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	\|First Sanskrit Movie based on modern history of India.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Aham Brahmasmi - Official Trailer \|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/videos/entertainment/regional/others/aham-brahmasmi-official-trailer/videoshow/71005763.cms \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Aham Brahmasmi - a historic creation by Aazaad \|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/aham-brahmasmi-historic-creation-aazaad/ \|website=Bollywood Hungama \|access-date=20 June 2019 \|language=en \|date=20 June 2019}}</ref>		\|First Sanskrit Movie based on modern history of India.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Aham Brahmasmi - Official Trailer \|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/videos/entertainment/regional/others/aham-brahmasmi-official-trailer/videoshow/71005763.cms \|website=The Times of India \|language=en\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906103519/https://m.timesofindia.com/videos/entertainment/regional/others/aham-brahmasmi-official-trailer/videoshow/71005763.cms \|archive-date=2019-09-06 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Aham Brahmasmi - a historic creation by Aazaad \|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/aham-brahmasmi-historic-creation-aazaad/ \|website=Bollywood Hungama \|access-date=20 June 2019 \|language=en \|date=20 June 2019}}</ref>
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	\|Still halted as of 2026.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Ram Alladi: 'PANNE' is about the concept of independence-Entertainment News , Firstpost \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ram-alladi-panne-is-about-the-concept-of-independence-12086352.html \|website=Firstpost \|access-date=1 February 2023 \|date=1 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Srinivasan \|first1=Latha \|title=Panne is a story about social and individual freedom, says Chiseled writer-director Ram Alladi I Interview \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/panne-pages-is-a-story-about-social-and-individual-freedom-says-chiseled-writer-director-ram-alladi-i-interview-2330337-2023-02-04 \|website=India Today \|access-date=4 February 2026 \|language=en \|date=4 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=After 'Ra's-Metanoia', 'Pages' promises to be yet another gripping political & patriotic offering by Ram Alladi \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/after-ras-metanoia-pages-promises-to-be-yet-another-gripping-political-patriotic-offering-by-ram-alladi/articleshow/97368792.cms \|website=The Times of India \|access-date=27 January 2023 \|date=27 January 2023}}</ref>		\|Still halted as of 2026.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Ram Alladi: 'PANNE' is about the concept of independence-Entertainment News , Firstpost \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ram-alladi-panne-is-about-the-concept-of-independence-12086352.html \|website=Firstpost \|access-date=1 February 2023 \|date=1 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Srinivasan \|first1=Latha \|title=Panne is a story about social and individual freedom, says Chiseled writer-director Ram Alladi I Interview \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/panne-pages-is-a-story-about-social-and-individual-freedom-says-chiseled-writer-director-ram-alladi-i-interview-2330337-2023-02-04 \|website=India Today \|access-date=4 February 2026 \|language=en \|date=4 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=After 'Ra's-Metanoia', 'Pages' promises to be yet another gripping political & patriotic offering by Ram Alladi \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/after-ras-metanoia-pages-promises-to-be-yet-another-gripping-political-patriotic-offering-by-ram-alladi/articleshow/97368792.cms \|website=The Times of India \|access-date=27 January 2023 \|date=27 January 2023\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127081726/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/after-ras-metanoia-pages-promises-to-be-yet-another-gripping-political-patriotic-offering-by-ram-alladi/articleshow/97368792.cms \|archive-date=2023-01-27 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
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	'''Sanskrit cinema''' is the segment of [[Cinema of India\|Indian cinema]] dedicated to the production of [[Film\|motion pictures]] in [[Sanskrit language]], ~~with~~ more than 30 films ~~made since 1983 and no~~ separate industry ~~for~~ [[~~Sanskrit~~]] ~~films~~. ~~Many~~ Sanskrit films are available on [[YouTube~~]] to watch~~ for free.		'''Sanskrit cinema''' is the segment of [[Cinema of India\|Indian cinema]] dedicated to the production of [[Film\|motion pictures]] in the [[Sanskrit language]]. Since 1983, more than 30 films have been produced. The medium lacks a conventional, separate film industry or a dedicated theatrical distribution network. Consequently, many Sanskrit films rely on film festivals, independent screenings, and digital platforms like [[YouTube]] for distribution. Several Sanskrit films are available to watch on YouTube for free.

	==History==		==History==

	The first Sanskrit film ever known to be made was [[Adi Shankaracharya (film)\|Adi Shankaracharya]] in 1983 by [[G.V. Iyer]]. At the [[31st National Film Awards]], it won four awards, including [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film\|Best Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay\|Best Screenplay]], [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography\|Best Cinematography]] and [[National Film Award for Best Audiography\|Best Audiography]].<ref name="31staward">{{cite web\|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx\|title=31st National Film Awards\|publisher=[[India International Film Festival]]\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112200555/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx\|archive-date=12 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="31stawardPDF">{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf\|title=31st National Film Awards (PDF)\|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]\|access-date=10 January 2018\|archive-date=24 April 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114953/http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The first Sanskrit film ever known to be made was [[Adi Shankaracharya (film)\|Adi Shankaracharya]] in 1983 by [[G.V. Iyer]]. At the [[31st National Film Awards]], it won four awards, including [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film\|Best Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay\|Best Screenplay]], [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography\|Best Cinematography]] and [[National Film Award for Best Audiography\|Best Audiography]].<ref name="31staward">{{cite web\|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx\|title=31st National Film Awards\|publisher=[[India International Film Festival]]\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112200555/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx\|archive-date=12 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="31stawardPDF">{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf\|title=31st National Film Awards (PDF)\|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]\|access-date=10 January 2018\|archive-date=24 April 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114953/http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref>

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	\| produced_ref = <!-- <ref name=production_uis>{{cite web\|title=Table 1: Feature Film Production - Genre/Method of Shooting\|url=http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=5545\|publisher=UNESCO Institute for Statistics\|access-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> -->		\| produced_ref = <!-- <ref name=production_uis>{{cite web\|title=Table 1: Feature Film Production - Genre/Method of Shooting\|url=http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=5545\|publisher=UNESCO Institute for Statistics\|access-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> -->
	\| produced_total =		\| produced_total =30+
	\| produced_fictional =		\| produced_fictional =
	\| produced_animated =		\| produced_animated =1
	\| produced_documentary =		\| produced_documentary =1
	\| admissions_year =		\| admissions_year =
	\| admissions_ref = <!-- <ref name=adm_gross_uis>{{cite web\|title=Table 11: Exhibition - Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)\|url=http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=5538\|publisher=UNESCO Institute for Statistics\|access-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> -->		\| admissions_ref = <!-- <ref name=adm_gross_uis>{{cite web\|title=Table 11: Exhibition - Admissions & Gross Box Office (GBO)\|url=http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=5538\|publisher=UNESCO Institute for Statistics\|access-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> -->
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	'''Sanskrit cinema''' is the segment of [[Cinema of India\|Indian cinema]] dedicated to the production of [[Film\|motion pictures]] in [[Sanskrit language]], with more than 30 films made since 1983 and no separate industry for [[Sanskrit]] films. Many Sanskrit films are available on [[YouTube]] to watch for free.		'''Sanskrit cinema''' is the segment of [[Cinema of India\|Indian cinema]] dedicated to the production of [[Film\|motion pictures]] in [[Sanskrit language]], with more than 30 films made since 1983 and no separate industry for [[Sanskrit]] films. Many Sanskrit films are available on [[YouTube]] to watch for free.

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	\| World's First Children's Sanskrit Film<ref>Madhurasmitham Film 2020 August 3 imdb retrieved https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14227856/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610135329/https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14227856/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk \|date=10 June 2021 }}</ref>		\| World's First Children's Sanskrit Film<ref>Madhurasmitham Film 2020 August 3 imdb retrieved https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14227856/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610135329/https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14227856/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk \|date=10 June 2021 }}</ref>
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	\| ''[[Punyakoti]]''		\| ''[[Punyakoti]]''
	\| Ravishankar Venkateswaran		\| Ravishankar Venkateswaran
	\| [https://youtube.com/watch?v=X-JFaSSI-_k YouTube]		\| [https://youtube.com/watch?v=X-JFaSSI-_k YouTube]
	\| First Sanskrit animation film.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kannan \|first1=Indira \|title=How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made \|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/how-punyakoti-sanskrits-1st-animation-film-got-made/20200419.htm \|access-date=8 May 2020 \|work=[[Rediff.com]] \|date=19 April 2020 \|archive-date=28 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428062357/https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/how-punyakoti-sanskrits-1st-animation-film-got-made/20200419.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref>		\| First Sanskrit animation film.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Kannan \|first1=Indira \|title=How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made \|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/how-punyakoti-sanskrits-1st-animation-film-got-made/20200419.htm \|access-date=8 May 2020 \|work=[[Rediff.com]] \|date=19 April 2020 \|archive-date=28 April 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428062357/https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/how-punyakoti-sanskrits-1st-animation-film-got-made/20200419.htm \|url-status=live }}</ref>
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			\|''Aham Brahmashmi''
			\|Aazaad
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			\|First Sanskrit Movie based on modern history of India.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Aham Brahmasmi - Official Trailer \|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/videos/entertainment/regional/others/aham-brahmasmi-official-trailer/videoshow/71005763.cms \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Aham Brahmasmi - a historic creation by Aazaad \|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/aham-brahmasmi-historic-creation-aazaad/ \|website=Bollywood Hungama \|access-date=20 June 2019 \|language=en \|date=20 June 2019}}</ref>
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	\| Vinod Mankara		\| Vinod Mankara
	\| [https://youtube.com/watch?v=QgtAyAIIfy8 YouTube]		\| [https://youtube.com/watch?v=QgtAyAIIfy8 YouTube]
	\|First Sanskrit Science-documentary film based on [[Mars Orbiter Mission]].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=MP \|first1=Sidharth \|title='Yaanam' the story of India's Mars mission is the first-ever science documentary in Sanskrit \|url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/yaanam-the-story-of-indias-mars-mission-is-the-first-ever-science-documentary-in-sanksrit-508868 \|website=Wion \|access-date=20 August 2022 \|language=en}}</ref>		\|First Sanskrit Science-documentary film based on [[Mars Orbiter Mission]].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=MP \|first1=Sidharth \|title='Yaanam' the story of India's Mars mission is the first-ever science documentary in Sanskrit \|url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/yaanam-the-story-of-indias-mars-mission-is-the-first-ever-science-documentary-in-sanksrit-508868 \|website=Wion \|access-date=20 August 2022 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=Documentary In Sanskrit 'Yaanam' Portrays India's Dream Mars Project \|url=https://indiawest.com/documentary-in-sanskrit-yaanam-portrays-indias-dream-mars-project/ \|website=IndiaWest News \|access-date=29 November 2022 \|date=29 November 2022}}</ref>
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	\|A film based on story of Shakuntala and King Bharat.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/shakuntalam/ET00336296\|title=Watch Shakuntalam Movie Online \| Buy Rent Shakuntalam On BMS Stream}}</ref>		\|A film based on story of Shakuntala and King Bharat.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/shakuntalam/ET00336296\|title=Watch Shakuntalam Movie Online \| Buy Rent Shakuntalam On BMS Stream}}</ref>
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	\|''Madhubhashitham''		\|''Madhubhashitham''
	\|Suresh Gayathri		\|Suresh Gayathri
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	\|Screened at various International Film festivals and national film festivals film festivals including Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore, Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Nagarajan \|first=Saraswathy \|date=14 June 2021 \|title=G Prabha's second film in Sanskrit, 'Taya', focusses on the landmark trial of Thatri \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sanskrit-film-taya-by-prabha-trial-of-thatri/article34811703.ece \|access-date=30 November 2022 \|issn=0971-751X \|archive-date=30 November 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130044724/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sanskrit-film-taya-by-prabha-trial-of-thatri/article34811703.ece \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sanskrit film runs housefull at KIFF \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/kiff-full-house-at-festival-for-sanskrit-film-taya-g-prabha/cid/1863488 \|access-date=30 November 2022 \|website=www.telegraphindia.com \|archive-date=30 November 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130044731/https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/kiff-full-house-at-festival-for-sanskrit-film-taya-g-prabha/cid/1863488 \|url-status=live }}</ref>		\|Screened at various International Film festivals and national film festivals film festivals including Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore, Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Nagarajan \|first=Saraswathy \|date=14 June 2021 \|title=G Prabha's second film in Sanskrit, 'Taya', focusses on the landmark trial of Thatri \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sanskrit-film-taya-by-prabha-trial-of-thatri/article34811703.ece \|access-date=30 November 2022 \|issn=0971-751X \|archive-date=30 November 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130044724/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sanskrit-film-taya-by-prabha-trial-of-thatri/article34811703.ece \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Sanskrit film runs housefull at KIFF \|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/kiff-full-house-at-festival-for-sanskrit-film-taya-g-prabha/cid/1863488 \|access-date=30 November 2022 \|website=www.telegraphindia.com \|archive-date=30 November 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130044731/https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/news/kiff-full-house-at-festival-for-sanskrit-film-taya-g-prabha/cid/1863488 \|url-status=live }}</ref>
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			\|First Sanskrit Science-documentary film based on [[Mars Orbiter Mission]].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=MP \|first1=Sidharth \|title='Yaanam' the story of India's Mars mission is the first-ever science documentary in Sanskrit \|url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/yaanam-the-story-of-indias-mars-mission-is-the-first-ever-science-documentary-in-sanksrit-508868 \|website=Wion \|access-date=20 August 2022 \|language=en}}</ref>
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	\|First Sanskrit film with only one character.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=സംവിധാനം പൊലീസ്‌, വൈദികൻ, അധ്യാപകൻ \|url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/district-news/-44954/ekaki-97091 \|access-date=2025-01-10 \|website=Deshabhimani \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-12-29 \|title=അണിയറയിൽ വൈദികനും പോലീസ് ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥനും അധ്യാപകനും; ഏകാംഗ സംസ്കൃതസിനിമ ഒരുങ്ങി \|url=https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-1.10206032 \|access-date=2025-01-10 \|website=Newspaper \|language=en}}</ref>		\|First Sanskrit film with only one character.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=സംവിധാനം പൊലീസ്‌, വൈദികൻ, അധ്യാപകൻ \|url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/district-news/-44954/ekaki-97091 \|access-date=2025-01-10 \|website=Deshabhimani \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-12-29 \|title=അണിയറയിൽ വൈദികനും പോലീസ് ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥനും അധ്യാപകനും; ഏകാംഗ സംസ്കൃതസിനിമ ഒരുങ്ങി \|url=https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-1.10206032 \|access-date=2025-01-10 \|website=Newspaper \|language=en}}</ref>
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	\|Sloka		\|''Sloka''
	\|[[Janardhana Maharshi]]		\|[[Janardhana Maharshi]]
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	\|{{Pending film\|[[Dhee (Sanskrit Film)\|Dhee]]}}		\|{{Pending film\|[[Dhee (Sanskrit Film)\|''Dhee'']]}}
	\| Ravishankar Venkateswaran		\| Ravishankar Venkateswaran
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	\|{{Pending film\|Nabhamsi}}		\|''{{Pending film\|Nabhamsi}}''
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	\|Still halted as of 2026.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Ram Alladi: 'PANNE' is about the concept of independence-Entertainment News , Firstpost \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ram-alladi-panne-is-about-the-concept-of-independence-12086352.html \|website=Firstpost \|access-date=1 February 2023 \|date=1 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Srinivasan \|first1=Latha \|title=Panne is a story about social and individual freedom, says Chiseled writer-director Ram Alladi I Interview \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/panne-pages-is-a-story-about-social-and-individual-freedom-says-chiseled-writer-director-ram-alladi-i-interview-2330337-2023-02-04 \|website=India Today \|access-date=4 February 2026 \|language=en \|date=4 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=After 'Ra's-Metanoia', 'Pages' promises to be yet another gripping political & patriotic offering by Ram Alladi \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/after-ras-metanoia-pages-promises-to-be-yet-another-gripping-political-patriotic-offering-by-ram-alladi/articleshow/97368792.cms \|website=The Times of India \|access-date=27 January 2023 \|date=27 January 2023}}</ref>		\|Still halted as of 2026.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Ram Alladi: 'PANNE' is about the concept of independence-Entertainment News , Firstpost \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/ram-alladi-panne-is-about-the-concept-of-independence-12086352.html \|website=Firstpost \|access-date=1 February 2023 \|date=1 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|last1=Srinivasan \|first1=Latha \|title=Panne is a story about social and individual freedom, says Chiseled writer-director Ram Alladi I Interview \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/panne-pages-is-a-story-about-social-and-individual-freedom-says-chiseled-writer-director-ram-alladi-i-interview-2330337-2023-02-04 \|website=India Today \|access-date=4 February 2026 \|language=en \|date=4 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|title=After 'Ra's-Metanoia', 'Pages' promises to be yet another gripping political & patriotic offering by Ram Alladi \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/after-ras-metanoia-pages-promises-to-be-yet-another-gripping-political-patriotic-offering-by-ram-alladi/articleshow/97368792.cms \|website=The Times of India \|access-date=27 January 2023 \|date=27 January 2023}}</ref>
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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
	* [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNaTIfUdBMlc&si=sYbsYhicLBXGJ7CN Playlist of Sanskrit Movie trailers]		* [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNaTIfUdBMlc&si=sYbsYhicLBXGJ7CN Playlist of Sanskrit Movie trailers]

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			== External Links ==
			* [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNaTIfUdBMlc&si=sYbsYhicLBXGJ7CN Playlist of Sanskrit Movie trailers]

	==References==		==References==

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	'''Sanskrit cinema''' is the segment of [[Cinema of India\|Indian cinema]] dedicated to the production of [[Film\|motion pictures]] in [[Sanskrit language]], with more than 30 films made since 1983 and no separate industry for [[Sanskrit]] films.		'''Sanskrit cinema''' is the segment of [[Cinema of India\|Indian cinema]] dedicated to the production of [[Film\|motion pictures]] in [[Sanskrit language]], with more than 30 films made since 1983 and no separate industry for [[Sanskrit]] films. Many Sanskrit films are available on [[YouTube]] to watch for free.

	==History==		==History==

	The first Sanskrit film ever made was [[Adi Shankaracharya (film)\|Adi Shankaracharya]] in 1983 by [[G.V. Iyer]]. At the [[31st National Film Awards]], it won four awards, including [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film\|Best Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay\|Best Screenplay]], [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography\|Best Cinematography]] and [[National Film Award for Best Audiography\|Best Audiography]].<ref name="31staward">{{cite web\|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx\|title=31st National Film Awards\|publisher=[[India International Film Festival]]\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112200555/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx\|archive-date=12 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="31stawardPDF">{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf\|title=31st National Film Awards (PDF)\|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]\|access-date=10 January 2018\|archive-date=24 April 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114953/http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref>		The first Sanskrit film ever known to be made was [[Adi Shankaracharya (film)\|Adi Shankaracharya]] in 1983 by [[G.V. Iyer]]. At the [[31st National Film Awards]], it won four awards, including [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film\|Best Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay\|Best Screenplay]], [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography\|Best Cinematography]] and [[National Film Award for Best Audiography\|Best Audiography]].<ref name="31staward">{{cite web\|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx\|title=31st National Film Awards\|publisher=[[India International Film Festival]]\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112200555/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx\|archive-date=12 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="31stawardPDF">{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf\|title=31st National Film Awards (PDF)\|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]\|access-date=10 January 2018\|archive-date=24 April 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114953/http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	~~The second film was~~ [[Bhagavad Gita (film)\|Bhagavad Gita]] in 1992, again by G.V. Iyer. The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] at the 40th National awards for 1992~~. The next film made was in 2015, after a gap of 22 years~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newsgram.com/sanskrit-cinema-a-creative-way-to-revive-sanskrit\|title=Sanskrit Cinema: A creative way to revive Sanskrit\|date=7 July 2015\|publisher=www.newsgram.com\|access-date=10 January 2018\|archive-date=17 November 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001552/https://www.newsgram.com/sanskrit-cinema-a-creative-way-to-revive-sanskrit/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		Subsequently, [[Bhagavad Gita (film)\|Bhagavad Gita]] was released in 1992, again by G.V. Iyer. The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] at the 40th National awards for 1992.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newsgram.com/sanskrit-cinema-a-creative-way-to-revive-sanskrit\|title=Sanskrit Cinema: A creative way to revive Sanskrit\|date=7 July 2015\|publisher=www.newsgram.com\|access-date=10 January 2018\|archive-date=17 November 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117001552/https://www.newsgram.com/sanskrit-cinema-a-creative-way-to-revive-sanskrit/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	From 2015 to 2017, 4 Sanskrit films were made in [[Kerala]], India. [[Priyamanasam]] ~~was the 3rd Sanskrit film and~~ the first Sanskrit film from Kerala. The film won the award for 'Best Feature film in Sanskrit' at the 63rd National awards. The film was screened at the 46th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa in 2015. [[Ishti (film)\|Ishti]] made in 2016 was the first Sanskrit film based on a social issue. The film was screened at the 47th ~~International Film Festival of India (~~IFFI) in Goa in 2016, in the panorama section.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://iffigoa.org/ishti-first-ever-sanskrit-film-based-social-issue/\|title=Ishti is the first ever Sanskrit film based on a social issue\|date=23 November 2016\|publisher=iffigoa.org\|access-date=11 January 2018\|archive-date=8 August 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808073017/http://iffigoa.org/ishti-first-ever-sanskrit-film-based-social-issue/\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/First-Sanskrit-social-movie-flays-Namboothiri-practices/articleshow/50624276.cms\|title=First Sanskrit social movie flays Namboothiri practices\|work=The Times of India\|date=27 January 2017 \|access-date=10 January 2018\|archive-date=24 May 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524041321/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/First-Sanskrit-social-movie-flays-Namboothiri-practices/articleshow/50624276.cms\|url-status=live}}</ref>		From 2015 to 2017, 4 Sanskrit films were made in [[Kerala]], India. [[Priyamanasam]] is said to be the first Sanskrit film from Kerala. The film won the award for 'Best Feature film in Sanskrit' at the 63rd National awards. The film was screened at the 46th [[International Film Festival of India]] (IFFI) in [[Goa]] in 2015. [[Ishti (film)\|Ishti]] made in 2016 was the first Sanskrit film based on a social issue. The film was screened at the 47th IFFI in Goa in 2016, in the panorama section.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://iffigoa.org/ishti-first-ever-sanskrit-film-based-social-issue/\|title=Ishti is the first ever Sanskrit film based on a social issue\|date=23 November 2016\|publisher=iffigoa.org\|access-date=11 January 2018\|archive-date=8 August 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170808073017/http://iffigoa.org/ishti-first-ever-sanskrit-film-based-social-issue/\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/First-Sanskrit-social-movie-flays-Namboothiri-practices/articleshow/50624276.cms\|title=First Sanskrit social movie flays Namboothiri practices\|work=The Times of India\|date=27 January 2017 \|access-date=10 January 2018\|archive-date=24 May 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524041321/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/First-Sanskrit-social-movie-flays-Namboothiri-practices/articleshow/50624276.cms\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	[[Suryakantha]] ~~is the fifth Sanskrit film and the third one made in Kerala. It is the first Sanskrit film on contemporary life~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/apr/27/a-tale-told-in-sanskrit-1598090.html\|title=A tale told in Sanskrit\|work=The New Indian Express\|date=27 April 2017 \|access-date=17 February 2024\|archive-date=9 September 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909013602/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/apr/27/a-tale-told-in-sanskrit-1598090.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> The film won 'Special Jury award' in Kerala Film Critics Associations awards, 2017.		[[Suryakantha]] was also released subsequently.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/apr/27/a-tale-told-in-sanskrit-1598090.html\|title=A tale told in Sanskrit\|work=The New Indian Express\|date=27 April 2017 \|access-date=17 February 2024\|archive-date=9 September 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909013602/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/apr/27/a-tale-told-in-sanskrit-1598090.html\|url-status=live}}</ref> The film won 'Special Jury award' in Kerala Film Critics Associations awards, 2017.

	[[Anurakthi]] is the first ~~Sanskrit 3D~~ film ~~with~~ a song ~~in the film~~ picturised in 3D format~~. That also made Anurakthi the first Sanskrit film to have a song in it~~.<ref>{{cite AV media \|date=14 May 2018 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuwGjqb8TxU \|title=Thava Chinthasu {{!}} Anurakthi {{!}} Sanskrit Movie SONG {{!}} Asokan.P.K{{!}} Vani Vashishth {{!}} Vijith Nambiar {{!}} \|publisher=Manorama Music Songs \|via=[[YouTube]] \|access-date=13 December 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921043843/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuwGjqb8TxU \|archive-date=21 September 2022 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was screened at the 48th ~~International Film Festival of India (~~IFFI) in Goa in 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ddnews.gov.in/iffi/worlds-first-3d-sanskrit-film-screened-iffi\|title=World's first 3D Sanskrit film screened at IFFI\|publisher=DD News\|access-date=11 January 2018\|archive-date=11 January 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111165500/http://ddnews.gov.in/iffi/worlds-first-3d-sanskrit-film-screened-iffi\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.india.com/buzz/worlds-first-3d-sanskrit-film-anurakthi-screened-at-2017-iffi-goa-2674414/\|title=World's First 3D Sanskrit Film Anurakthi Screened at 2017 IFFI Goa\|publisher=India.com\|date=25 November 2017\|access-date=11 January 2018\|archive-date=11 January 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111170120/http://www.india.com/buzz/worlds-first-3d-sanskrit-film-anurakthi-screened-at-2017-iffi-goa-2674414/\|url-status=live}}</ref>		[[Anurakthi]] is the first film in which a song was picturised in 3D format.<ref>{{cite AV media \|date=14 May 2018 \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuwGjqb8TxU \|title=Thava Chinthasu {{!}} Anurakthi {{!}} Sanskrit Movie SONG {{!}} Asokan.P.K{{!}} Vani Vashishth {{!}} Vijith Nambiar {{!}} \|publisher=Manorama Music Songs \|via=[[YouTube]] \|access-date=13 December 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921043843/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuwGjqb8TxU \|archive-date=21 September 2022 \|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was screened at the 48th IFFI in Goa in 2017.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://ddnews.gov.in/iffi/worlds-first-3d-sanskrit-film-screened-iffi\|title=World's first 3D Sanskrit film screened at IFFI\|publisher=DD News\|access-date=11 January 2018\|archive-date=11 January 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111165500/http://ddnews.gov.in/iffi/worlds-first-3d-sanskrit-film-screened-iffi\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.india.com/buzz/worlds-first-3d-sanskrit-film-anurakthi-screened-at-2017-iffi-goa-2674414/\|title=World's First 3D Sanskrit Film Anurakthi Screened at 2017 IFFI Goa\|publisher=India.com\|date=25 November 2017\|access-date=11 January 2018\|archive-date=11 January 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111170120/http://www.india.com/buzz/worlds-first-3d-sanskrit-film-anurakthi-screened-at-2017-iffi-goa-2674414/\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	Pratikriti ~~is the first commercial film in Sanskrit.~~<ref name="auto">{{Cite web \|title=രാജൻ രാഘവൻ സംസ്കൃത ചിത്രത്തിൽ \|url=https://www.pisharodysamajam.com/news/pratikriti-rajan-raghavan/ \|access-date=11 April 2022 \|website=Pisharody Samajam \|date=23 August 2021 \|language=en-US \|archive-date=4 July 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704061302/https://www.pisharodysamajam.com/news/pratikriti-rajan-raghavan/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> ~~This~~ is written and directed by Dr. Nidheesh Gopi.<ref name="auto"/>		Pratikriti<ref name="auto">{{Cite web \|title=രാജൻ രാഘവൻ സംസ്കൃത ചിത്രത്തിൽ \|url=https://www.pisharodysamajam.com/news/pratikriti-rajan-raghavan/ \|access-date=11 April 2022 \|website=Pisharody Samajam \|date=23 August 2021 \|language=en-US \|archive-date=4 July 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704061302/https://www.pisharodysamajam.com/news/pratikriti-rajan-raghavan/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> is written and directed by Dr. Nidheesh Gopi.<ref name="auto"/>

	[[Punyakoti]] is the first animated film in Sanskrit.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/making-punyakoti-indias-first-sanskrit-animation-film-82275?amp\|title=The making of 'Punyakoti', India's first Sanskrit animation film\|publisher=thenewsminute.com\|date=20 August 2018\|access-date=19 August 2018\|archive-date=21 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221154411/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/making-punyakoti-indias-first-sanskrit-animation-film-82275?amp\|url-status=live}}</ref>		[[Punyakoti]] is the first animated film in Sanskrit.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/making-punyakoti-indias-first-sanskrit-animation-film-82275?amp\|title=The making of 'Punyakoti', India's first Sanskrit animation film\|publisher=thenewsminute.com\|date=20 August 2018\|access-date=19 August 2018\|archive-date=21 December 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221154411/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/making-punyakoti-indias-first-sanskrit-animation-film-82275?amp\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	[[Madhurasmitham]] ~~World~~'s First children's Sanskrit film~~. Directed~~ by ~~sureshgayathri~~ 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2019/12/02/children-film-sanskrit-madhurasmitham-ksfdc.html\|title=Children's film in Sanskrit -- a first; courtesy language buffs\|website=OnManorama\|access-date=10 June 2021\|archive-date=10 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610124428/https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2019/12/02/children-film-sanskrit-madhurasmitham-ksfdc.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sgisfsy.com/about-sgisfsy/\|title=About Sgisfsy \| Madhurasmitham - Sgi Sanskrit Film Society (Sgisfsi)\|access-date=3 November 2021\|archive-date=26 February 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226071654/https://sgisfsy.com/about-sgisfsy/\|url-status=live}}</ref> ~~[[Madhurasmitham]]~~ won the Travancore International Award for Best Film.		[[Madhurasmitham]] is promoted as the world's First children's Sanskrit film, directed by Suresh Gayathri 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2019/12/02/children-film-sanskrit-madhurasmitham-ksfdc.html\|title=Children's film in Sanskrit -- a first; courtesy language buffs\|website=OnManorama\|access-date=10 June 2021\|archive-date=10 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610124428/https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2019/12/02/children-film-sanskrit-madhurasmitham-ksfdc.html\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://sgisfsy.com/about-sgisfsy/\|title=About Sgisfsy \| Madhurasmitham - Sgi Sanskrit Film Society (Sgisfsi)\|access-date=3 November 2021\|archive-date=26 February 2024\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226071654/https://sgisfsy.com/about-sgisfsy/\|url-status=live}}</ref> which won the Travancore International Award for Best Film.

	''Namo'' screened at IFFI in 2021 and its story resolve around friendship between [[Sudama]] and Sri Krishna.<ref name="NamoTOI">{{Cite news\|title=Jayaram looks impressive as Kuchelan in the first look poster of 'Namo'\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jayaram-looks-impressive-as-kuchelan-in-the-first-look-poster-of-namo/articleshow/73189732.cms\|access-date=16 January 2020\|website=The Times of India\|date=10 January 2020 \|language=en\|archive-date=13 January 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113143055/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jayaram-looks-impressive-as-kuchelan-in-the-first-look-poster-of-namo/articleshow/73189732.cms\|url-status=live}}</ref>		''Namo'' was screened at IFFI in 2021 and its story resolve around friendship between [[Sudama]] and Sri Krishna.<ref name="NamoTOI">{{Cite news\|title=Jayaram looks impressive as Kuchelan in the first look poster of 'Namo'\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jayaram-looks-impressive-as-kuchelan-in-the-first-look-poster-of-namo/articleshow/73189732.cms\|access-date=16 January 2020\|website=The Times of India\|date=10 January 2020 \|language=en\|archive-date=13 January 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113143055/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jayaram-looks-impressive-as-kuchelan-in-the-first-look-poster-of-namo/articleshow/73189732.cms\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==List of Sanskrit films==		==List of Sanskrit films==