and the show was awarded the "best breakfast show (Telugu) 2017". In addition to radio and video jockeying, Shekar also produced award-winning promos and Humor capsule sparklers which include the radio humor capsules "Kotigadu & Raogaru", BigBaba, Sangeetham Mastar, Google Gurooji, Anandam Paramaanandam. Awards and Records Shekar has the record of winning the highest number of India Radio Forum awards with a total of 18 awards from 2007 to 2019. His other awards include: Best Video Jockey - 2016 for his show "F-club" in Gemini Music. Santhosham Cine Magazine's "Best Radio Jockey for 2014". Young Communicator Award for 2010 from International School of Business Management. He was trained at MICA (institute) i.e., Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmadabad in radio jockeying. Marathons As of August 2018 Shekar has hosted Four marathon radio jockeying feats: 92.7 hrs non-stop, the first stunt of its kind in Telugu radio, in September 2007, which created huge buzz in the city and helped radio as a whole to grow in Hyderabad. 100 hours on-wheels, from 12 to 16 August 2008, live on-air from a mobile studio in an attempt to achieve the feat of non-stop radio jockeying, towards peace in the city and with a purpose to highlight the importance of all to stay together and support each other in times of high alert where society is being challenged constantly by people wanting to wreak havoc. 106 hrs on-wheels, from 7am on 26 January 2016 to 5pm on 30 January 2016, with a purpose to highlight the importance of using mobile Internet. 72 hrs non-stop Rjing from 13 August 2018 7am to 16 August 2018 7am to raise awareness on the effects of using disposable plastic products. Movie debut Shekar made his debut as an actor with the movie "Welcome Obama", directed by veteran director Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. He also directed the movie "Vethika nenu naa ishtamga". He had also acted as a director in the movie Panchamukhi directed by Challa Bhanu Kiran, which was released in 2014. Filmography Welcome Obama (2013) as Subramanyam (son-in-law & purohit) Vethika Nenu Naa Ishtamga (2014) as Basha bhai (Don) Pancha Mukhi (2014) as Aspiring Director Naa... Nuvve (2018) as RJ References External links Indian radio presenters Indian television presenters Male actors in Telugu cinema Indian male film actors 21st-century Indian male actors Telugu film directors Male actors from Hyderabad, India Living people Year of birth missing (living people)