Doordarshan to telecast 104 award winning films

November 07, 2013 20:50

In a bid to bring quality cinema to its viewers national broadcaster Doordarshan has lined up 104 award winning films which will be telecast in the late evening slot on Sundays and Mondays.

Officials said that with Adoor Gopalakrishnan's acclaimed Malayalam movie "Nizhalkkuthu" ready for telecast this Sunday and followed by Umesh Nayak Kulkarni's "Deool", Dnyanesh Moghe's "Digant" and Jahar Kanungo's "Nisshabd", Doordarshan has readied an year long fare of films.

Speaking at a press conference here Doordarshan DG Tripurari Sharan said the selected films have either been the winner of Swarna Kamal Award for the Best Feature Film of the Year, National Award winner for Best Direction or Winner of Rajat Kamal Award for the Best Feature Film in any Indian language.

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