Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing20
movieA Happy End
2019
Director
movieOnce Again
2016
Director
movieA Climate for Crime
2008
Director
movieFour Women
2007
Director
movieShadow Kill
2002
Director
movieMan of the Story
1995
Director
movieVidheyan
1994
Director
movieMathilukal
1990
Director
movieAnantaram
1987
Director
movieFace to Face
1984
Director
movieElippathayam
1982
Director
movieKrishnanattam
1982
Director
movieThe Chola Heritage
1980
Director
movieKodiyettam
1978
Director
movieSwayamvaram
1972
Director
movieLight
1965
Director
movieA Great Day
1965
Director
moviePadayaatra
Director
Writing17
movieA Happy End
2019
Writer
movieOnce Again
2016
Writer
movieLa danse de l'enchanteresse
2008
Screenplay
movieFour Women
2007
Screenplay
movieShadow Kill
2002
Writer
movieVidheyan
1994
Screenplay
movieMathilukal
1990
Screenplay
movieAnantaram
1987
Screenplay, Story
movieFace to Face
1984
Screenplay, Story
movieElippathayam
1982
Writer
movieKodiyettam
1978
Writer
movieSwayamvaram
1972
Screenplay
movieLight
1965
Screenplay
movieA Great Day
1965
Screenplay
moviePadayaatra
Writer
Acting8
movieThe Chola Heritage
1980
Narrator
Production7
movieOnce Again
2016
Producer
movieA Climate for Crime
2008
Producer
movieFour Women
2007
Producer
movieShadow Kill
2002
Producer
movieMan of the Story
1995
Producer
movieMathilukal
1990
Producer
movieThe Chola Heritage
1980
Producer
Crew2
movieGanga
1985
Cinematography
Art1
movieShadow Kill
2002
Production Design