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Note: Part 2 was released only weeks after Part 1 in India. For international markets, it was often combined into a single "Director's Cut."

| Chapter | Title (Index Key) | Time Stamp (Approx) | Synopsis | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | | 0:00 – 20:00 | Pratap becomes a politician. He wins an election from jail. | | 2 | The Suri Maneuver | 20:00 – 50:00 | Suri uses the police and Naxalites to trap Pratap. | | 3 | The Red Sandalwood Heist | 50:00 – 1:10 | A side plot involving Naxal ideology vs. Faction politics. | | 4 | The Massacre | 1:10 – 1:40 | Suri breaks a truce and kills Pratap’s brother-in-law in a moving jeep. | | 5 | The Retribution (Railway Station) | 1:40 – 2:00 | One of the most realistic shootout scenes in Indian cinema. Pratap guns down 24 rivals in public. | | 6 | The Assassination of Suri | 2:00 – 2:20 | The climax. Suri is shot dead inside a court. | | 7 | Coda – Reality | 2:20 – 2:25 | Real footage/news clippings of Paritala Ravi’s eventual assassination in 2005 (tying history to fiction). | Part 3: Character Index (Real vs. Fictional) A vital part of the Index of Rakta Charitra is knowing who is who. Since the film faced legal issues from surviving family members, RGV changed the names, but the visual resemblance is uncanny. Index Of Rakta Charitra

| Chapter | Title (Index Key) | Time Stamp (Approx) | Synopsis | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | 1 | | 0:00 – 15:00 | Introduction to the caste-war landscape of Rayalaseema. The Reddy vs. Kamma feud. | | 2 | Narasimha Reddy (Suri) | 15:00 – 35:00 | Introduction of the antagonist (based on Maddelacheruvu Suri). A brutal, unchecked upper-caste lord. | | 3 | Bukka Reddy’s Murder | 35:00 – 50:00 | The inciting incident. Suri murders a Kamma leader (Narendra), setting the stage for revenge. | | 4 | Pratap Ravi (Paritala Ravi) | 50:00 – 1:20 | Introduction of Vivek Oberoi as the protagonist. He is a student forced into violence after his father is murdered. | | 5 | The First Blood | 1:20 – 1:45 | Pratap kills his first enemy. The shift from innocent youth to hardened factionist. | | 6 | The Jail Sequence | 1:45 – 2:20 | RGV’s masterful prison sequence where Pratap becomes a legend. | | 7 | Climax – Car Bomb | 2:20 – 2:40 | Pratap survives a car bomb but loses his brother. End of Part 1. | Note: Part 2 was released only weeks after Part 1 in India