Ram Gopal Varma seems to be in his element as he makes a comeback with Veerappan, a dark gritty reality of the most dangerous killer to nab whom it took Indian government about 20 years. The maverick filmmaker, who is known to show reality through his cinema, has incorporated a scene in which the police learns about Veerappan's plan to abduct Rajinikanth to gain global popularity. A source reveals that this claim of RGV had stirred a controversy in Chennai where Rajinikanth is worshipped. So much so that when the director and his actors went to the Tamil Nadu capital for their movie promotions, the media there got into a heated argument about the same. Our source further adds that the scenes in the movie explain why Asia's most wanted criminal wanted to abduct Rajinikanth. This has increased people's curiosity about the film that's made after extensive research by the filmmaker and they're intrigued to know what really went behind the encounter of Veerappan, who himself killed 97 policemen.

Veerappan, produced by Viiking Media & Entertainment, releases May 27.