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Adoor Gopalakrishnan (b. 1941)

Alias:
അടൂർ ഗോപാലകൃഷ്ണൻ

Birthplace:
Adoor, Travancore, India

Born:
July 3, 1941

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Performances

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Film Production

Cinematography:
1985  Ganga

Director:
1972  Swayamvaram
1978  Kodiyettam
1980  The Chola Heritage
1982  Elippathayam
1982  Krishnanattam
1984  Face to Face
1985  Ganga
1987  Anantaram
1990  Mathilukal
1994  Vidheyan
1995  Man of the Story
1999  Kalamandalam Gopi
2002  Shadow Kill
2007  Four Women
2008  A Climate for Crime
2008  La danse de l'enchanteresse
2016  Once Again
2019  A Happy End

Producer:
1972  Swayamvaram
1978  Kodiyettam
1980  The Chola Heritage
1982  Elippathayam
1982  Krishnanattam
1984  Face to Face
1985  Ganga
1987  Anantaram
1990  Mathilukal
1994  Vidheyan
1995  Man of the Story
1999  Kalamandalam Gopi
2002  Shadow Kill
2007  Four Women
2008  A Climate for Crime
2008  La danse de l'enchanteresse
2016  Once Again
2019  A Happy End

Production Design:
1972  Swayamvaram
1978  Kodiyettam
1980  The Chola Heritage
1982  Elippathayam
1982  Krishnanattam
1984  Face to Face
1985  Ganga
1987  Anantaram
1990  Mathilukal
1994  Vidheyan
1995  Man of the Story
1999  Kalamandalam Gopi
2002  Shadow Kill
2007  Four Women
2008  A Climate for Crime
2008  La danse de l'enchanteresse
2016  Once Again
2019  A Happy End

Screenplay:
1972  Swayamvaram
1978  Kodiyettam
1980  The Chola Heritage
1982  Elippathayam
1982  Krishnanattam
1984  Face to Face
1985  Ganga
1987  Anantaram
1990  Mathilukal
1994  Vidheyan
1995  Man of the Story
1999  Kalamandalam Gopi
2002  Shadow Kill
2007  Four Women
2008  A Climate for Crime
2008  La danse de l'enchanteresse
2016  Once Again
2019  A Happy End

Script:
1972  Swayamvaram
1978  Kodiyettam
1980  The Chola Heritage
1982  Elippathayam
1982  Krishnanattam
1984  Face to Face
1985  Ganga
1987  Anantaram
1990  Mathilukal
1994  Vidheyan
1995  Man of the Story
1999  Kalamandalam Gopi
2002  Shadow Kill
2007  Four Women
2008  A Climate for Crime
2008  La danse de l'enchanteresse
2016  Once Again
2019  A Happy End

Story:
1972  Swayamvaram
1978  Kodiyettam
1980  The Chola Heritage
1982  Elippathayam
1982  Krishnanattam
1984  Face to Face
1985  Ganga
1987  Anantaram
1990  Mathilukal
1994  Vidheyan
1995  Man of the Story
1999  Kalamandalam Gopi
2002  Shadow Kill
2007  Four Women
2008  A Climate for Crime
2008  La danse de l'enchanteresse
2016  Once Again
2019  A Happy End

Writer:
1972  Swayamvaram
1978  Kodiyettam
1980  The Chola Heritage
1982  Elippathayam
1982  Krishnanattam
1984  Face to Face
1985  Ganga
1987  Anantaram
1990  Mathilukal
1994  Vidheyan
1995  Man of the Story
1999  Kalamandalam Gopi
2002  Shadow Kill
2007  Four Women
2008  A Climate for Crime
2008  La danse de l'enchanteresse
2016  Once Again
2019  A Happy End

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