Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Known for DirectingBorn 1941-07-03 (age 84)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Krishnanattam

Anantaram

The Chola Heritage

A Great Day

Vidheyan

Mathilukal

Filmmakers in Action

Celluloid Man

La danse de l'enchanteresse

Elippathayam

Kalamandalam Gopi

Kodiyettam

Shadow Kill

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

Ganga

Face to Face

Man of the Story

Once Again

Four Women

Swayamvaram

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

A Happy End

Images | Reflections

Adoor: A Journey in Frames

Bhoomiyil Chuvadurachu

A Climate for Crime

Light

Padayaatra