Chilkuri Sushil Rao

 You know the story. Now know the story behind the story in  Saye Sekhar's book "WittyLeaks"  You know the story. Now know the story behind the story in Saye Sekhar's book "WittyLeaks"  When a celebrity journalist like Saye Sekhar deems it worthy to say some kind words about my professionalism, it speaks more for his magnanimity and generosity than me deserving such praise.  Appreciation by a peer, especially by a friend and colleague with whom I worked shoulder to shoulder, is valuable and precious.  While reading Saye Sekhar’s debut book “WittyLeaks”, I thoroughly enjoyed every chapter. Saye is known for his wit and grit. He has stored every single detail in his mind over the last few decades to recall and put them down in writing. That’s the man. A journalist who will seek out the last detail possible to know. His photographic memory, as I have seen, is exceptional. At times, when I was reading the book, I simply put it aside and wondered: “How could the...

                 Ramoji Rao published an editorial  in "Eenadu" about me and my friends. Here's why                Ramoji Rao published an editorial in "Eenadu" about me and my friends. Here's why Ramoji Rao garu wrote an editorial about us in ‘Eenadu’. This lengthy editorial on a Sunday took my friends and me by complete surprise. We were elated that an unusual programme - unheard of - for that matter - that my friends and I organised at Arts College, Osmania University, caught his attention. The editorial, while lauding us for thinking of holding such a programme, appreciated us for thinking of talking openly about such as thing as we did, on the campus, for the benefit of students. The editorial also suggested that such ‘out-of-the-box’ ideas should be encouraged and appreciated. I had never met Ramoji Rao garu till then. In fact, it would only be two decades later that I would have a chanc...

  చిలుకూరి బుర్రకథ బృంధం వారి తెలుగు జానపద కళారూపం ‘బుర్రకథ’ అంతర్జాతీయ స్థాయికి చేరుకుంది, టొరంటో లిఫ్ట్-ఆఫ్ ఫిల్మ్ ఫెస్టివల్‌కు ఎంపికైంది   చిలుకూరి బుర్రకథ బృంధం వారి తెలుగు జానపద కళారూపం ‘బుర్రకథ’ అంతర్జాతీయ స్థాయికి చేరుకుంది, టొరంటో లిఫ్ట్-ఆఫ్ ఫిల్మ్ ఫెస్టివల్‌కు ఎంపికైంది   సాంప్రదాయకంగా ప్రసిద్ధి చెందిన తెలుగు జానపద కళారూపం "బుర్రకథ"లోని ఒక పాట-కథ కథనం టొరంటో లిఫ్ట్-ఆఫ్ ఫిల్మ్ ఫెస్టివల్‌లో అధికారికంగా ఎంట్రీగా ఎంపిక చేయబడింది.  భారతదేశంలోని హైదరాబాద్‌కు చెందిన చిల్కూరి శ్యామ్‌రావు, చిల్కూరి వసంత్‌రావు మరియు చిల్కూరి సుశీల్‌రావు అనే ముగ్గురు సోదరులతో కూడిన చిలుకూరి బుర్రకథ బృదం "సామ్సన్ మరియు దెలీలా" అనే బుర్రకాను ప్రదర్శించారు. బలమైన సామ్సన్ అందమైన డెలీలాతో ఎలా ప్రేమలో పడతాడు అనే బైబిల్ కథ ఆధారంగా ఈ కథ రూపొందించబడింది.  సామ్సన్ బలం యొక్క మూలం సురక్షితంగా సంరక్షించబడిన రహస్యంగా ఉంది, అయితే దెలీలా తన పట్టణస్థులచే బలవంతంగా సామ్సన్ తన బలం యొక్క రహస్యాన్ని ఆమెకు తెలియజేయడానికి బలవంతం చేసింది, తద్వారా వారు అతనిని అధిగమించగలరు.  గ్...

  Chilkuri Sushil Rao’s “Captain’s Knock” documentary selected for two international film festivals Chilkuri Sushil Rao’s “Captain’s Knock” documentary selected for two international film festivals  A documentary titled “Captain’s Knock” produced and directed by Hyderabad-based documentary filmmaker Chilkuri Sushil Rao has been selected for two international film festivals. The documentary has been selected for the Red Fox International Film Festival, Tbilisi, Georgia to be held in June 2024. It has also been officially selected for the Hollywood Best Indie Film Awards, an IMDb qualifying film festival. The announcement about the selection was made on May 17. The documentary is about how six Indian seafarers abandoned on a ship for two years struggle to survive. They eventually emerge victorious showing grit and determination in their difficult situation Original footage from a ship abandoned on the sea forms the basis of the documentary where the captain of the ship talks abo...

Docu film on Oxygen Park, OU and Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary “Let the mother bird go’ made by Chilkuri Sushil Rao selected for three international film festivals Docu film on Oxygen Park, OU and Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary “Let the mother bird go’ made by Chilkuri Sushil Rao selected for three international film festivals An environmental documentary “Let the Mother Bird Go” produced and directed by Chilkuri Sushil Rao of Hyderabad has been selected for three international film festivals.  The documentary has been selected for the Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival organised by Lift-Off Global Network, Uk, Ecovision Global Film Festival, Sydney and Indian International Film Festival, Kolkata. In the IIFF, the documentary was declared winner, in the results which were announced on April 23. In the Ecovision Global Film Festival, Sydney, it has been placed in the finalist category. The Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival begins on April 26. “The short documentary emphasizes the need to preserve ecology...

Chilkuri Sushil Rao’s “Hero of the sea’ documentary wins award at 8th Indian World Film Festival in Hyderabad Chilkuri Sushil Rao’s “Hero of the sea’ documentary wins award at 8th Indian World Film Festival in Hyderabad A documentary titled “Hero Of The Sea” produced and directed by Chilkuri Sushil Rao of Hyderabad has won an award at the 8th Indian World Film Festival-2024 held in Hyderabad on March 10.  The documentary focuses on the Indian Navy’s firm action against pirates who in recent times have tried to attack ships. The documentary showcases the willpower of five Indians who were taken captive by pirates in Nigeria in 2019, to stay strong and how they survived the ordeal. They were let free only after 70 days with the intervention of the authorities. More than 200 entries were received for the film festival organised by Noida-based Mumbai Box Office. Out of these 83 were officially selected. From these, the winners were picked by an international jury in various categories ...