2026 in Indian public domain

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2026 in Indian public domain
Nickname Public Domain Day
Date(s)January 1, 2026 (2026-01-01)
FrequencyAnnually
CountryIndia

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.

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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]

NameDate of BirthDate of DeathOccupationNotable Works
Sundaram Seshu1 June 19261 January 1965
Ganesh Bodas1 January 18801 January 1965
Muhammad Yusuf Kandhalawi22 March 19171 January 1965
Abinash Chandra Ghoshal1 January 18981 January 1965
Abdul Hameed Khan1 January 18941 January 1965
Braja Mohan Panda1 January 18901 January 1965
Ashok Guha1 January 19111 January 1965
Ardeshir Darabshaw Shroff1 January 18991 January 1965
Somanchi Vasudeva Rao1 January 19021 January 1965
Chaudry Mohammad Aslam1 January 19001 January 1965
C. Tadulinga Mudaliar1 January 18781 January 1965
Rameshwar Prasad Sinha1 January 1965
Dhumaketu1 January 18921 January 1965
Zinda Kaul1 August 18841 January 1965
Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass5 June 191415 January 1965
Rajalakshmi2 June 193018 January 1965
Badri Datt Pandey15 February 188213 February 1965
Pio Gama Pinto31 March 192725 February 1965
Kartik Chandra Dasgupta6 August 188427 February 1965
Sabitri Prasanna Chattopadhyay6 July 189823 March 1965
Tamil Oli21 September 192424 March 1965
Satinath Bhaduri27 September 190630 March 1965
G. N. Balasubramaniam6 January 19101 May 1965
Kedarnath Chattopadhyay12 December 189116 May 1965
Ullaskar Dutta16 April 188517 May 1965
Ibrahim Raza Khan1 January 190712 June 1965
Jyotirmoy Ghosh1 January 189619 June 1965
Prabodhendunath Tagore1 January 190728 June 1965
Banbihari Mukhopadhyay1 January 18855 July 1965
P. J. Thomas, Parakunnel25 February 189526 July 1965
Ishwar Chand Nanda30 September 18923 September 1965
Malladi Ramakrishna Sastry16 June 190512 September 1965
Balwantrai Mehta19 February 190019 September 1965
Swami Madhavananda5 December 18886 October 1965
Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad12 January 18897 November 1965
Durga Mohan Bhattacharyya13 October 189912 November 1965
Taher Saifuddin4 August 188812 November 1965
Gunvantrai Acharya9 September 190025 November 1965
Godabarish Mohapatra10 January 189825 November 1965
Asamanja Mukhopadhay4 June 18821 December 1965
Ambalal Purani26 May 189411 December 1965
Sundaram Seshu1 June 192621 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]

Movies

Film NameRelease DateOrigianal LanguageDirector
Vishala Hrudayalu9 September 1965TeluguB. S. Narayana
Sarasa_B.A.1 January 1965Tamil
Kalyana Mandapam1 January 1965Tamil
Suryatapa1 January 1965BanglaAgradoot
Naga Pooja1 January 1965Kannada
Mane Katti Nodu1 January 1965Kannada
Pathala Mohini1 January 1965Kannada
Dorikithe Dongalu26 February 1965Telugu
Abhinetri1 January 1965Odia
Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal1 January 1966Hindi
Paditha Manaivi1 January 1965Tamil
Panam Tharum Parisu1 January 1965Tamil
Prameelarjuneeyam11 June 1965TeluguMallikarjuna Rao
Aada Brathuku12 November 1965TeluguVedantam Raghavaiah
Oru Viral17 December 1965Tamil
Lootera1 January 1965Hindi
Thodu Needa12 May 1965TeluguAdurthi Subba Rao
Bheegi Raat1 January 1965Hindi
Veera Vikrama1 January 1965Kannada
Alor Pipasa1 January 1965BanglaTarun Majumdar
Amarajeevi1 January 1965Kannada
Idhayak Kamalam27 August 1965Tamil
Karthigai Deepam7 April 1965Tamil
Sadhi Mansa15 December 1965MarathiBhalji Pendharkar
Nai Umar Ki Nai Fasal1 January 1965Hindi
Karthigai Deepam1 January 1965Tamil
Shreeman Funtoosh1 January 1965Hindi
Namaste Ji1 January 1965Hindi
Kathanayakuni Katha21 February 1965TeluguDasari Yoganand
Ek Saal Pehle1 January 1965Hindi
Oru Viral1 January 1965Tamil
Noor Mahal1 January 1965Hindi
Ek Sapera Ek Lutera1 January 1965Hindi
Purnima1 January 1965HindiNarendra Suri
Bhagya1 January 1965Odia
Sikandar E Azam1 January 1965Hindi
Baalaraajana Kathe1 January 1965Kannada
Shakespere Wala1 January 1965Hindi
Ide Mahasudina1 January 1965Kannada
Atithi1 January 1965BanglaTapan Sinha
Vallavanukku Vallavan1 January 1965Tamil
Ek Tuku Basa26 March 1965BanglaTarun Majumdar
Thana Theke Aschi29 January 1965BanglaHiren Nag
Pathivratha1 January 1965Kannada
Sarvagna Murthy1 January 1965Kannada
Sathi Savithri1 January 1965Kannada
Naadi Aada Janme7 January 1965TeluguA. C. Tirulokchandar
Thaayum Magalum28 May 1965TamilM. A. Thirumugam
Pattuthoovaala1 January 1965MalayalamP. Subramaniam
Johar-Mehmood in Goa1 January 1965HindiI. S. Johar
Bahu Beti1 January 1965HindiTatineni Prakash Rao
Rishte Naate1 January 1965HindiK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Iravum Pagalum1 January 1966TamilJoseph Thaliath Jr.
Mavana Magalu1 January 1965KannadaS.K. Ananthachari
Iravum Pagalum1 January 1966TeluguJoseph Thaliath Jr.
Sindbad Alibaba and Aladdin1 January 1965HindiPrem Narayan Arora
Q163107281 January 1965TamilK. Balachander
Naanal17 December 1965TamilK. Balachander
Vazhikatti1 January 1965TamilK. Perumal
Gumnaam6 February 1965HindiRaja Nawathe
Vaazhkai Padagu1 January 1965TamilS. S. Vasan
Miss Leelavathi1 January 1965KannadaM. R. Vittal
Naya Kanoon1 January 1965HindiR.C. Talwar
Bedaag1 January 1965HindiR. Bhattacharya
Jab Jab Phool Khile1 January 1965HindiSuraj Prakash
Zamindar1 January 1966TeluguV. Madhusudhan Rao
Vilakketriyaval1 January 1965TamilJoseph Thaliath Jr.
Mahapurush7 May 1965BanglaSatyajit Ray
Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi1 January 1966HindiBrij Sadanah
Kaliyodam1 January 1965MalayalamP. Subramaniam
Santhi1 January 1965TamilA. Bhimsingh
Aasman Mahal1 January 1965HindiKhwaja Ahmad Abbas
Zamindar1 January 1965TeluguV. Madhusudhan Rao
Manushulu Mamathalu1 January 1965TeluguKotayya Pratyagatma
Miss Leelavathi1 January 1965TeluguM. R. Vittal
Yeh Raat Phir Na Aayegi1 January 1965HindiBrij Sadanah
Jwala Dweepa Rahasyam8 June 1965TeluguB. Vittalacharya
Nishan1 January 1965HindiAspi Irani
Kaliyodam10 April 1965MalayalamP. Subramaniam
Thayin Karunai1 January 1965TamilG. V. Iyer
Devatha14 January 1965MalayalamB. A. Subba Rao
Hum Sab Ustad Hain1 January 1965HindiS. Maruti Rao
Waqt1 January 1965HindiYash Chopra
Neela Aakash1 January 1965HindiRajendra Bhatia
Ennathan Mudivu13 August 1965TamilK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Kaakkum Karangal19 June 1965TamilA. C. Tirulokchandar
Khandan1 January 1965HindiA. Bhimsingh
Vathsalya1 January 1965KannadaY. R. Swamy
Naba Janma1 January 1965OdiaSachin Mukherjee
Maduve Madi Nodu1 January 1965KannadaHunsur Krishnamurthy
Bettada Huli1 January 1965KannadaA. V. Seshagiri Rao
Pandava Vanavasam1 January 1965TeluguKamalakara Kameshwara Rao
Janwar1 January 1965HindiBhappi Sonie
Pazhani14 January 1965TamilA. Bhimsingh
Chhoti Chhoti Baten1 January 1965HindiMotilal
Sher Dil1 January 1965HindiChand
Devatha1 January 1965MalayalamB. A. Subba Rao
Ghoom Bhangar Gaan1 January 1965HindiUtpal Dutt
Guide6 February 1965HindiVijay Anand
Saheli1 January 1965HindiArjun Hingorani
Beratha Jeeva1 January 1965KannadaK. R. Seetharama Sastry
Mahasathi Anasuya1 January 1965KannadaB. S. Ranga
Kaakkum Karangal1 January 1965TamilA. C. Tirulokchandar
Unnaipol Oruvan1 January 1965TamilJayakanthan
Sumangali1 January 1965TeluguAdurthi Subba Rao
Ennathan Mudivu1 January 1965TamilK. S. Gopalakrishnan
Gumnaam1 January 1965HindiRaja Nawathe
Nanna Kartavya1 January 1965KannadaVedantam Raghavaiah
Iravum Pagalum14 January 1965TamilJoseph Thaliath Jr.
Kanni Thaai1 January 1965TamilM. A. Thirumugam
Pazhani1 January 1965TamilA. Bhimsingh
Iravum Pagalum14 January 1965TeluguJoseph Thaliath Jr.
Veera Abhimanyu1 January 1965TamilV. Madhusudhan Rao
Dak Ghar1 January 1965HindiZul Vellani
Anandhi1 January 1965TamilP. Neelakantan


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