Maverick movie maker Ramgopal Varma whose Raktha Charitra-I and II were superhits recently, expressed shock over the murder of Maddelacheruvu Suri in Hyderabad on Monday.

Varma's Raktacharitra was based on real life conflict between Paritala Ravi and Suri families in Anantapur. The movie is still in theatres in several parts of the state and in the meanwhile Suri was murdered in the city. Varma was baffled by the news and tweeted,

"By the time I finished Raktacharitra, the reality became a film for me and now the incident jolted me back into reality. It is shocking to see a person with whom I was interacting for over an year for research of RC, just lying there still and lifeless" Varma tweeted.