Chilkuri Sushil Rao

  (Views expressed are personal) Kalvakuntala Chandrasekhar Rao has a weakness that only he can boast of. The man revels in looking at the mirror and say: “I dare. I dare you.” If the 69-year-old he hates anything, it is being a pale shadow of himself. No, he does not boxing in the dark. Nor pulling punches in the air. He loves playing his lofty shots in a packed stadium. He has a weakness for challenges. Accepting a gauntlet thrown at him is something he comfortably likes to ignore. It’s not his cup of tea. He’s not that type anymore to be provoked into retaliation. Of course, there were times when his bruised ego would make him dare the challenger only to beat a political opponent to pulp at the hustings. Point proved, he moves on. Now, the chief minister of Telangana has done something only he could have imagined in his wildest dreams. If he’s got to be a nightmare for his political opponent, he believes that only he should set   the rules. He is convinced that he’s t...

  https://youtube.com/shorts/R7z55l5TIpY?feature=share 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 12 th 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 a...

  “Nenu NTR matladuthunna brother (This is NTR speaking),” the voice at the other end informed me.  It was him.  The phone had rung and I picked it up. I’d stayed back late at office on December 31, 1994 and this call came on the direct line. When NTR identified himself on the phone, I was surprised. I was sure it was him but the call from chief minister Nandamuri Tarakarama Rao came as a surprise.  NTR had come back to power in the 1994 elections with a big majority and had taken oath as chief minister for the third time on December 12, 1994.  “Noothana Samvathsara Subhakanshalu,” NTR continued wishing me a happy new year. I wished him back. The conversation lasted for less than 30 seconds. That set me thinking for the next 30 minutes on why NTR chose to spring a surprise on an unsuspecting journalist to convey personal wishes. NTR had not actually called to speak to me personally. He had simply called to wish whoever was available at that time in the o...

Senior journalist Chilkuri Sushil Rao has been honoured with the ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ (Jeevana Saphalya Puraskaram). The award was presented to him by former Speaker S Madhusudana Chary at Ravindra Bharathi in Hyderabad on April 20 at the awards presentation ceremony organised by Sealwel Corporation and Shrutilaya Arts Academy, Hyderabad.  The 55-year-old Sushil Rao has been a journalist for the last 35 years. Since 1988, he has worked for different newspapers, including Deccan Chronicle. He was among the first television journalists when private television channels were launched in India. In 1995-96, he was an anchor for a programme titled ‘Business Time’ presented on Gemini TV. Sushil Rao is also among the first journalists to write for a news website. He wrote for Rediff-on-the-net news website in 1997. Sushil Rao is  currently Editor-Special Reports, The Times of India, Hyderabad. He was part of the launch team of The Times of India, Hyderabad edition in the year 2...

  I have been awarded a Certificate by the Maulana Azad National Urdu University for attending a workshop on “Documentary Film Making”.    The Instructional Media Centre, MANUU in association with Indian Documentary Producers’ Association (IPDA), Mumbai conducted the workshop on ‘Documentary Film Making’ from March 16-18, 2023. Mohammed Mujahid Ali, Producer-1, IMC was the workshop convenor and Rizwan Ahmed, Director, IMC was the workshop director. The certificates were presented by MANUU Vice-Chancellor Syed Ainul Hasan at the ceremony attended by Ishtiaque Ahmed, Registrar on March 18, 2023. The resource persons for the workshop were Sanskar Desai, Filmmaker, script writer and President of Indian Documentary Producers Association, Kamlesh K Mishra, award winning writer-director, and documentary filmmaker Santosh Pathare. The topics covered during the workshop included: Introduction to documentaries. Types of documentaries and genres. How to conceptualize a...

  Cricketer Mohammed Siraj ,  Boxer Nikhat Zareen, Journalist Chilkuri Sushil Rao among recipients of NSI Global Council awards    International cricketer Mohammed Siraj of the Indian cricket team from Hyderabad, and international boxer Nikhat Zareen are among the recipients of the NSI Global Council awards which were presented in Hyderabad on March 18, 2023. Home minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali presented the awards to all the recipients at a function at Hotel Taj Deccan. The awards have been instituted by NSI Global Council chairman Nawab Shaik Ibrahim who is also the Trade commissioner, India Tunisia Trade Council in association with Mohammed Imran (Kabeer Khan), national secretary, Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Forum, with headquarters in Delhi. The “International Legendary awards” are being given to honour those individuals who have made the country proud with the significant achievements,” Nawab Shaik Ibrahim said. “The awardees were picked and chosen bas...

  Chilkuri Sushil Rao’s documentary “Swapnika” wins special award at 7th Indian World Film Festival in Hyderabad Chilkuri Sushil Rao’s documentary film titled “Swapnika” has won international recognition at the 7th Indian World Film Festival-23 held in Hyderabad on March 19, 2023. In the festival organised by MiniBoxOffice, Greater Noida, National Capital Region, nearly 200 entries in different categories were received from across the globe.  The documentary “Swapnika” was awarded with the “Certificate of Excellence – Special Festival Mention”. The award was given away by D C Singh, chief advisor and Rambhul Singh, festival director.  The film festival had entries from several countries including Spain, Argentina, Sweden, US, UK, India, Switzerland, Brazil, Belgium, Chile, South Korea, Denmark and Germany which won awards.  Another short documentary made by Chilkuri Sushil Rao titled “Nostalgia” has been given a ‘Certificate of Excellence” at the IWFF-23. The film is...