Adoor Gopalakrishnan
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- July 3, 1941
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Padayaatra 2026
Director, Writer
A Happy End 2019
Director, Writer
8½ Intercuts : Life and Films of K.G. George 2017
as Self
Once Again 2016
Director, Writer, Producer
Adoor: A Journey in Frames 2015
as Self
Images | Reflections 2015
as Himself
- Bhoomiyil Chuvadurachu
Bhoomiyil Chuvadurachu 2014
Actor
Celluloid Man 2012
as Self
La danse de l'enchanteresse 2008
Director, Screenplay
A Climate for Crime 2008
Director, Producer, Writer
Four Women 2007
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Filmmakers in Action 2006
as Self
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons 2005
as Self
Shadow Kill 2002
Director, Writer, Producer, Production Design
- Kalamandalam Gopi
Kalamandalam Gopi 1999
Director
Man of the Story 1995
Director, Writer, Producer
Vidheyan 1994
Director, Screenplay
Mathilukal 1990
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Anantaram 1987
Director, Screenplay, Story
Ganga 1985
Cinematography
Face to Face 1984
Director, Screenplay, Story
Elippathayam 1982
Director, Writer
Krishnanattam 1982
Director
The Chola Heritage 1980
as Narrator, Script, Producer, Director
Kodiyettam 1978
Director, Writer
Swayamvaram 1972
Director, Screenplay
Light 1965
Director, Screenplay
A Great Day 1965
Director, Screenplay
Credits from TMDB.