Film starts with the rise of Radha and ends with the death of Ranga.
Ram Gopal Varma
Vijayawada: On December 26, on the 27th death anniversary of Vangaveeti Mohana Ranga, his son Mr V. Radha Krishna indicated that the blood feud between them and rival Devineni Rajasekhar aka Nehru was still on. A week later, director Ram Gopal Varma whose debut film was based on Vijayawada’s student politics and who had made quite a few films on gang rivalry, announced that his next film would be titled Vangaveeti.
The director Tweeted: “It all started with Vangaveeti Radha’s killing and ended with the killing of Vangaveeti Ranga. My next film’s name is Vangaveeti,” he announced on Twitter. “Film starts with the rise of Radha and ends with the death of Ranga. That’s why I am calling the film Vangaveeti,” RGV further Tweeted. While fans have welcomed the news, many say that the film will take Vijayawada back by 20 years to the past. The rivalry between the Vangaveeti and Devineni families led to the murder of Ranga, who was treated as a demi-god by his followers. This had led to a 40-day curfew in the city in 1988.
RGV’s announcement also prompted an online debate. “You won’t get permission to release (the film) in Andhra until you hide the facts as to who really killed both and for what benefits,” warned FB user Siva Krishna Reddy. “Don’t dare do that RGV. Any small mistake in your movie will leave you dead. Because Ranga is still a demi god to many people,” warns FB user Prasanth Nagireddy. Incidentally, the director himself has admitted that his earlier film on gang rivalry, Raktacharitra, would look like a children’s film before Vangaveeti.
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