Known For
Directing
Born
Jul 03, 1941
Place of Birth
Adoor, Travancore, India
Credits
28 titles
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Biography
Adoor Gopalakrishnan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Regarded as one of the most notable filmmakers of India, Gopalakrishnan played a major role in revolutionising Malayalam cinema during the 1970s and 80s. His first film, Swayamvaram (1972), pioneered the new wave cinema movement in Kerala. One of the most celebrated directors in the history of Indian cinema, he has won 16 National Film Awards, 17 Kerala State Film Awards and several international film awards. For his 1981 directorial venture Elippathayam, he was conferred the prestigious British Film Institute Award. Gopalakrishnan received the Padma Shri in 1984 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2006. In 2004, he was awarded the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in the field of cinema. Gopalakrishnan's works often depict the society and culture of his native state, Kerala, and deal with social and psychological themes.
Known For
Filmography
A Happy End
Director
8½ Intercuts : Life and Films of K.G. George
Self
Once Again
Director
Adoor: A Journey in Frames
Self
Images | Reflections
Himself
Bhoomiyil Chuvadurachu
Celluloid Man
Self
La danse de l'enchanteresse
Director
A Climate for Crime
Director
Four Women
Director
Filmmakers in Action
Self
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Self
Shadow Kill
Director
Kalamandalam Gopi
Director
Man of the Story
Director
Vidheyan
Director
Mathilukal
Director
Anantaram
Director
Ganga
Cinematography
Face to Face
Director
Elippathayam
Director
Krishnanattam
Director
The Chola Heritage
Narrator
Kodiyettam
Director
Swayamvaram
Director
Light
Director
A Great Day
Director
Padayaatra
Director