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Raktham - The Blood

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Raktham - The Blood
Directed byRajesh Touchriver
Written byNarasimha Kumar
Screenplay byRajesh Touchriver
Story byRajesh Touchriver
Based onThe Just Assassins by Albert Camus
Produced bySunitha Krishnan
StarringMaganti Banarjee
Madhu Shalini
Lennon Gopin
Rayala Harischandra
John Kottoly
Sanju Sivram
CinematographyJ. D. Rama Thulasi
Edited byK. Sasi Kumar
Music byV. K. Vivek
Production
company
Sun Touch Productions
Release date
  • 25 December 2019 (2019-12-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageTelugu

Raktham - The Blood is a 2019 Indian Telugu language naxal propaganda political thriller film,[1] written, and directed by Rajesh Touchriver,[2] starring Maganti Banarjee, Madhu Shalini, and Sanju Sivaram in pivotal roles.[2] Upon release, the film was featured at the All Lights India International Film Festival.[3]

Premise

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Raktham is inspired by Albert Camus’s 1949 Play, The Just Assassins. Raktham explores Indian guerrillas, and Naxalite–Maoist insurgency in the interiors of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[3]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Rajesh Touchriver's 'Raktham' rejected by the censor board - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. ^ a b Krishnamoorthy, Suresh (9 July 2017). "Of blood, gore and revolution!". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
  3. ^ a b "Rajesh Touchriver is back with a hard-hitting naxal drama - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. ^ "Madhu Shalini will portray the role of a Maoist in her next film - Pinkvilla". Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. ^ sreekumar, priya (15 July 2017). "Playing Anand was easy: Sanju Sivaram". Deccan Chronicle.
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