Shekar Dattatri

Shekar Dattatri is an Indian herpetologist and wildlife filmmaker from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1][2] Shekar Dattatri is a winner of three National Film Awards: the National Film Award for Best Agricultural Film (Seeds of Hope, 1988); the National Film Award for Best Cinematography – Non-Feature (Silent Valley – An Indian Rainforest, 1991); and the National Film Award for Best Scientific Film (A Cooperative for Snake Catchers, 1987).

Career

Shekar Dattatri's lifelong fascination with wildlife began at the age of 14, when he joined the famous Madras Snake Park as a student-volunteer. This led to nature photography and, subsequently, to filmmaking.[3][4] He also was among the discoverers of the snake species Oligodon nikhili.

Publications

  • Whitaker, Romulus; Dattatri, Shekar (1982). "A new species of Oligodon from the Palni Hills, South India (Serpentes: Colubridae)". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 79 (3): 630-631).

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Sreedhar, Nitin (12 March 2017). "For many, wildlife photography is a quest for trophies, not conservation: Shekar Dattatri, Wildlife Film-maker". The Financial Express. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Bypassing Bollywood, a Filmmaker Focuses on Wildlife Conservation". National Geographic. 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  3. ^ Shoba Narayan. "The filmmaker and the entrepreneur: Shekar Dattatri and Ramki Sreenivasan". Livemint. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Work for the joy of it: Shekar Dattatri". The Hindu. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  5. ^ "The Truth about Tigers". 21 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Silent Valley – An Indian Rainforest (1990)". 21 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Mindless Mining - The Tragedy of Kudremukh". 21 September 2025.
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