Chilkuri Sushil Rao

  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 ...

International award-winning Telugu documentary “Oscar Challagariga’ directed by Chilkuri Sushil  Rao  selected for Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival-2024 streaming online  International award-winning Telugu documentary “Oscar Challagariga’ directed by Chilkuri Sushil  Rao  selected for Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival-2024 streaming online Award winning documentary “Oscar Challagariga” produced and directed by documentary filmmaker Chilkuri Sushil Rao from Hyderabad is now streaming online for the public as part of the Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival-2024  organised by Lift-Off Global Network, Pinewood Studios, England.  The Telugu documentary was officially selected in the New Voice Shorts category. The streaming which began on February 12, 2024 will end on March 11, 2024. As many as 128 films from across the world have been selected in the category and are being streamed on Vimeo. During an online video interaction with filmmakers from different parts of the ...

Chilkuri Sushil Rao’s award winning documentary “Oscar Challagariga” selected for Berlin Lift Off Film Festival and Belgrade International Film Festival  The international award-winning documentary “Oscar Challagariga” produced and directed by Chilkuri Sushil Rao has been selected for Berlin Lift Off Film Festival and the Belgrade International Film Festival (BIFF). While the Belgrade International Film Festival will take place on April 10, 2024, the Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival will begin on February 12, 2024. The documentary “Oscar Challagariga” has won awards in the film festival circuit across the world. It won honours at the Cannes World Film Festival, the 12th Mumbai Shorts International Film Festival, and the International Film Festival of Andhra Pradesh. “The honour is really for the people of the village of Challagariga who celebrated the Oscar win of lyricist Subhash Chandrabose with great fervour and enthusiasm,” documentary film-maker Chikuri Sushil Rao said. Lyricist ...

Chilkuri Sushil Rao’s “Oscar Challagariga” submitted to Festival De Cannes for 77th Cannes Film Festival in May 2024 in Short Films Official selection  Chilkuri Sushil Rao’s “Oscar Challagariga” submitted to Festival De Cannes for 77th Cannes Film Festival in May 2024 in Short Films Official selection  Festival De Cannes has confirmed submission of "Oscar Challagariga" in the Short Films Official Selection registration. The film is produced and directed by Chilkuri Sushil Rao. The 77th Cannes Film Festival Festival de Cannes will take place from May 14 – 25 2024. At Cannes, short films feature in the Competition, at the end of which the Short Films Jury awards a Palme d’Or, and in the Short Film Corner, a platform dedicated to the art of shorts amidst the Marché du Film. These two entities operate in symbiosis to serve up an overarching snapshot of the international short film scene and foster ties between creative output and industry. From among the submissions for the S...