Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Directing·Jul 3, 1941·Adoor, Travancore, India

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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.

Film	Credit
A Happy End2019 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
8½ Intercuts : Life and Films of K.G. George2017 · Self	Self
Once Again2016 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Adoor: A Journey in Frames2015 · Self	Self
Images \| Reflections2015 · Himself	Himself
BBhoomiyil Chuvadurachu2014 · Actor	Actor
Celluloid Man2012 · Self	Self
La danse de l'enchanteresse2008 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Climate for Crime2008 · Director, Producer, Writer	Director, Producer, Writer
Four Women2007 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Filmmakers in Action2006 · Self	Self
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons2005 · Self	Self
Shadow Kill2002 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
KKalamandalam Gopi1999 · Director	Director
Man of the Story1995 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Vidheyan1994 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Mathilukal1990 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Anantaram1987 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Face to Face1984 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Elippathayam1982 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Krishnanattam1982 · Director	Director
The Chola Heritage1980 · Narrator, Producer, Director	Narrator, Producer, Director
Kodiyettam1978 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Swayamvaram1972 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Light1965 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Great Day1965 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
PadayaatraDirector, Writer	Director, Writer