Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Directing
- Born
- July 3, 1941 (age 85) · Adoor, Travancore, India
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.
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Known for
Behind the camera21
- 2026Padayaatra Director, Writer
- 2019A Happy End Writer, Director
- 2016Once Again Director, Writer, Producer
- 2008La danse de l'enchanteresse Director, Screenplay
- 2008A Climate for Crime Writer, Producer, Director
- 2007Four Women Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 2002Shadow Kill Director, Writer, Producer, Production Design
- 1999Kalamandalam Gopi Director
- 1995Man of the Story Director, Writer, Producer
- 1994
