S. Krishnaswamy
Subramanyam Krishnaswamy (29 July 1938 – 28 December 2025) was an Indian documentary filmmaker and writer who won the Padma Shri award in 2009. His later works included three documentaries on the Indian influence in Southeast Asia: Indian Imprints, A Different Pilgrimage, and Tracking Indian Footmarks. Indian Imprints was broadcast on Doordarshan in 18 episodes.
S. Krishnaswamy
- Name
- S.
- Birth Name
- Subramanyam Krishnaswamy
- Born
- 29 July 1938
- Birthplace
- Madras, Madras Province, British India
- Died
- 28 December 2025
- Place of death
- Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Occupation
- * Filmmaker
- Spouse
- Mohana Krishnaswamy (1969–2025)
- Nationality
- India
- Honours
- Padma Shri in arts
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Subramanyam Krishnaswamy (29 July 1938 – 28 December 2025) was an Indian documentary filmmaker and writer who won the Padma Shri award in 2009. His later works included three documentaries on the Indian influence in Southeast Asia: Indian Imprints, A Different Pilgrimage, and Tracking Indian Footmarks. Indian Imprints was broadcast on Doordarshan in 18 episodes.
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Krishnaswamy died from heart disease on 29 December 2025 at a hospital in Chennai. He was aged 87.
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• Name — S. Krishnaswamy • Birth Name — Subramanyam Krishnaswamy • Born — 29 July 1938 • Birthplace — Madras, Madras Province, British India • Died — 28 December 2025 • Place of death — Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India • Occupation — * Filmmaker • author • Spouse — Mohana Krishnaswamy (1969–2025) • Children — 3 • Father — Krishnaswami Subrahmanyam • Relatives — Padma Subrahmanyam (sister) Raghuram (nephew) Hrishikesh (grand-nephew) Anirudh Ravichander (grand-nephew) Gayathri Raghuram (grand-niece)
Books
• Indian Film (with Erik Barnouw) (Columbia University Press 1963, Oxford University Press 1980)
Awards
• 2009: Padma Shri • 2009: Hamsadhwani Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award
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- 1.Public Service Broadcasting Trust.
- 2.Treasure trove of startling revelations
- 3."Krishnaswamy's 'Indian Imprints' explores India across South Asia"
- 4."Indian imprints: Taking India to Indians"
- 5.Indian Imprints
- 6.Documentary explores Indian imprints in South-East Asia. The Hindu. 3 April 2008.
- 7.The Hindu. Acclaimed documentary filmmaker S. Krishnaswamy passes away. 28 December 2025.
- 8.Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Padma Awards. 2015.
- 9.Award conferred on S.Krishnaswamy. The Hindu. 19 August 2009.
- 10.Dr. S. Krisnaswamy.
- 11.Dr S Krishnaswamy outstanding contribution to non-fiction films. 12 October 2010.
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