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Chilkuri Sushil Rao’s Telugu music video “Jai Ho! Mithrama” shot in Hollywood gets ‘Certificate of Excellence’ at 12th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival

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A Telugu music video from the documentary "Jai Ho! Mithrama" won the "Certificate of Excellence" at the 12th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival held on July 30, 2023. The song “Wangamarthy Maa Ooru” is sung by Chilkuri Sushil Rao. The lyrics were also penned by Chilkuri Sushil Rao and music provided by Beno Joseph Malogi of Kraftsmen media.

Another version of the music video which was also screened in Bengaluru as part of the 12th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival-2023 on June 30 received a ‘Certificate of Excellence’ at this film festival also.

One version of the Telugu song was picturised in Hollywood with Samuel Stanley Jones Chilkuri. Rufus Simon of Los Angeles, California is the director of photography for the Hollywood version.

The one-hour documentary “Jai Ho! Mithrama” is on the life of Chilkuri Samuel from Wangamarthy village in Nalgonda district of Telangana. The documentary was produced and directed by Chilkuri Sushil Rao in connection with the 100th birth anniversary of his father Chilkuri Samuel.

The song “Wangamarthy Maa Ooru” was picturised in Hollywood to also coincide with the centenary of the Hollywood Sign which was put up in 1923.

Those who featured in the music videos picturised at difference places include Chilkuri Shyam Rao, Chilkuri Sheethal Sidhoora, Jordan and Zoey in Pennsylvania, US,  Chilkuri Vasanth Rao in Bengaluru, Chilkuri Sushil Rao in Hyderabad, Samuel Stanley Jones Chilkuri in Hollywood, US, Parimala Chilkuri in Wangamarthy, and Nishan Sampreeth Chilkuri in London, UK.

Elijah Emmanuel of Kraftsmen media where the song was recorded is the cinematographer and editor of the song picturised on Chilkuri Sushil Rao.

The documentary “Jai Ho! Mithrama” on the life of Chilkuri Samuel who served in the British-Indian Army, was screened at Wangamarthy village in Nalgonda district on June 18. It was also screened at UTC, Bengaluru on June 28 this year.

The documentary was also sent as an entry for the Festival de Cannes in 2023. The music video was also sent as an entry for the Cannes World Film Festival, France.





                                                Documentary filmmaker Chilkuri Sushil Rao


 

Samuel Stanley Jones Chilkuri in Hollywood who featured in the music video "Jai Ho! Mithrama" filmed in Hollywood




చిల్కూరి సుశీల్ రావు హాలీవుడ్‌లో చిత్రీకరించిన తెలుగు మ్యూజిక్ వీడియో “జై హో! మిత్రమా” కు అంతర్జాతీయ గుర్తింపు




 జూలై 30, 2023న జరిగిన 12వ కోల్‌కతా షార్ట్ ఇంటర్నేషనల్ ఫిల్మ్ ఫెస్టివల్‌లో "జై హో! మిత్రమా" అనే డాక్యుమెంటరీలోని తెలుగు మ్యూజిక్ వీడియో "సర్టిఫికేట్ ఆఫ్ ఎక్సలెన్స్" గెలుచుకుంది. “వంగమర్తి మా ఊరు” పాటను చిల్కూరి సుశీల్ రావు పాడారు. చిల్కూరి సుశీల్ రావు సాహిత్యం అందించగా, క్రాఫ్ట్స్‌మెన్ మీడియాకు చెందిన బెనో జోసెఫ్ మాలోగి సంగీతం అందించారు.

జూన్ 18న 12వ బెంగుళూరు షార్ట్ ఫిల్మ్ ఫెస్టివల్-2023లో భాగంగా బెంగళూరులో ప్రదర్శించబడిన మ్యూజిక్ వీడియో యొక్క మరొక వెర్షన్ కూడా ఈ ఫిల్మ్ ఫెస్టివల్‌లో ‘సర్టిఫికేట్ ఆఫ్ ఎక్సలెన్స్’ని అందుకుంది.

ఒక గంట డాక్యుమెంటరీ “జై హో! మిత్రమా” తెలంగాణలోని నల్గొండ జిల్లా వంగమర్తి గ్రామానికి చెందిన చిల్కూరి శామ్యూల్ జీవిత కథ. తన తండ్రి చిల్కూరి శామ్యూల్ 100వ జయంతి సందర్భంగా చిల్కూరి సుశీల్ రావు ఈ డాక్యుమెంటరీని నిర్మించి దర్శకత్వం వహించారు.

తెలుగు పాట యొక్క ఒక వెర్షన్ హాలీవుడ్‌లో శామ్యూల్ స్టాన్లీ జోన్స్ చిల్కూరితో చిత్రీకరించబడింది. కాలిఫోర్నియాలోని లాస్ ఏంజెల్స్‌కు చెందిన రూఫస్ సైమన్ హాలీవుడ్ వెర్షన్‌కి ఫోటోగ్రఫీ డైరెక్టర్.

"వంగమర్తి మా ఊరు" పాట హాలీవుడ్‌లో 1923లో పెట్టబడిన హాలీవుడ్ సైన్ యొక్క శతాబ్ది సందర్భంగా చిత్రీకరించబడింది.

విభిన్న ప్రదేశాలలో చిత్రీకరించబడిన మ్యూజిక్ వీడియోలలో కనిపించిన వారిలో చిల్కూరి శ్యామ్‌రావు, చిల్కూరి శీతల్ సిద్ధూర, యుఎస్‌లోని పెన్సిల్వేనియాలో జోర్డాన్ మరియు జోయ్, బెంగళూరులో చిల్కూరి వసంతరావు, హైదరాబాద్‌లో చిల్కూరి సుశీల్ రావు, హాలీవుడ్‌లో శామ్యూల్ స్టాన్లీ జోన్స్ చిల్కూరి, యుఎస్, పరిమళ ఉన్నారు. వంగమర్తిలో చిల్కూరి, UKలోని లండన్‌లో నిషాన్ సంప్రీత్ చిల్కూరి.

ఈ పాటను రికార్డ్ చేసిన క్రాఫ్ట్స్‌మెన్ మీడియాకు చెందిన ఎలిజా ఇమ్మాన్యుయేల్ చిల్కూరి సుశీల్ రావుపై చిత్రీకరించిన పాటకు సినిమాటోగ్రాఫర్ మరియు ఎడిటర్.

డాక్యుమెంటరీ “జై హో! బ్రిటిష్-ఇండియన్ ఆర్మీలో పనిచేసిన చిల్కూరి శామ్యూల్ జీవితంపై మిత్రమా” జూన్ 18న నల్గొండ జిల్లాలోని వంగమర్తి గ్రామంలో ప్రదర్శించబడింది. ఈ ఏడాది జూన్ 28న బెంగళూరులోని UTCలో కూడా ప్రదర్శించబడింది.

డాక్యుమెంటరీ 2023లో ఫెస్టివల్ ధా కాన్‌కు ఎంట్రీగా కూడా పంపబడింది. ఈ మ్యూజిక్ వీడియో ఫ్రాన్స్‌లోని కేన్స్ వరల్డ్ ఫిల్మ్ ఫెస్టివల్‌కు కూడా ఎంట్రీగా పంపబడింది

 

 

 

 




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