Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Directing
Born 1941-07-03
Adoor, Travancore, India
28 credits
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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.
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Filmography
Directing
19 credits
Man of the Story
Kalamandalam Gopi
Padayaatra
A Happy End
Swayamvaram
Once Again
Shadow Kill
Anantaram
Elippathayam
Vidheyan
Krishnanattam
Mathilukal
Four Women
Light
Kodiyettam
La danse de l'enchanteresse
Face to Face
A Great Day
A Climate for Crime
Writing
14 credits
Padayaatra
A Happy End
Swayamvaram
Shadow Kill
Anantaram
Elippathayam
Vidheyan
Mathilukal
Four Women
Light
Kodiyettam
La danse de l'enchanteresse
Face to Face
A Great Day
Acting
8 credits
Filmmakers in Action
Adoor: A Journey in Frames
Ganga
Images | Reflections
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Celluloid Man
The Chola Heritage
8½ Intercuts : Life and Films of K.G. George
Producing
3 credits
Other credits
1 credit
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