Ramu denies that Chiranjeevi took offence over a scene involving his brother in Rakta Charitra, however the scene may not make it to the film

Ram Gopal Varma posted a still from his new venture Rakta Charitra on Twitter, and inadvertently caused a furore. The still shows Vivek Oberoi having an unknown actor's head tonsured.

Based on real life?
Fans of actor Chiranjeevi and his sibling Pawan Kalyan have been gunning for the director. Apparently the sequence replicates a real-life incident where the outlawed messiah Paritala Ravi (whom Vivek Oberoi plays) kidnapped Kalyan and tonsured him.

Ramu stoutly denies this, but following the uproar of outrage by fans of Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan, he rushed to Hyderabad on Thursday apparently to pacify Chiranjeevi and offer to cut the scene.

However Ramu denies that his visit to Hyderabad has anything to do with Chiranjeevi or his brother taking offence to the film still.

RGV says feebly, "In the shot, we don't even show the face of the guy who's being tonsured. So what are these protests about? How can anyone conclude it is Pawan Kalyan we're showing? Yes, there were rumours of such an incident in real life. But nothing was proved."

After his hasty visit to Hyderabad, the offending scene is now likely to be deleted from Rakta Charitra.