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'''Sanskrit Cinema''' is a part of [[Indian cinema]]. Very few films in [[Sanskrit]] have been made so far. There is no separate industry set 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 only 30 films made since 1983 and no separate industry for [[Sanskrit]] films.


==History==
==History==


The first Sanskrit film ever made was [[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]] in 1983 by [[G.V. Iyer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Adi Shankaracharya (1983)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085138/|publisher=IMDb|access-date=9 March 2012}}</ref> 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=2013-11-12}}</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]]}}</ref>
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 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bhagvad Gita (film) G V Iyer |url= https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000467/1993 |publisher=IMDb |access-date=9 March 2012}}</ref> 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}}</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>


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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|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}}</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>


[[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=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2017/apr/27/a-tale-told-in-sanskrit-1598090.html|title=A tale told in Sanskrit|work=The New India Express}}</ref> The film won 'Special Jury award' in Kerala Film Critics Associations awards, 2017.
[[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.


[[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 web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuwGjqb8TxU|title=Thava Chinthasu &#124; Anurakthi &#124; Sanskrit Movie SONG &#124; Asokan.P.K&#124; Vani Vashishth &#124; Vijith Nambiar &#124;|via=www.youtube.com}}</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}}</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}}</ref>
[[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>


[[Pratikritih]] is the first Commercial film in Sanskrit.{{cn|date=July 2021}} This is written and directed by Dr. Nidheesh Gopi.{{cn|date=July 2021}}
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"/>


[[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}}</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}}</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 &#124; 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.


''Namo'' screened at IFFI in 2021 and its story resolve around friendship between [[Sudama]] and Sri Krishna.<ref>{{Cite web|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|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
''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>


==List of Sanskrit films==
==List of Sanskrit films==
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| 1983
| 1983
| ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
| ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
| [[G.V. Iyer]]
| rowspan="2" | [[G.V. Iyer]]
| First Sanskrit feature film.<br/>Won 4 national awards, including ''Best Feature film''.
| First Sanskrit feature film.<br/>Won 4 national awards, including ''Best Feature film''.
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| 1993
| 1993
| ''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagavad Gita]]''
| ''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagavad Gita]]''
| G.V. Iyer
| Won  national awards for ''Best Feature film''.
| Won  national awards for ''Best Feature film''.
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|-
| 2015
| 2015
| ''[[Priyamanasam]]''
| ''[[Priyamanasam]]''
| [[Vinod Mankara]]
| Vinod Mankara
| Won national award for ''Best Feature film in Sanskrit''.<br/>Screened at the 46th edition of [[International Film Festival of India]] (IFFI).
| Won national award for ''Best Feature film in Sanskrit''.<br/>Screened at the 46th edition of [[International Film Festival of India]] (IFFI).
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| Opening film of the feature section of the Indian Panorama section at the 47th edition of IFFI.
| Opening film of the feature section of the Indian Panorama section at the 47th edition of IFFI.
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| 2017
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Suryakantha]]''
| ''[[Suryakantha]]''
| M. Surendran
| M. Surendran
| Won 'Special Jury award' at Kerala Film Critics Associations awards, 2017
| Won 'Special Jury award' at Kerala Film Critics Associations awards, 2017
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| 2017
| ''[[Anurakthi]]''
| ''[[Anurakthi]]''
|  P. K. Ashokan
|  P. K. Ashokan
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| 2019
| 2019
| Madhurasmitham
| ''[[Madhurasmitham]]''
| Sureshgayathri
| Suresh Gayathri
| 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 </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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|-
| 2020
| rowspan="2" |2020
| ''[[Pratikritih]]''
| Dr.Nidheesh Gopi
| First Commercial Sanskrit film.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAYhRW7VWOo|title=Pratikritih Official Trailer &#124;Nipin Unni &#124;Prasad Mallissery &#124;Dr.Nidheesh Gopi &#124;Devlag Productions|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
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| 2020
| ''[[Punyakoti]]''
| ''[[Punyakoti]]''
| Ravi Shankar V
| Ravi Shankar V
| 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}}</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>
|-
| ''Agochararnavah''
| Poornima R Iyer
| <ref>{{cite tweet |author=Poornima R Iyer |user=sankula |number=1297559102713761792 |date=23 August 2020 |title=New Sanskrit Movie Trailer 2020 "AGOCHARARNAVAH" Please Watch and Bless Us! 🙏 https://t.co/2QW7MGSoXy @blsanthosh @narendramodi @PrakashJavdekar |language=en |access-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824120237/https://twitter.com/sankula/status/1297559102713761792 |archive-date=24 August 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanskritott.com/movie/guest/detail/AGOCHARARNAVAH|title=AGOCHARARNAVAH|website=sanskritott.com|access-date=20 July 2022|archive-date=20 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720100809/https://sanskritott.com/movie/guest/detail/AGOCHARARNAVAH|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|rowspan="4" | 2021
| ''Pratikriti''
| Dr.Nidheesh Gopi
| First Commercial Sanskrit film, premiered on Firstshows OTT platform.<ref>{{cite AV media |date=25 March 2021 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAYhRW7VWOo |title=Pratikritih Official Trailer {{!}}Nipin Unni {{!}}Prasad Mallissery {{!}}Dr.Nidheesh Gopi {{!}}Devlag Productions |publisher=samskritavaikhary |via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804165502/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAYhRW7VWOo |archive-date=4 August 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=sandeep_ops |title=Pratikriti on Firstshows |url=https://www.binged.com/streaming-premiere-dates/pratikriti/ |access-date=11 April 2022 |website=Binged |language=en-US |archive-date=26 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226071642/https://www.binged.com/streaming-premiere-dates/pratikriti/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|-
| 2021
| ''Namo''
| ''Namo''
| Vijeesh Mani
| Vijeesh Mani
| Screened at [[51st International Film Festival of India]] Indian panorama section<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/west/-namo-shows-how-a-ruler-a-citizen-should-be-vijeesh-mani/2300362.html|title='Namo shows how a ruler & a citizen should be': Vijeesh Mani}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/270919/namo-to-speak-sanskrit-soon.html|title=Namo to speak Sanskrit soon|first=priya|last=sreekumar|date=27 September 2019|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jayaram-looks-impressive-as-kuchelan-in-the-first-look-poster-of-namo/articleshow/73189732.cms|title=Jayaram looks impressive as Kuchelan in the first look poster of 'Namo' - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
| Screened at [[51st International Film Festival of India]] Indian panorama section<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/news/west/-namo-shows-how-a-ruler-a-citizen-should-be-vijeesh-mani/2300362.html|title='Namo shows how a ruler & a citizen should be': Vijeesh Mani|access-date=4 June 2021|archive-date=26 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226071633/http://www.uniindia.com/news/west/-namo-shows-how-a-ruler-a-citizen-should-be-vijeesh-mani/2300362.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/270919/namo-to-speak-sanskrit-soon.html|title=Namo to speak Sanskrit soon|first=priya|last=sreekumar|date=27 September 2019|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=16 January 2020|archive-date=3 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203151813/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/270919/namo-to-speak-sanskrit-soon.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NamoTOI"/>
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|2021
|''Samasyah''
|''Samasyah''
|Shibu Kumaranallur
|Shibu Kumaranallur
|Environmental film, released on Neestream OTT. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Neestream releases its first Sanskrit film 'Samasyah'|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2021/07/23/neestream-releases-first-sanskrit-film-samasyah.html|access-date=2021-08-19|website=OnManorama}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Correspondent|first=Our|title=Sanskrit film Samasyah released on NeeStream|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2021/jul/23/30572|access-date=2021-08-19|website=Cinestaan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=പാരിസ്ഥിതിക അവബോധവുമായി സംസ്കൃത സിനിമ 'സമസ്യാഹ' ഒടിടി റിലീസ്|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/environment-awareness-sanskrit-movie-samasyah-ott-release/articleshow/84677994.cms|access-date=2021-08-19|website=malayalam.samayam.com|language=ml}}</ref>
|Environmental film, released on Neestream OTT.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Neestream releases its first Sanskrit film 'Samasyah'|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2021/07/23/neestream-releases-first-sanskrit-film-samasyah.html|access-date=19 August 2021|website=OnManorama|archive-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819075128/https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2021/07/23/neestream-releases-first-sanskrit-film-samasyah.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sanskrit film Samasyah released on NeeStream|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2021/jul/23/30572|access-date=19 August 2021|website=Cinestaan|archive-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819075120/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2021/jul/23/30572|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=പാരിസ്ഥിതിക അവബോധവുമായി സംസ്കൃത സിനിമ 'സമസ്യാഹ' ഒടിടി റിലീസ്|url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/environment-awareness-sanskrit-movie-samasyah-ott-release/articleshow/84677994.cms|access-date=19 August 2021|website=malayalam.samayam.com|language=ml|archive-date=19 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819075120/https://malayalam.samayam.com/malayalam-cinema/movie-news/environment-awareness-sanskrit-movie-samasyah-ott-release/articleshow/84677994.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''Shaakuntalam''
|Dushyant Shridhar
|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 &#124; Buy Rent Shakuntalam On BMS Stream}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |2022
|''Madhubhashitham''
|Suresh Gayathri
|Movie shot in 48 hours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Making a move for Sanskrit |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2021/nov/19/making-a-move-for-sanskrit-2385333.html |access-date=20 July 2022 |website=The New Indian Express |date=19 November 2021 |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411054511/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2021/nov/19/making-a-move-for-sanskrit-2385333.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
 
|''[[Bhagavadajjukam (film)|Bhagavadajjukam]]''
|Yadu Vijayakrishnan
|Adaptation of the 7th century play of the same name. Selected for Indian Panorama at 52nd International Film Festival of India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indian Panorama Announces Official Selection for 52nd IFFI, 2021|url=https://pib.gov.in/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1769681|access-date=14 November 2021|website=pib.gov.in|archive-date=26 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240226071702/https://pib.gov.in/ErrorPage.html?aspxerrorpath=/pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''Ekachakram''
|K. Suchendra Prasad
|Based on the works of N. Ranganatha Sharma, produced by Voicing Silence, an international platform for meaningful cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Sanskrit movie has shows sold out in California and has Canada connection as well – HinduTimesCanada |url=https://hindutimescanada.ca/this-sanskrit-movie-has-shows-sold-out-in-california-and-has-canada-connection-as-well/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Taya (Sanskrit film)|Taya]]''
|G. Prabha
|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>
|-
|2023
|''Dharmayodha''
|Sruthi Simon
|First Sanskrit film by a woman director.<ref>{{Cite web |title=സംസ്കൃത ഭാഷയിലെ ആദ്യ വനിതാ സംവിധായികയുടെ ചിത്രം വരുന്നു: ധർമ്മയോദ്ധാ |trans-title=First woman director's film in Sanskrit comes: Dharma Yoddha... |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2022/11/08/first-woman-directors-sanskrit-movie-dharm-yoddha.html |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=manoramaonline.com |publisher=[[Malayala Manorama]] |language=ml |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222094910/https://www.manoramaonline.com/movies/movie-news/2022/11/08/first-woman-directors-sanskrit-movie-dharm-yoddha.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-11-19 |title=സ്വപ്‌നത്തിലേക്കുള്ള യാത്ര |trans-title=Journey to the Dream |url=https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/ernakulam/news/sundayspecial-1.8063525 |access-date=2024-02-27 |work=[[Mathrubhumi]] |language=ml |archive-date=22 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222093401/https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/ernakulam/news/sundayspecial-1.8063525 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
|''Ekaki''
|Prasad Parappuram,
Fr John Puthuva, Ayyampuzha Harikumar
|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>
|-
|Sloka
|[[Janardhana Maharshi]]
|Sanskrit film with original story & music.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-06 |title=Ragini Dwivedi Announces Her Debut Sanskrit Film 'Sloka' |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/kannada/ragini-dwivedi-announces-her-debut-sanskrit-film-sloka-article-113119623 |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=Times Now |language=en}}</ref>
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Sanskrit cinema
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Sanskrit cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in Sanskrit language, with only 30 films made since 1983 and no separate industry for Sanskrit films.

History[edit | edit source]

The first Sanskrit film ever made was Adi Shankaracharya in 1983 by G.V. Iyer. At the 31st National Film Awards, it won four awards, including Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Audiography.[1][2]

The second film was 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.[3]

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 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.[4][5]

Suryakantha is the fifth Sanskrit film and the third one made in Kerala. It is the first Sanskrit film on contemporary life.[6] 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.[7] The film was screened at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa in 2017.[8][9]

Pratikriti is the first commercial film in Sanskrit.[10] This is written and directed by Dr. Nidheesh Gopi.[10]

Punyakoti is the first animated film in Sanskrit.[11]

Madhurasmitham World's First children's Sanskrit film. Directed by sureshgayathri 2019.[12][13] Madhurasmitham 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.[14]

List of Sanskrit films[edit | edit source]

Year Title Director Notes
1983 Adi Shankaracharya G.V. Iyer First Sanskrit feature film.
Won 4 national awards, including Best Feature film.
1993 Bhagavad Gita Won national awards for Best Feature film.
2015 Priyamanasam Vinod Mankara Won national award for Best Feature film in Sanskrit.
Screened at the 46th edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI).
2016 Ishti G. Prabha Opening film of the feature section of the Indian Panorama section at the 47th edition of IFFI.
2017 Suryakantha M. Surendran Won 'Special Jury award' at Kerala Film Critics Associations awards, 2017
Anurakthi P. K. Ashokan First 3D Sanskrit film.
First Sanskrit film with a song.
Screened at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)
2019 Madhurasmitham Suresh Gayathri World's First Children's Sanskrit Film[15]
2020 Punyakoti Ravi Shankar V First Sanskrit animation film.[16]
Agochararnavah Poornima R Iyer [17][18]
2021 Pratikriti Dr.Nidheesh Gopi First Commercial Sanskrit film, premiered on Firstshows OTT platform.[19][10][20]
Namo Vijeesh Mani Screened at 51st International Film Festival of India Indian panorama section[21][22][14]
Samasyah Shibu Kumaranallur Environmental film, released on Neestream OTT.[23][24][25]
Shaakuntalam Dushyant Shridhar A film based on story of Shakuntala and King Bharat.[26]
2022 Madhubhashitham Suresh Gayathri Movie shot in 48 hours.[27]
Bhagavadajjukam Yadu Vijayakrishnan Adaptation of the 7th century play of the same name. Selected for Indian Panorama at 52nd International Film Festival of India.[28]
Ekachakram K. Suchendra Prasad Based on the works of N. Ranganatha Sharma, produced by Voicing Silence, an international platform for meaningful cinema.[29]
Taya G. Prabha Screened at various International Film festivals and national film festivals film festivals including Pune, Kolkata, Bangalore, Delhi.[30][31]
2023 Dharmayodha Sruthi Simon First Sanskrit film by a woman director.[32][33]
2024 Ekaki Prasad Parappuram,

Fr John Puthuva, Ayyampuzha Harikumar

First Sanskrit film with only one character.[34][35]
Sloka Janardhana Maharshi Sanskrit film with original story & music.[36]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "31st National Film Awards". India International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "31st National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sanskrit Cinema: A creative way to revive Sanskrit". www.newsgram.com. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ishti is the first ever Sanskrit film based on a social issue". iffigoa.org. 23 November 2016. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "First Sanskrit social movie flays Namboothiri practices". The Times of India. 27 January 2017. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "A tale told in Sanskrit". The New Indian Express. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  7. ↑ Thava Chinthasu | Anurakthi | Sanskrit Movie SONG | Asokan.P.K| Vani Vashishth | Vijith Nambiar |. Manorama Music Songs. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ "World's first 3D Sanskrit film screened at IFFI". DD News. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "World's First 3D Sanskrit Film Anurakthi Screened at 2017 IFFI Goa". India.com. 25 November 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "രാജൻ രാഘവൻ സംസ്കൃത ചിത്രത്തിൽ". Pisharody Samajam. 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  11. ↑ "The making of 'Punyakoti', India's first Sanskrit animation film". thenewsminute.com. 20 August 2018. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Children's film in Sanskrit -- a first; courtesy language buffs". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "About Sgisfsy | Madhurasmitham - Sgi Sanskrit Film Society (Sgisfsi)". Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Jayaram looks impressive as Kuchelan in the first look poster of 'Namo'". The Times of India. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  15. ↑ Madhurasmitham Film 2020 August 3 imdb retrieved https://m.imdb.com/title/tt14227856/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Archived 10 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ↑ Kannan, Indira (19 April 2020). "How Punyakoti, Sanskrit's 1st animation film, got made". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  17. ↑ Poornima R Iyer [@sankula] (23 August 2020). "New Sanskrit Movie Trailer 2020 "AGOCHARARNAVAH" Please Watch and Bless Us! 🙏 t.co/2QW7MGSoXy @blsanthosh @narendramodi @PrakashJavdekar" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ "AGOCHARARNAVAH". sanskritott.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  19. ↑ Pratikritih Official Trailer |Nipin Unni |Prasad Mallissery |Dr.Nidheesh Gopi |Devlag Productions. samskritavaikhary. 25 March 2021. Archived from the original on 4 August 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022 – via YouTube.
  20. ↑ sandeep_ops. "Pratikriti on Firstshows". Binged. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  21. ↑ "'Namo shows how a ruler & a citizen should be': Vijeesh Mani". Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  22. ↑ sreekumar, priya (27 September 2019). "Namo to speak Sanskrit soon". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  23. ↑ "Neestream releases its first Sanskrit film 'Samasyah'". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  24. ↑ "Sanskrit film Samasyah released on NeeStream". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  25. ↑ "പാരിസ്ഥിതിക അവബോധവുമായി സംസ്കൃത സിനിമ 'സമസ്യാഹ' ഒടിടി റിലീസ്". malayalam.samayam.com (in മലയാളം). Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  26. ↑ "Watch Shakuntalam Movie Online | Buy Rent Shakuntalam On BMS Stream".
  27. ↑ "Making a move for Sanskrit". The New Indian Express. 19 November 2021. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  28. ↑ "Indian Panorama Announces Official Selection for 52nd IFFI, 2021". pib.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  29. ↑ "This Sanskrit movie has shows sold out in California and has Canada connection as well – HinduTimesCanada". Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  30. ↑ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (14 June 2021). "G Prabha's second film in Sanskrit, 'Taya', focusses on the landmark trial of Thatri". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  31. ↑ "Sanskrit film runs housefull at KIFF". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  32. ↑ "സംസ്കൃത ഭാഷയിലെ ആദ്യ വനിതാ സംവിധായികയുടെ ചിത്രം വരുന്നു: ധർമ്മയോദ്ധാ" [First woman director's film in Sanskrit comes: Dharma Yoddha...]. manoramaonline.com (in മലയാളം). Malayala Manorama. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  33. ↑ "സ്വപ്‌നത്തിലേക്കുള്ള യാത്ര" [Journey to the Dream]. Mathrubhumi (in മലയാളം). 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  34. ↑ "സംവിധാനം പൊലീസ്‌, വൈദികൻ, അധ്യാപകൻ". Deshabhimani. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  35. ↑ "അണിയറയിൽ വൈദികനും പോലീസ് ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥനും അധ്യാപകനും; ഏകാംഗ സംസ്കൃതസിനിമ ഒരുങ്ങി". Newspaper. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  36. ↑ "Ragini Dwivedi Announces Her Debut Sanskrit Film 'Sloka'". Times Now. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

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