.
TDP workers took strong objection to three main scenesin the film including one that sought to portray N T Rama Raoas a "timid" person.
Relenting to the TDP protest, Verma announced late in theevening that he would delete that particular scene and alsoother portion, if NT Rama Rao's family felt offended.
The controversy notwithstanding, the film opened topacked houses across the state. However, after the noon showwas screened, TDP workers took to the streets and heldprotests in front of the theatres screening Rakta Charitra.
Screening of one show of the film was stopped inVishakhapatnam and Anantapur districts, police sources said.Protests were also held in Karimnagar, Srikakulam,Vijayawada in Krishna district and Tirupati in Chittoordistricts against the screening of the film.
Atleast 10 TDP activists were taken into preventivecustody when they tried to disrupt screening at Krishnatheatre in Suryanagar in Anantapur town, a senior policeofficer told PTI.
"Some slogan shouting TDP activists tried to stop thescreening of the movie, alleging that the some scenes in thefilm defamed the stature of former State Chief Minister NTRama Rao. But the protestors were immediately removed andtaken into custody," the police officer explained.
The screening of the movie is going on peacefullyelsewhere in Anantapur town and across the district, thepolice officer added.
In similar protests, TDP activists held demonstrationsand tore apart cut-outs and wall posters of Rakta Charitraand set them on fire besides reportedly damaging glasswindow-panes at a theatre in Karimnagar town which wasscreening the movie.
Ahead of the screening, police particularly in Anantapurdistrict had made heavy security arrangements in front of thetheatres as political parties and social organisations haddemanded a ban on the movie saying that the film would againrake up factional politics in the district.
