Biography
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
Cast Credits
8½ Intercuts : Life and Films of K.G. George
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2017
Adoor: A Journey in Frames
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2015
Images | Reflections
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2015
Bhoomiyil Chuvadurachu
Character:
MOVIE • 2014
Celluloid Man
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2012
Filmmakers in Action
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2006
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2005
The Chola Heritage
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 1980
Crew
Crew Credits
A Happy End
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2019
A Happy End
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2019
Once Again
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2016
Once Again
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2016
Once Again
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2016
La danse de l'enchanteresse
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2008
La danse de l'enchanteresse
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2008
A Climate for Crime
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2008
A Climate for Crime
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2008
A Climate for Crime
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2008
Four Women
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2007
Four Women
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2007
Four Women
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2007
Shadow Kill
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2002
Shadow Kill
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2002
Shadow Kill
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2002
Shadow Kill
Role: Production Design
MOVIE • 2002
Kalamandalam Gopi
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1999
Man of the Story
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1995
Man of the Story
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1995