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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
[edit]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.[citation needed]
Publications
[edit]- 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
[edit]- The Truth About Tigers[5]
- A cooperative for Snake Catchers
- Silent Valley - An Indian Rainforest (1990) [6]
- Mindless Mining - The Tragedy of Kudremukh[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Shoba Narayan. "The filmmaker and the entrepreneur: Shekar Dattatri and Ramki Sreenivasan". Livemint. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ↑ "Work for the joy of it: Shekar Dattatri". The Hindu. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
- ↑ "The Truth about Tigers". 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Silent Valley – An Indian Rainforest (1990)". 21 September 2025.
- ↑ "Mindless Mining - The Tragedy of Kudremukh". 21 September 2025.