Rajinikanth Vellalacheruvu
Born (1975-01-09) 9 January 1975
Other namesTV9 Rajinikanth
Occupation(s)Managing Editor, TV9 Telugu
Known forJournalism
Websitehttps://www.rajinikanthlive.com/

Rajinikanth Vellalacheruvu, (born 9 January 1975) (also known as TV9 Rajinikanth) is an Indian journalist. He is the managing editor of TV9 Telugu.[1] He primarily appears as the host of shows Big News Big Debate and Cross Fire.[2][3]

Career

Rajinikanth started his career as a reporter at Vaartha newspaper. He later worked at Siti Cable and joined TV9 Telugu in 2003 as a special correspondent where he is currently the managing editor.[1]

He interviewed Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy in 2019 before Andhra Pradesh Legislative assembly elections.[4]

Rajinikanth interviewed Revanth Reddy in 2023 before Telangana Assembly elections.

He worked on WOMEN TRAFFICKING IN THE ANANTAPUR-KADAPA-CHITTOOR BELT episodes.[5][6][7]

Big News Big Debate with Rajinikanth

Big News Big Debate is a prime-time discussion show hosted by Rajinikanth on daily current affairs.

Cross Fire with Rajinikanth

In 2022, TV9 Telugu started a new format of discussions called Cross Fire with Rajinikanth. The idea of this new program is to have discussions on current issues with well known people from different domains.

S.no Cross Fire with Premiere date
1. Bandi Sanjay[8] 6 March 2022
2. Minister K T R[9] 22 April 2022
3. Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev[10] 24 June 2022
4. MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha[11] 7 March 2023
5. Daggupati Purandeswari[12] 7 August 2023
6. Minister K T R[13][14][15] 15 October 2023

Controversies

Vellalacheruvu's tweet after Maruti Rao suicide in March 2020 created controversy online, as he appeared to sympathize with Rao, who had been alleged of murdering his daughter's husband.[16][17][18]

Ram Gopal Varma mentioned in his tweets about Rajinikanth spreading false news.[19][20][21]

K A Paul has threatened Rajinikanth for his attitude in Interviews and warned of filing defamation case.[22][23]

Vellalacheruvu received backlash online after he criticized Anandayya Ayurveda medicine.[24][25][26]

Awards

In December 2023, Rajinikanth bagged 2 awards in "The News Television Awards 2023" under "Personality category - Prime TV News Anchor - Telugu " and "Programming Awards category - Big News Big Debate - Telugu".[27][28]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tv9 Managing Editor".
  2. ↑ "Cross Fire With Rajinikanth". YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Official website".
  4. ↑ "జగన్ అనే నేను... : YS Jagan Exclusive interview With Rajinikanth TV9". YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Revanth Reddy Exclusive Interview LIVE | WHAT TELANGANA THINKS TODAY | TV9 Rajinikanth".
  6. ↑ "The Flip Side – Media reporting through gender lens" (PDF). 17 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Journalist Rajinikanth Vellalacheruvu's 27-Year Journey".
  8. ↑ "Cross Fire With Bandi Sanjay |Tv9 Telugu Managing Editor | Rajinikanth Vellalacheruvu". YouTube.
  9. ↑ "Minister KTR Interview With Rajinikanth | Cross Fire – TV9". YouTube.
  10. ↑ "Sadhguru Excluisve Interview With Rajinikanth | Cross Fire – TV9". YouTube.
  11. ↑ "MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha Exclusive Interview With Rajinikanth | Cross Fire – TV9". YouTube.
  12. ↑ "Purandeswari Exclusive Interview With Rajinikanth Vellalacheruvu | Cross Fire – TV9".
  13. ↑ "Minister KTR Interview With Rajinikanth Vellalacheruvu | Cross Fire - TV9 | 15-October-2023".
  14. ↑ "Minister KTR | దేశానికి ప్రథమ శత్రువు బీజేపీ.. కాంగ్రెస్‌వి దింపుడుకల్లం ఆశలు: మంత్రి కేటీఆర్‌".
  15. ↑ "KTR alleges congress plagiarized BRS' schemes to use them as poll promises".
  16. ↑ "'Loved His Daughter': Telugu Channels Condone Honour Killing". TheQuint. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "'Father's love': How some Telugu channels used Maruthi Rao's death to defend caste killing". The News Minute. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  18. ↑ Menon, Rajitha (22 March 2020). "Murder accused dad kills himself, finds support online". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  19. ↑ "RGV Tweet".
  20. ↑ "ఎవడు వాడు?.. టీవీ 9 రజినీకాంత్ పోస్ట్‌పై ఆర్జీవీ కామెంట్". The Times of India – Samayam Telugu.
  21. ↑ "Who Is He? .. RGV Comment On TV9 Rajinikanth Post". thenewsglory.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  22. ↑ "KA Paul Sensational Comments On TV9 Rajinikanth". YouTube.
  23. ↑ "KA Paul Fires on tv9 rajinikanth". Tupaki Telugu.
  24. ↑ "Anandaiah Exclusive Interview With Rajinikanth TV9". YouTube.
  25. ↑ "TV9 Rajinikanth shocking post on Anandayya Medicine". The News Glory.
  26. ↑ Sasi (31 May 2021). "TV 9 Rajini Should Not Go to Public for His Safety". cinejosh.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  27. ↑ "NT Awards 2023: Honouring excellence in the news media landscape".
  28. ↑ "TV9 Big achievement in Television history - TV9 Network wins 53 NT Awards 2023".
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