Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Thursday introduced that he shall be contesting the Lok Sabha Elections from the Pithapuram constituency in Andhra Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Thursday introduced that he shall be contesting from the Pithapuram seat within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. His announcement got here proper when actor Pawan Kalyan introduced contesting the meeting elections from the identical seat in Andhra Pradesh. The meeting elections within the state are additionally scheduled to occur this yr following the alliance of Pawan’s Jana Sena Social gathering with Chandrababu Naidu’s Telugu Desam and the BJP within the Centre for each the state and the Lok Sabha elections.
In the meantime, that is RGV’s first entry into the world of politics. The director is thought for making many political and gangster dramas in each the Hindi and Telugu movie industries. Nonetheless, his announcement comes as a shock for his followers and followers. Taking to X (previously X), Varma expressed his happiness over his ‘sudden’ resolution. “SUDDEN DECISION..Am HAPPY to tell that I’m CONTESTING from PITHAPURAM 💪💐 (sic),” he wrote on the social media platform, triggering all types of suggestions within the remark part of the submit.
SUDDEN DECISION..Am HAPPY to tell that I’m CONTESTING from PITHAPURAM 💪💐
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 14, 2024
Whereas the filmmaker didn’t announce which political occasion is he going to signify, there are robust stories of him becoming a member of the Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress, the present ruling occasion of Andhra Pradesh, led by the Chief Minister of the state – YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Again in 2022, Varma even met Reddy to debate a movie that he was reportedly planning across the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Earlier, he additionally produced two movies which contributed in direction of the victory of the YSR Congress within the 2019 basic elections. Varma-backed movies – ‘Lakshmi’s NTR’ and ‘Amma Rajyamlo Kadapa Biddalu’ – confirmed the TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in a detrimental mild, and due to this fact, helped Reddy’s occasion to construct a constructive picture. The YSR Congress additionally produced a movie titled ‘Yatra’, starring Malayalam celebrity Mammootty, which was a biopic on Dr Rajasekhar Reddy.
Ram Gopal Varma is without doubt one of the uncommon names within the movie trade who by no means shies away from talking his thoughts on issues of politics and nationwide significance. His controversial tweets and statements usually hold surfacing within the media, portray a contentious picture of the director-producer. Nonetheless, he holds a powerful place as a political influencer within the movie trade. One among his most celebrated works in cinema features a political-crime thriller – ‘Sarkar‘ collection which is believed to be impressed by the life and instances of Bal Thackeray, the founding father of the Shiv Sena, probably the most influential political events in Maharashtra. His different famous works embrace Firm, Nishabd, Satya, Rann, Bhoot, Satya 2, Veerappan and Rangeela.
Ram Gopal Varma joins the record of many individuals from the movie trade who’ve entered into politics previously. NT Rama Rao, Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao was one of many first movie stars from the Telugu trade who turned to politics. He launched his political occasion – Telugu Desam Social gathering (TDP) in Hyderabad within the yr 1982 and have become the Chief Minister of the state 3 times.
Padma Shri Chiranjeevi additionally launched a political occasion known as ‘Praja Rajyam’ in Andhra Pradesh. He contested the 2009 basic elections and was elected a Member of the State Meeting from Tirupati later. Telugu actors Kota Srinivasa Rao and Mohan Babu are the opposite actors who tried their luck in politics earlier.