Sanskrit cinema

Sanskrit cinema  refers to the Sanskrit Film industry in India.

 History 
Adi Shankaracharya was the first Sanskrit feature film. It was made in 1983, produced by National Film Development Corporation of India and directed by G.V. Iyer.

The second Sanskrit film, Bhagavad Gita, was made in 1992 by G.V. Iyer. 

Priyamanasam, the third Sanskrit movie, is based on the life of 17th century Keralite poet Unnayi Warrier. The movie was directed by award winning director Vinod Mankara.

Ishti was a Sanskrit socialist film released in 2015 and made by G. Prabh.

Anurakthi was the first Sanskrit 3D film, released in 2018.

 Notable Sanskrit movies 
 Adi Shankaracharya (1983)
 Bhagavad Gita (1992)
 Priyamanasam (2015)
 Ishti (2015)
 Suryakantha (2017)
 Anurakthi (2018)
 Punyakoti (2018)
 Madhurasmitham (2019)

Related pages
 Bollywood ("Indian Hollywood" - Hindi, Urdu and Marathi cinema)
 Lollywood (Pakistani cinema)
 Mollywood (Malayalam cinema)
 Tollywood (Telugu cinema)
 Hollywood

 References 

Category:Cinema of India