2026 in Indian public domain
| 2026 in Indian public domain | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Public Domain Day |
| Date(s) | January 1, 2026 |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Country | India |
When a work's copyright expires, it enters the public domain. The following is a list of creators whose works enter the public domain in 2026 as per Copyright law of India.
List of works that are entering into public domain in India
Works Entering Public Domain After 60 Years from Author's Death
These works enter the public domain 60 years after the author's death (or, in the case of a multi-author work, the death of the last surviving author), counted from the beginning of the following calendar year[1]
| Name | Date of Birth | Date of Death | Occupation | Notable Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundaram Seshu | 1 June 1926 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| Ganesh Bodas | 1 January 1880 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi | 22 March 1917 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| Abinash Chandra Ghoshal | 1 January 1898 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| Abdul Hameed Khan | 1 January 1894 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| Braja Mohan Panda | 1 January 1890 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| Ashok Guha | 1 January 1911 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| Ardeshir Darabshaw Shroff | 1 January 1899 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| Somanchi Vasudeva Rao | 1 January 1902 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| Chaudry Mohammad Aslam | 1 January 1900 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| C. Tadulinga Mudaliar | 1 January 1878 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| Rameshwar Prasad Sinha | 1 January 1965 | |||
| Dhumaketu | 1 January 1892 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| Zinda Kaul | 1 August 1884 | 1 January 1965 | ||
| Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass | 5 June 1914 | 15 January 1965 | ||
| Rajalakshmi | 2 June 1930 | 18 January 1965 | ||
| Badri Datt Pandey | 15 February 1882 | 13 February 1965 | ||
| Pio Gama Pinto | 31 March 1927 | 25 February 1965 | ||
| Kartik Chandra Dasgupta | 6 August 1884 | 27 February 1965 | ||
| Sabitri Prasanna Chattopadhyay | 6 July 1898 | 23 March 1965 | ||
| Tamil Oli | 21 September 1924 | 24 March 1965 | ||
| Satinath Bhaduri | 27 September 1906 | 30 March 1965 | ||
| G. N. Balasubramaniam | 6 January 1910 | 1 May 1965 | ||
| Kedarnath Chattopadhyay | 12 December 1891 | 16 May 1965 | ||
| Ullaskar Dutta | 16 April 1885 | 17 May 1965 | ||
| Ibrahim Raza Khan | 1 January 1907 | 12 June 1965 | ||
| Jyotirmoy Ghosh | 1 January 1896 | 19 June 1965 | ||
| Prabodhendunath Tagore | 1 January 1907 | 28 June 1965 | ||
| Banbihari Mukhopadhyay | 1 January 1885 | 5 July 1965 | ||
| P. J. Thomas, Parakunnel | 25 February 1895 | 26 July 1965 | ||
| Ishwar Chand Nanda | 30 September 1892 | 3 September 1965 | ||
| Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry | 16 June 1905 | 12 September 1965 | ||
| Balwantrai Mehta | 19 February 1900 | 19 September 1965 | ||
| Swami Madhavananda | 5 December 1888 | 6 October 1965 | ||
| Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad | 12 January 1889 | 7 November 1965 | ||
| Durga Mohan Bhattacharyya | 13 October 1899 | 12 November 1965 | ||
| Taher Saifuddin | 4 August 1888 | 12 November 1965 | ||
| Gunvantrai Acharya | 9 September 1900 | 25 November 1965 | ||
| Godabarish Mohapatra | 10 January 1898 | 25 November 1965 | ||
| Asamanja Mukhopadhay | 4 June 1882 | 1 December 1965 | ||
| Ambalal Purani | 26 May 1894 | 11 December 1965 | ||
| Sundaram Seshu | 1 June 1926 | 21 December 1965 |
Works Entering Public Domain After 60 Years from Publication
These works enter the public domain 60 years after the date of first publication, counted from the beginning of the following calendar year:[1]
- Anonymous works
- Photographs
- Cinematographic works (aka movies/films)
- Sound recordings
- Government works
- Works of corporate authorship or of international organizations
Movies
| Film Name | Release Date | Origianal Language | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vishala Hrudayalu | 9 September 1965 | Telugu | B. S. Narayana |
| Sarasa_B.A. | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | |
| Kalyana Mandapam | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | |
| Suryatapa | 1 January 1965 | Bangla | Agradoot |
| Naga Pooja | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | |
| Mane Katti Nodu | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | |
| Pathala Mohini | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | |
| Dorikithe Dongalu | 26 February 1965 | Telugu | |
| Abhinetri | 1 January 1965 | Odia | |
| Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal | 1 January 1966 | Hindi | |
| Paditha Manaivi | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | |
| Panam Tharum Parisu | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | |
| Prameelarjuneeyam | 11 June 1965 | Telugu | Mallikarjuna Rao |
| Aada Brathuku | 12 November 1965 | Telugu | Vedantam Raghavaiah |
| Oru Viral | 17 December 1965 | Tamil | |
| Lootera | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | |
| Thodu Needa | 12 May 1965 | Telugu | Adurthi Subba Rao |
| Bheegi Raat | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | |
| Veera Vikrama | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | |
| Alor Pipasa | 1 January 1965 | Bangla | Tarun Majumdar |
| Amarajeevi | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | |
| Idhayak Kamalam | 27 August 1965 | Tamil | |
| Karthigai Deepam | 7 April 1965 | Tamil | |
| Sadhi Mansa | 15 December 1965 | Marathi | Bhalji Pendharkar |
| Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | |
| Karthigai Deepam | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | |
| Shreeman Funtoosh | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | |
| Namaste Ji | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | |
| Kathanayakuni Katha | 21 February 1965 | Telugu | Dasari Yoganand |
| Ek Saal Pehle | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | |
| Oru Viral | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | |
| Noor Mahal | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | |
| Ek Sapera Ek Lutera | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | |
| Purnima | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Narendra Suri |
| Bhagya | 1 January 1965 | Odia | |
| Sikandar E Azam | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | |
| Baalaraajana Kathe | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | |
| Shakespere Wala | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | |
| Ide Mahasudina | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | |
| Atithi | 1 January 1965 | Bangla | Tapan Sinha |
| Vallavanukku Vallavan | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | |
| Ek Tuku Basa | 26 March 1965 | Bangla | Tarun Majumdar |
| Thana Theke Aschi | 29 January 1965 | Bangla | Hiren Nag |
| Pathivratha | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | |
| Sarvagna Murthy | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | |
| Sathi Savithri | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | |
| Naadi Aada Janme | 7 January 1965 | Telugu | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Thaayum Magalum | 28 May 1965 | Tamil | M. A. Thirumugam |
| Pattuthoovaala | 1 January 1965 | Malayalam | P. Subramaniam |
| Johar-Mehmood in Goa | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | I. S. Johar |
| Bahu Beti | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Tatineni Prakash Rao |
| Rishte Naate | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Iravum Pagalum | 1 January 1966 | Tamil | Joseph Thaliath Jr. |
| Mavana Magalu | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | S.K. Ananthachari |
| Iravum Pagalum | 1 January 1966 | Telugu | Joseph Thaliath Jr. |
| Sindbad Alibaba and Aladdin | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Prem Narayan Arora |
| Q16310728 | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | K. Balachander |
| Naanal | 17 December 1965 | Tamil | K. Balachander |
| Vazhikatti | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | K. Perumal |
| Gumnaam | 6 February 1965 | Hindi | Raja Nawathe |
| Vaazhkai Padagu | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | S. S. Vasan |
| Miss Leelavathi | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | M. R. Vittal |
| Naya Kanoon | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | R.C. Talwar |
| Bedaag | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | R. Bhattacharya |
| Jab Jab Phool Khile | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Suraj Prakash |
| Zamindar | 1 January 1966 | Telugu | V. Madhusudhan Rao |
| Vilakketriyaval | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | Joseph Thaliath Jr. |
| Mahapurush | 7 May 1965 | Bangla | Satyajit Ray |
| Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi | 1 January 1966 | Hindi | Brij Sadanah |
| Kaliyodam | 1 January 1965 | Malayalam | P. Subramaniam |
| Santhi | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | A. Bhimsingh |
| Aasman Mahal | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Khwaja Ahmad Abbas |
| Zamindar | 1 January 1965 | Telugu | V. Madhusudhan Rao |
| Manushulu Mamathalu | 1 January 1965 | Telugu | Kotayya Pratyagatma |
| Miss Leelavathi | 1 January 1965 | Telugu | M. R. Vittal |
| Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Brij Sadanah |
| Jwala Dweepa Rahasyam | 8 June 1965 | Telugu | B. Vittalacharya |
| Nishan | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Aspi Irani |
| Kaliyodam | 10 April 1965 | Malayalam | P. Subramaniam |
| Thayin Karunai | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | G. V. Iyer |
| Devatha | 14 January 1965 | Malayalam | B. A. Subba Rao |
| Hum Sab Ustad Hain | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | S. Maruti Rao |
| Waqt | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Yash Chopra |
| Neela Aakash | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Rajendra Bhatia |
| Ennathan Mudivu | 13 August 1965 | Tamil | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Kaakkum Karangal | 19 June 1965 | Tamil | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Khandan | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | A. Bhimsingh |
| Vathsalya | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | Y. R. Swamy |
| Naba Janma | 1 January 1965 | Odia | Sachin Mukherjee |
| Maduve Madi Nodu | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | Hunsur Krishnamurthy |
| Bettada Huli | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | A. V. Seshagiri Rao |
| Pandava Vanavasam | 1 January 1965 | Telugu | Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao |
| Janwar | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Bhappi Sonie |
| Pazhani | 14 January 1965 | Tamil | A. Bhimsingh |
| Chhoti Chhoti Baten | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Motilal |
| Sher Dil | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Chand |
| Devatha | 1 January 1965 | Malayalam | B. A. Subba Rao |
| Ghoom Bhangar Gaan | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Utpal Dutt |
| Guide | 6 February 1965 | Hindi | Vijay Anand |
| Saheli | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Arjun Hingorani |
| Beratha Jeeva | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | K. R. Seetharama Sastry |
| Mahasathi Anasuya | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | B. S. Ranga |
| Kaakkum Karangal | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | A. C. Tirulokchandar |
| Unnaipol Oruvan | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | Jayakanthan |
| Sumangali | 1 January 1965 | Telugu | Adurthi Subba Rao |
| Ennathan Mudivu | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | K. S. Gopalakrishnan |
| Gumnaam | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Raja Nawathe |
| Nanna Kartavya | 1 January 1965 | Kannada | Vedantam Raghavaiah |
| Iravum Pagalum | 14 January 1965 | Tamil | Joseph Thaliath Jr. |
| Kanni Thaai | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | M. A. Thirumugam |
| Pazhani | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | A. Bhimsingh |
| Iravum Pagalum | 14 January 1965 | Telugu | Joseph Thaliath Jr. |
| Veera Abhimanyu | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | V. Madhusudhan Rao |
| Dak Ghar | 1 January 1965 | Hindi | Zul Vellani |
| Anandhi | 1 January 1965 | Tamil | P. Neelakantan |