Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Born: 1941-07-03

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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Celluloid Man

as Self
Released: 2012-06-26

Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film...

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Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

as Self
Released: 2005-07-17

How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates...

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Filmmakers in Action

as Self
Released: 2006-09-15

What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to...

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8½ Intercuts : Life and Films of K.G. George

as Self
Released: 2017-03-24

With a distinct filmography that faithfully depicts a cross-section of the Kerala society on...

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Adoor: A Journey in Frames

as Self
Released: 2015-10-16

Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s films map the history of the region from the inside. This Documentary...

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The Chola Heritage

as Narrator
Released: 1980-01-01

The film highlighting the Dravidian temple architecture and bronze sculpture which attained the...

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Images | Reflections

as Himself
Released: 2015-04-13

A documentary on eminent film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan by Girish Kasaravalli.

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