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Adoor Gopalakrishnan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer.
Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutioning Malayalam cinema during the 1970s and is regarded as one of the most notable filmmakers of India. Adoor's first film Swayamvaram (1972, script by K.P Kumaran the director of one of the best Indian film" Athidhi ".) pioneered the new wave cinema movement in Kerala along with " Olavum Theeravum " (1970) and " Athidhi "(1974). Most of his films go to festivals around the world, and are released in Kerala. All the eleven films he directed, from Swayamvaram to Oru Pennum Randaanum (2008), were screened at several international film festivals and won him several national and international awards. He won National Film Awards 16 times, Kerala State Film Awards 17 times and also won several international film awards. He won the prestigious British Film Institute Award for Elippathayam (1981). Adoor received the Padma Shri in 1984 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2006. The Nation honoured Adoor for his valuable contributions to Indian cinema by awarding him the highest cinema award of India, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2004.
Filmography
all 25
Movies 25
Director 16
self 5
Producer 1
Aruna Vasudev – Mother of Asian Cinema (2021)
A Happy End (2019)
8½ Intercuts : Life and Films of K.G. George (2017)
Pinneyum (2016)
Adoor: A Journey in Frames (2015)
Celluloid Man (2012)
A Climate for Crime (2008)
Four Women (2007)
Filmmakers in Action (2006)
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005)
Shadow Kill (2002)
Kalamandalam Gopi (1999)
Man of the Story (1995)
Vidheyan (1994)
Mathilukal (1990)
Fire (1989)
Anantaram (1987)
Ganga (1985)
Mukhamukham (1984)
Elippathayam (1982)
Krishnanattam (1982)
Sable (1982)
The Chola Heritage (1980)
Kodiyettam (1978)
Swayamvaram (1972)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1941-07-03 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceAdoor, Pathanamthitta district, India
ReligionHinduism
CitizenshipsIndia
Also Known Asഅടൂർ ഗോപാലകൃഷ്ണൻ
AwardsPadma Shri in arts, Kerala State Film Award for Best Documentary, Kerala State Film Award for Best Film, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, J. C. Daniel Award, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Sutherland Trophy, National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention, National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema, Kerala State Film Award for Best Story, Kerala State Film Award for Best Short Film, Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay, Kerala State Film Award for Best Director, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, National Film Award for Best Screenplay, National Film Award for Best Direction, National Film Award for Best Feature Film, Padma Vibhushan, National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam
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