National Film Awards 2019: Rahul Ravindran receives his award for ‘Çhi La Sow’; Chinmayi’s proud tweet

Actor Rahul Ravindran received his first national award from Vice President Venkaiah Naidu for Best Original Screenplay in the 2018 Telugu film Chi La Sow. The 66th edition of the prestigious award ceremony took place at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi and Rahul was accompanied by his celebrity wife Chinmayi Sripaada. Terming the occasion as an unforgettable moment, the 38-year actor-turned-director took to Twiiter and thanked Telugu cinema for the award.
Sharing a photo of his medal and certificate, Rahul wrote “This was so far fetched that I didn’t even dream of it. And it’s come true. Thank you for everything Telugu Cinema Thank you jury This belongs equally to the entire cast and every single technician in every department of the crew. But I’ll keep it ok#ChiLaSow”
Meanwhile, Chinmayi Sripaada recorded the award receiving moment of Rahul and shared it on her Twitter handle. Terming the occasion as a proud moment, the singer-cum-dubbing artist posted that Rahul has learned Telugu only 7 years ago.
Despite his aspirations to become a director, Rahul Ravindran became an accidental actor with the 2010 Tamil film ‘Moscowin Kavery’. After gaining recognition with ‘Andala Rakshasi’, he went to star in Telugu films both as a male lead and supporting artist. Finally, in 2017, he decided to take the plunge and test his fate in direction. He pitched the story and dialogue version of ‘Chi La Sow’ to Sushanth and the ‘Current’ star instantly agreed to be a part of the project. The breezy rom-com shot in less than 50 days became a surprise hit at the ticket counters with immense applause to the screenplay.