Sancharam (TV series)

Sancharam (transl. Travel) is an Indian Malayalam-language travel documentary telecast on Safari TV.^[1] 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 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.^[2] An internet edition of Sancharam is also available free of cost. It is said to be the first Internet television in Kerala.^[3]

Sancharam
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Created by	Santhosh George Kulangara
Presented by	Santhosh George Kulangara
Narrated by	Anish Punnen Peter
Country of origin	India
Original language	Malayalam
No. of episodes	1639 (as of 22 January 2020)
Production
Producer	Santhosh George Kulangara
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	Asianet (2001–2013) Safari TV (2013–present)
Original release	2001 (2001) – present (present)

List of countries travelled

As of 31 December 2020^[a]

Date	Country	Places
2001	Germany	Munich, Bavarian villages, Bavarian Alps, EaglesNest
January 2018	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa, Mek'ele, Danakil desert
February 2018	Philippines	Manila, Corregidor, Cebu
March 2018	Austria	Vienna, Wienerwald
March 2018	Slovakia	Bratislava
April 2018	United States	Miami, Orlando, Key West, Miami Beach
April 2018	Bahamas	Grand Bahama
May 2018	Jordan	Amman, Al Karak, Petra, Wadi Rum, Aqaba, Dead Sea
June 2018	Nepal	Kathmandu, Pokhara
July 2018	Ukraine	Kyiv, Chernobyl, Zhytomyr, Berdychiv, Vinnytsia, Odessa
August 2018	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur, Batu Caves, Genting Highlands
August 2018	China	Guangzhou, Lhasa
Sept. 2018	Serbia	Belgrade
October 2018	Montenegro	Bar, Kotor, Budva, Sveti Stefan
Nov. 2018	United States	Los Angeles, San Diego, Sedona, Las Vegas, Grand Canyon, Death Valley
Dec. 2018	India (Rajasthan)	Jaipur, Ajmer, Pushkar
Dec. 2018	Indonesia (Yogyakarta)	Prambanan, Kraton Yogyakarta, Boro Budur
January 2019	Fiji	Nadi, Suva, Tuvala, Yasawa
Feb. 2019	United States	New York, Washington D.C.
March 2019	Djibouti	Djibouti City, Lake Abbe, Lake Assal, Tadjoura
April 2019	Thailand	Phuket
April 2019	Armenia	Yerevan,
May 2019	Maldives	Malé,
June 2019	Norway	Oslo, Bergen, Fjord
July 2019	India (Rajasthan)	Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur
July 2019	Vietnam	Hanoi, Ha Long Bay
August 2019	Romania, Bulgaria	Bucharest, Brasov, Sighisoara, Veliko Tarnovo
October 2019	France, Belgium, Netherlands	Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam
Nov. 2019	Tanzania	Dar es Salaam, Lake Manyara, Arusha, Ngorongoro, Mount Kilimanjaro Zanzibar
Dec. 2019	Germany	Munich, Berlin, Nuremberg
January 2020	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan, Floating Villages
Feb. 2020	Greece	Athens, Mykonos, Santorini
March 2020	Thailand	Bangkok, Pattaya
April 2020	Austria, Slovenia	Vienna, Ljubljana, Ptuj, Bled, Postojna Cave, Piran, Koper, Graz
May 2020	India (Ladakh)	Leh, Lamayuru Monastery
June 2020	India (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh)	Amritsar, Atari, Dharamshala
March 2020	Mexico	Mexico City, Cancun, Isla Mujeres, Tulum
July 2020	Albania	Tirana, Durres, Gjirokaster, Sarande, Apollonia, Berat,
August 2020	United States	Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Niagara Falls, Buffalo
Sept. 2020	India (Gujarat)	Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Dwarka, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Rann of Kutch
Nov. 2020	Jordan	Amman, Al Karak, Petra, Wadi Rum, Wadi Musa, Aqaba, Dead Sea
Dec. 2020	Indonesia(Bali)	Kuta, Batuan, Batur, Denpasar, Pura Taman Ayun, Tanah Lot, Uluwatu, Ubud, Pura Taman Saraswati, Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park

Awards

 

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.

Sources

Notes

1. since January 2018

References

1. Ks, Mochish (22 May 2022). "How Safari TV Is Experimenting With Television Content In Kerala". Outlook. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
2. "SAFARI TV - ABOUT US". Safari TV. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
3. "Internet Television Channel Sancharam inaugurated". Mathrubhumi. 2 January 2007. p. 7.
4. . The Hindu. Chennai, India. 17 February 2004. Archived from the original on 5 July 2004.
5. "Sancharam video, awards". sancharam.com.
6. . Music India Online. Archived from the original on 23 September 2007.
7. "Vivekananda Awards for Santhosh George Kulangara". New Indian Express.
8. . Limca Book of Records. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2006.
9. "Sancharam got RAPA National Award". Madhyamam. 30 April 2005. p. 12.
10. "Sancharam got RAPA National Award". Mathrubhumi. 30 April 2005. p. 9.
11. "Sancharam got two National Award". Deshabhimani. 19 May 2004. p. 5.

External links

• Official website