Indian Panorama, the flagship component of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), has announced the selection of 25 feature films (including 5 films from Mainstream Cinema), 5 films nominated for Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award films and 20 non-feature films for the year 2025. The selected films will be showcased at the 56th IFFI to be held from 20th – 28th November 2025 in Panaji, Goa.
The aim of the Indian Panorama, organised by the National Film Development Corporation, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, is to select the Feature and Non-Feature Films of cinematic, thematic and aesthetic excellence in accordance with the regulations of Indian Panorama.
The selection of the Indian Panorama is made by eminent personalities from the world of cinema from across India comprising a total of twelve Jury members for Feature films and six Jury members for Non-Feature films led by the respective Jury Chairpersons. Exercising their individual expertise, the eminent Jury panels contribute evenly to the consensus that leads to the selection of Indian Panorama films of respective categories.
The Feature Film Jury, comprising twelve members, was headed by acclaimed Actor, Filmmaker and Producer; Chairperson Raja Bundela. The Feature Jury comprises of the following Members, who individually represent various acclaimed films, are well-known film professionals, while collectively representing the diverse Indian fraternity:
• Krishna Hebbale, Actor
• Asim K Sinha, Editor and Filmmaker
• Kamlesh K. Mishra, Filmmaker and Writer
• Aroon Bakshi, Actor and Singer
• Jadumoni Dutta, Filmmaker, Producer and Actor
• Ashok Sharan, Producer and Filmmaker
• Subhash Sehgal, Editor, Producer, Filmmaker and Writer
• Malay Ray, Cinematographer and Filmmaker
• Amaresh Chakrabarti, Film Educator and Filmmaker
• B S Basavaraju, Cinematographer and Filmmaker
• Sukumar Jatania, Cinematographer
• Napoleon RZ Thanga, Filmmaker
A package of 25 Feature Films (including 5 films from Mainstream Cinema) and nomination of 5 films for the Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award has been selected to be screened in the Indian Panorama section of the 56th IFFI from a broad spectrum of 516 contemporary Indian feature films received as entry to Indian Panorama -2025. The following package of 25 selected feature films and nomination of 5 films for the Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award reflects the vibrancy and diversity of the Indian film industry.
List of 25 feature films selected in the Indian Panorama 2025 is as follows:
Title of the Film
Language
Director(s) Name
• 1
Sarkeet
Malayalam
Thamar KV
•
Amaran
Tamil
Rajkumar Periyasamy
•
Vimukt
Braj
Jitank Singh Gurjar
•
The Bengal Files
Hindi
Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri
•
Tanvi The Great
Hindi
Anupam Kher
•
Vanya
Kannada
Badiger Devendra
•
White Snow
Urdu
Praveen Morchhale
•
Bhaimon Da
Assamese
Sasanka Samir
•
Gondhal
Marathi
Santosh Davakhar
•
Su From So
Kannada
Prakash (JP Tuminad)
•
Pokkhirajer Dim
Bengali
Soukarya Ghosal
•
Imbu
Tulu
Shivadhwaj Shetty
•
Drushya Asdrushya
Marathi
Purushottam Lele
(Milind Lele)
•
Oitharei
Manipuri
Naorem Dinesh Singh
•
Barobabu
Bengali
Reshmi Mitra
•
Piranthanaal Vazhthukal
Tamil
Raju Chandra
(Rajkumar MR)
•
Maliput Melodies
Oriya
Vishal Patnaik
•
Mukkam Post Bombilwadi
Marathi
Paresh Mokashi
•
Ground Zero
Hindi
Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar
•
Whispers Of The Mountains
Rajasthani
Jigar Nagda
Mainstream Cinema Section
Title Of The Film
Language
Director(S) Name
• 1
Aata Thambaycha Naay
Marathi
Shivraj Waichal
•
Chhaava
Hindi
Laxman Utekar
•
Thudarum
Malayalam
Tharun Moorthy
•
Sikaar
Assamese
Debangkar Borgohain
•
Sankranthiki Vastunnam
Telugu
Anil Ravipudi
The Feature Film Jury’s choice for the Opening Feature Film of Indian Panorama 2025 is the film “Amaran (Tamil)”, directed by Rajkumar Periyasamy.
List of 5 feature films nominated in the Best Debut Director of Indian Feature Film Award category by the Indian Panorama Feature Jury are as under:
Original Title of film
Director Name
Language
1.
Shape Of Momo
Tribeny Rai
Nepali
2.
Binodiini Ekti Natir Upakhyan
Ram Kamal Mukherjee
Bengali
3.
Kesari Chapter 2
Karan Singh Tyagi
Hindi
4.
A. R. M
Jithin Laal
Malayalam
5.
Committee Kurrollu
Yadhu Vamsee
Telugu
Non-Feature Films
The Non-Feature Film Jury, comprising of six members, was headed by acclaimed Cinematographer and Filmmaker Dharam Gulati. The Non-Feature Jury, comprises of the following Members, who individually represent various acclaimed films, are well-known film professions, while collectively representing the diverse Indian fraternity:
• Anjali Panjabi, Filmmaker & Producer
• Bobby Sarma Baruah, Filmmaker
• Rekha Gupta, Film Critic and Film Curator
• Ashok Cashyap, Film Producer, Filmmaker and Cinematographer
• A. Karthik Raaja, Cinematographer
• Jyotsana Garg, Filmmaker
A package of 20 Non-Feature films have been selected to be screened in the Indian Panorama Section of 56th IFFI from a broad spectrum of 550 contemporary Indian Non-Feature films. The package of non-feature films exemplifies the capacity of emerging and established filmmakers to document, investigate, entertain and also reflect contemporary Indian values.
List of 20 Non-Feature Films selected in the Indian Panorama 2025 is as follows:
Title of the film
Language
Director(s) Name
•
Ummathat – The Rhythm Of Kodava
Kodava
Prakash Kariappa K
•
The Untold Agony
Marathi
Jayram Bhaskar Waghmode
•
Aanirai
Tamil
EV Ganeshbabu
•
That’s A Wrap
Hindi
Sunny Hinduja &
Shinjini Raval
•
RU BA RU
Hindi
Kapil Tanwar
•
Piplantri. A Tale of Eco Feminism
Hindi
Suraj Kumar
•
Chambal
Hindi
Anhad Mishra
•
Mahima Alekha
Oriya
Himansu Sekhar Khatua
•
Nilgiris – A Shared Wilderness
English
Sandesh Kadur
•
Ta Dhom
Hindi, Marathi, Tamil
Rohit More
•
Shangrila
Sikkemese
Samten Bhutia
•
Deepa Didi
Hindi
Surya Balakrishnan
•
Hamsafar
M arathi
Abhijeet Arvind Dalvi
•
Chowk University ka vice Chancellor – Padmabhushan Amrit Lal Nagar
Hindi
Savita Sharma Nagar &
Rajesh Amrohi
•
Oslo – A Tail of Promise
English, Marathi
Isha Pungaliya
•
Battlefield
Manipuri
Borun Thokchom
•
Kakori
Hindi
Kamlesh K Mishra
•
Patralekha
Assamese
Namrata Datta
•
Chalo Indian with Eric Ji
English
Rajdeep Choudhury
•
Where the Heart Is
Marathi
Ulka Mayur
The Non-Feature Film Jury’s choice for the opening Non-Feature film of Indian Panorama, 2025 is ‘Kakori (Hindi)’, directed by Kamlesh K Mishra.
The Indian Panorama was introduced in 1978 as part of the IFFI umbrella to promote Indian Films along with India’s rich culture and heritage with the help of cinematic art. Since its inception, the Indian Panorama has been completely devoted to showcasing the best Indian films of the year. The selected films for Indian Panorama section, with an aim for the promotion of film art through, will also be screened for non-profit screening in international film festivals in India and abroad, Indian Film Weeks held under Bilateral Cultural Exchange Programmes and Specialized Indian Film Festivals outside cultural exchange protocols, and special Indian Panorama festivals in India.
Best Web-Series Award -2025
The Web-Series Jury, comprising four members, was headed by acclaimed Filmmaker and Producer; Bharatbala Ganapathy. The Web-Series Jury comprises of the following Members, who are well-known web-series/ film professionals/ personalities acclaimed in the field of web-series, cinema, and other allied arts from across India, while collectively representing the diverse Indian film fraternity:
1. R Mahendran, Producer
2. Munjal Shroff, Director & Producer
3. Rajeshwari Sachdev, Actor
4. Shri. Sekhar Kumar Das, Writer & Director
List of 5 Web-Series nominated for the Best Web-Series Award -2025 by the Jury are as under:
Title of
Web-Series
Director
Creator
Producer
OTT Platform
1.
Mitti – Ek Nayi Pehchaan
Gaganjeet Singh, Alok Kumar Dwivedi
Akash Chawla, Arunava Joy Sengupta
Fresh Lime Films LLP
Amazon MX Player
2.
Bandish Bandits Season 02
Anand Tiwari
Amritpal Singh Bindra, Anand Tiwari
Leo Media Collective Pvt. Ltd.
Amazon Prime Video
3.
Paatal Lok Season 2
Avinash Arun Dhaware
Sudip Sharma
Prime Video, Clean Slate Filmz Private Limited, Eunoia Films,Sudip Sharma, Babita Ashiwal,
Prime Video
4.
Black Warrant
Vikramaditya Motwane
Vikramaditya Motwane, Satyanshu Singh
Applause Entertainment,Andolan Films, Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP,
Netflix Entertainment Services India LLP
5.
Suzhal – The Vortex Season 2
Bramma
Pushkar A K S, Gayatri S
Pushkar & Gayatri
Amazon Prime Video
