Shyam Benegal filmography explained

The filmography of Shyam Benegal is as follows:

Feature films

Year Title Producer(s) Other notes
1974 Ankur Blaze Film Enterprises National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film
1975 Charandas Chor
Nishant Blaze Film Enterprises Nominated for Palme D'or,
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
1976 Manthan Gujarat Milk Co-Op Marketing Federation Ltd. Indian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
1977 Bhumika Blaze Film Enterprises Filmfare Best Movie Award
1978 Kondura (Anugraham) Raviraj International Featured in the Indian Panorama at the 1979 Berlin International Film Festival
1979 Junoon Film Valas 1980 Filmfare Best Movie Award,
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
1981 Kalyug 1982 Filmfare Best Movie Award
1982 Arohan Blaze Film Enterprises National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
1983 Mandi Invited to the 1983 London Film Festival
1985 Trikaal National Film Award for Best Direction
1987 Susman Association of Corporations and Apex Societies of Handloom, Sahyadri Films Invited to the 1987 London Film Festival
1991 Antarnaad Suhetu Films
1993 Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda National Film Development Corporation National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
1994 Mammo
1996 Sardari Begum PLUS Films National Film Award for Best Film in Urdu
The Making of the Mahatma National Film Development Corporation,
South African Broadcasting Corporation
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in English
1999 Samar National Film Development Corporation National Film Award for Best Feature Film
2000 Hari-Bhari National Film Development Corporation,
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare
2001 Zubeidaa F.K.R. Productions, Sahyadri Films National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi
2005 Sahara India Motion Pictures,
Sahyadri Films
Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature Film on National Integration
2008 Welcome to Sajjanpur UTV Spot Boy Motion Pictures
2010 Well Done Abba National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues
2023

Documentaries

Year Title Other notes
1967 Close to Nature
A Child of the Streets
1968 Sinhasta, or The Path to Immortality
1969 Horoscope for a Child
1970 Why Export?
Quest for a Nation
1971 Tala and Rhythm
The Pulsating Giant
1972 The Shruti and Graces of Indian Music
Raga and Melody
The Raag Imam Kalyan
Power to the People
Notes on the Green Revolution
Foundations of Progress
1973 Suhani Sadak
1974 You Can Prevent Burns
The Quiet Revolution
Learning Modules for Rural Children
Bal Sansar
1975 The Quiet Revolution, Part 2
1976
Epilepsy
1977 New Horizons in Steel
1979 Reaching Out to People
Pashu Palan
1982 Satyajit Ray, Filmmaker National Film Award for Best Biographical Film
Jawaharlal Nehru
Growth for a Golden Future
1983
Sangathan
Animal Reproduction and Artificial Insemination in Bovines
1985 Vardan
Nehru National Film Award for Best Historical Reconstruction
Festival of India
1990
Nature Symphony
2007 Lost Childhood see: https://web.archive.org/web/20071106095526/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/13/stories/2007021323160300.htm

Short films

Year Title Other notes
1962 Gher Betha Ganga
1969 Poovanam
Flower Garden
1975 Hero

Television

Year Title Other notes
1986 Yatra Commissioned by Indian Railways on trans-India Himsagar Express[1]
Katha Sagar
1988 Bharat Ek Khoj Based on Jawaharlal Nehru's Discovery of India
1995 Amaravati ki KathayeinBased on Amaravathi Kathalu in Telugu by Sankaramanchi Sathyam
1997Sankranti[2] 10-episode serial, dwelling on the legislations and decisions of the Government over 50 years[3] for the Golden Jubilee celebrations of India's Independence[4]
2014 Samvidhaan a 10-part mini-series revolving around the making of Indian Constitution on Rajya Sabha TV

Notes and References

  1. News: En route to elsewhere. Mint Lounge . 29 January 2011 .
  2. Web site: Sankranti TV Guide. 2020-12-17. TV Guide.
  3. Web site: 25 May 1998. Namrata. Joshi. Sankranti, 10-episode serial, by Shyam Benegal to air on DD1. 2020-12-17. India Today.
  4. Web site: The Tribune...Sunday Reading. 2020-12-17. The Tribune.