Film director Ram Gopal Varma backed out from attending the screening of his controversial film Rakhta Charitra-I at Krishna theatre in Anantapur following warnings by Telugu Desam Party (TDP) activists.
Though the Anantapur police made all security arrangements for screening of the controversial film, RGV decided that he would rather be safe and skipped the screening.
According to Anantapur Superintendent of police Manish Kumar Sinha, RGV was scheduled to watch the screening of his film at Krishna theatre along with his co-stars. He had asked for police protection, which had been duly provided.
Meanwhile, Paritala Ravindra's widow Sunitha stated that Varma has betrayed her by releasing the film without arranging a special screening for her before its release.
Sunitha stated that RGV had promised to arrange a special screening for her while shooting for the film.