Sancharam (TV series)

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Sancharam
File:Sancharam new.png
Sancharam logo
Created bySanthosh George Kulangara
Presented bySanthosh George Kulangara
Narrated byAnish Punnen Peter
Country of originIndia
Original languageMalayalam
No. of episodes1639 (as of January 22 2020)
Production
ProducerSanthosh George Kulangara
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original networkAsianet (2001–2013)
Safari TV (2013–)
Original release2001–present
External links
Website

Sancharam (Malayalam: സഞ്ചാരം, English:(transl.) travel), is the first telecast of a visual travelogue in Malayalam language television. The program has been shot, edited and directed by Santhosh George Kulangara. It is being aired on 09:30 pm and 10 pm (IST) every weekday in Safari TV channel and re-telecasted the next day (weekdays only) four times. Originally aired on Asianet on Sundays, it has then been aired on Safari TV, which is owned by Santhosh George Kulangara.[1] An internet edition of Sancharam is also available free of cost. It claimed to be the first Internet television in Kerala.[2]

As of 2019, Santhosh had travelled to more than 120 countries and his experiences and sights are telecasted through Sancharam, spanning the seven continents[3] since Santhosh George Kulangara started his solo journeys outside India in 1997 .[1]

Places shown in Sancharam (since January 2018)[edit]

Country Places Date
Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Mek'ele, Danakil desert, January 2018
Philippines Manila, Corregidor, Cebu February 2018
Austria Vienna, Wienerwald March 2018
Slovakia Bratislava March 2018
United States Miami, Orlando, Key West, Miami Beach April 2018
Bahamas Grand Bahama April 2018
Jordan Amman, Al Karak, Petra, Wadi Rum, Aqaba, Dead Sea May 2018
Nepal Kathmandu, Pokhara June 2018
Ukraine Kiev, Chernobyl, Zhytomyr, Berdychiv, Vinnytsia, Odessa July 2018
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves, Genting Highlands August 2018
China Guangzhou, Lhasa August 2018
Serbia Belgrade Sept. 2018
Montenegro Bar, Kotor, Budva, Sveti Stefan October 2018
United States Los Angeles, San Diego, Sedona, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Death Valley Nov. 2018
India (Rajasthan) Jaipur, Ajmer, Pushkar Dec. 2018
Indonesia

(Yogyakarta)

Prambanan, Kraton Yogyakarta, Boro Budur Dec. 2018
Fiji Nadi, Suva, Tuvala, Yasawa January 2019
United States New York, Washington D.C. Feb. 2019
Djibouti Djibouti City, Lake Abbe, Lake Assal, Tadjoura March 2019
Thailand Phuket April 2019
Armenia Yerevan, April 2019
Maldives Malé, May 2019
Norway Oslo, Bergen, Fjord June 2019
India (Rajasthan) Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur July 2019
Vietnam Hanoi, Ha Long Bay July 2019
Romania, Bulgaria Bucharest, Brasov, Sighisoara, Veliko Tarnovo August 2019
France, Belgium, Netherlands Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam October 2019
Tanzania Dar es Salaam, Lake Manyara, Arusha, Ngorongoro, Mount Kilimanjaro Zanzibar Nov. 2019
Germany Munich, Berlin, Nuremberg Dec. 2019
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan, Floating Villages January 2020
Greece Athens, Mykonos, Santorini Feb. 2020
Thailand Bangkok, Pattaya March 2020
Austria, Slovenia Vienna, Ljubljana, Ptuj, Bled, Postojna Cave, Piran, Koper, Graz April 2020
India (Ladakh) Leh, Lamayuru Monastery May 2020
India (Punjab,Himachal Pradesh) Amritsar, Atari, Dharamshala June 2020
Mexico Mexico City, Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Tulum June 2020
Albania Tirana, Durres, Gjirokaster, Sarande, Apollonia, Berat, July 2020
United States Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Niagara Falls, Buffalo August 2020
India (Gujarat) Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Dwarka, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Rann of Kutch Sept. 2020
Jordan Amman, Al Karak, Petra, Wadi Rum, Wadi Musa, Aqaba, Dead Sea Nov. 2020
Indonesia(Bali) Kuta, Batuan, Batur, Denpasar, Pura Taman Ayun, Tanah Lot, Uluwatu, Ubud, Pura Taman Saraswati, Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park Dec. 2020

Awards[edit]

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Old logo

Sancharam has received many awards. Some of the awards include:[4][5]

  • Best TV serial award[6]
  • Vivekananda Awards[7]
  • Limca Book of Records, added in its 2007 edition[8]
  • Kerala's Film Critics Award: for the best Television program telecasted in 2005.
  • Souparnikatheeram State Award: Television Award for the best director of a non-fictional program.[9]
  • All India RAPA Award-2004: award of 'best non-fiction television program' given away by Radio and TV Advertising Practitioners Association (RAPA)[10]
  • National Film Academy Award: program has been declared eligible for the award instituted by National Film Academy for the section 'Other than Fiction'[11]
  • Kerala Film Critics Association Award-2003[9]
  • All India Akshaya National Award-2003[11]
  • National Award: This is one of the awards given at National level in the Radio-Mini screen field. This program selected for the award from the TV programs of about 20 different languages.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "SAFARI TV - ABOUT US". www.safaritvchannel.com. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Internet Television Channel Sancharam inaugurated". Mathrubhumi. 2 January 2007. p. 7.
  3. ↑ Basheer, K. p m (10 January 2019). "He caught the travel bug, passed it on". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "TV megaserial Awards". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 February 2004. Archived from the original on 5 July 2004.
  5. ↑ "Sancharam video, awards". sancharam.com.
  6. ↑ "TV megaserial Awards announced". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 23 September 2007.
  7. ↑ "Vivekananda Awards for Santhosh George Kulangara". New Indian Express.
  8. ↑ "First telecast of a visual travelogue in Malayalam". Limca Book of Records. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2006.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Sancharam got RAPA National Award". Madhyamam. 30 April 2005. p. 12.
  10. ↑ "Sancharam got RAPA National Award". Mathrubhumi. 30 April 2005. p. 9.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Sancharam got two National Award". Deshabhimani. 19 May 2004. p. 5.

External links[edit]

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