Sancharam

infobox television
show_name = Sancharam


caption = Sancharam
format = Travel documentary
runtime = 30 minutes per episode
creator = Labour India
Original channel = Asianet
judges =
presenter = Santhosh George Kulangara
producer = Rajesh George
country = IND
location =
language = Malayalam
network = Asianet
first_aired 2001
website = http://www.sancharam.com/
num_seasons =
imdb_id = |

Sancharam (Malayalam: സഞ്ചാരം, English: "The Journey"), is the first telecast of a visual travelogue in Malayalam television. It is being aired at prime time, 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (IST) on every Sunday in Asianet news television channel and re-telecasted three times in a week by Asianet’s main and subsidiary channels. [cite web |url=http://www.asianetglobal.com/?pg=showprogdetail&title=Sancharam&id=222 |title=Sunday at 10:30am |publisher=Asianet] It is presented by Santosh George Kulangara, and is based on his travels. The program has completed over 300 episodes and has been shot in more than 55 countries during the last 10 years.

An internet edition of "Sancharam" is also available for free of cost. In the [http://www.sancharam.com/newplaymovie.php website] , viewers may choose the countries they wish to watch by using drop-down list with audio by commentator currently available in Malayalam. It claimed to be the first Internet television in Kerala. [cite web |url=http://www.santhoshgeorge.com/images/Mathrubhumi/Mathrubhoomi%202007%20January%202%20page%207.jpg|title=Internet Television Channel Sancharam inaugurated |publisher=Mathrubhumi|date=page 7, 2 January 2007]

"Sancharam" is about to be shot in space by Santhosh George Kulangara who has been selected for the Virgin Galactic’s next space tourism programme, SpaceShipTwo. With this space journey, he is slated to be India's first space tourist. [cite web |url=http://www.tuning.co.in/sancharam-to-space Tuning |title=Sancharm to be in space |publisher=Fine Tuning the World] [cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/16/stories/2007031614720400.htm |title=Santosh George to become first Indian space tourist |publisher=The Hindu Online]

The editing of "Sancharam" is done by Labour India Publications Ltd..

Awards

"Sancharam" has won many awards by this time. Some of the awards includes: [cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/17/stories/2004021707720500.htm
title=TV megaserial Awards|publisher=The Hindu Online] [cite web |url=http://www.sancharam.com/awards.html
title=Sancharam video, awards|publisher=sancharam.com]
* Best TV serial award [cite web |url=http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/malayalam/11/ |title=TV megaserial Awards announced |publisher=Music India Online]
* Vivekananda Awards [cite web |url=http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IER20071026015628&Page=R&Headline=Vivekananda+Awards+presented&Title=Kerala&Topic=0 |title=Vivekananda Awards for Santhosh George Kulangara |publisher=New Indian Express]
* Limca Book of Records, added in its 2007 edition cite web|url=http://www.limcabookofrecords.in/record_gallery.asp?sid=2626&catname=Television|title=First telecast of a visual travelogue in Malayalam|publisher="Limca Book of Records"|accessdate=2006-08-08]
* 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.
* All India RAPA Award-2004: award of ‘best non-fiction television program’ given away by Radio and TV Advertising Practitioners Association (RAPA)
* National Film Academy Award: program has been declared eligible for the award instituted by National Film Academy for the section 'Other than Fiction'
* Kerala Film Critics Association Award-2003
* All India Akshaya National Award-2003
* 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

External links

* [http://www.sancharam.com The official website of Sancharam]