S. Krishnaswamy

S. Krishnaswamy
Born
Subramanyam Krishnaswamy

(1938-07-29)29 July 1938
Madras, Madras Province, British India
Died28 December 2025(2025-12-28) (aged 87)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • author
SpouseMohana Krishnaswamy (1969–2025)
Children3
FatherKrishnaswami Subrahmanyam
RelativesPadma Subrahmanyam (sister)
Raghuram (nephew)
Hrishikesh (grand-nephew)
Anirudh Ravichander (grand-nephew)
Gayathri Raghuram (grand-niece)

Subramanyam Krishnaswamy (29 July 1938 – 28 December 2025) was an Indian documentary filmmaker and writer[1] who won the Padma Shri award in 2009.[2] His later works included three documentaries on the Indian influence in Southeast Asia: Indian Imprints, A Different Pilgrimage, and Tracking Indian Footmarks.[3] Indian Imprints was broadcast on Doordarshan in 18 episodes.[4][5][6][7][8]

Krishnaswamy died from heart disease on 29 December 2025 at a hospital in Chennai. He was aged 87.[9]

Books

  • Indian Film (with Erik Barnouw) (Columbia University Press 1963, Oxford University Press 1980)

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ "Dr S Krishnaswamy outstanding contribution to non-fiction films". 12 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Dr. S. Krisnaswamy".
  3. ^ "Public Service Broadcasting Trust". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  4. ^ Treasure trove of startling revelations
  5. ^ "Krishnaswamy's 'Indian Imprints' explores India across South Asia"
  6. ^ "Indian imprints: Taking India to Indians"
  7. ^ Indian Imprints
  8. ^ "Documentary explores Indian imprints in South-East Asia". The Hindu. 3 April 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Acclaimed documentary filmmaker S. Krishnaswamy passes away". The Hindu. 28 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Award conferred on S.Krishnaswamy", The Hindu, 19 August 2009, archived from the original on 22 August 2009