Recognized by the Chief Minister of Telangana for an AI-made anti-drug short film
Government of Telangana · Telangana Anti Narcotics Bureau (TG ANB) · State-Level Short Film Competition, International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking · Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad
Consolation Prize
On the International Day Against Drug Abuse, I received the Consolation Prize in TG ANB's state-level short film competition from Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Anumula Revanth Reddy, for an animated anti-drug film I made with AI-based visual storytelling.
On the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, 26 June 2025, I had the privilege of receiving the Consolation Prize in the State-Level Short Film Competition organised by the Telangana Anti Narcotics Bureau (TG ANB), from the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Telangana, Shri Anumula Revanth Reddy. I was also recognised as an "Anti-Drug Awareness Soldier" and received a medal.
The event, at Shilpakala Vedika, Hyderabad, was a state-level initiative to engage students in raising awareness about the dangers of drug abuse through creative expression and technology.
The film
I independently developed a 2 minute 15 second animated short film on preventing drug abuse among young people, made with AI-based visual storytelling. As an AI engineer, I believe in using technology for social impact, and this was a chance to bring creativity and responsibility together.
It was a defining moment to be felicitated by the Chief Minister and introduced to him as an AI engineer by Shri Sandeep Shandilya, IPS, then Director of TG ANB.
Dignitaries and guests of honour
- Minister Sri Adluri Laxman Kumar, MP Sri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy and MLC Smt. Surabhi Vani Devi
- Sri Konidela Ram Charan, Sri Vijay Devarakonda, Sri Pullela Gopichand and Sri V. Venkata Ramana Reddy (Dil Raju)
- Senior officers including Sri Ravi Gupta, IPS; Dr. Jitender, IPS; Sri Sandeep Shandilya, IPS; Ms. Charu Sinha, IPS; Dr. Yogita Rana, IAS; Smt. Anita Ramachandran, IAS; Sri Avinash Mohanty, IPS; and Sri Abhishek Mohanty, IPS
The event was organised by TG ANB with the Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens and Transgender Persons, Government of Telangana.
Gratitude
My thanks to Dr. P. Venkateshwar Rao, NSS Programme Officer, and the NSS Unit of Vasavi College of Engineering for making my participation possible, and to TG ANB for the platform. It reinforced my belief that engineers aren't only builders of technology but changemakers who can shape society through ethical innovation.
This recognition was the start of the work that became Eagle Force Telangana.
