Adoor Gopalakrishnan
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.
Filmography · 19
A Happy End
2019 · Director
Man of the Story
1995 · Director
Padayaatra
— · Director
Anantaram
1987 · Director
Elippathayam
1982 · Director
Mathilukal
1990 · Director
Shadow Kill
2002 · Director
Vidheyan
1994 · Director
La danse de l'enchanteresse
2008 · Director
Once Again
2016 · Director
A Climate for Crime
2008 · Director
Light
1965 · Director
Four Women
2007 · Director
Kodiyettam
1978 · Director
Krishnanattam
1982 · Director
A Great Day
1965 · Director
The Chola Heritage
1980 · Director
Face to Face
1984 · Director
Swayamvaram
1972 · Director