Adoor Gopalakrishnan standing next to his portrait

Adoor Gopalakrishnan (b.1941) is a director of Malayalam cinema, India with international repute. Four of his films have won the National Award and he won the International Film Critics Prize for five consecutive films of his. He has been awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2004, the highest award for a person connected with films conferred by the Government of India. He is also a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award from the Government of India in 2006, apart from receiving the Padma Shri in 1983. Apart from nine feature films, he has over 30 short films and documentaries to his credit. All the nine films he directed, from Swayamvaram to Nizhalkkuthu, were screened at several International film festivals and won him several National and International awards. He won the British Film Institute award for Elepathayam. He is an alumnus of FTII. Apart from his films, Adoor's major contribution towards introducing a new cinema culture in Kerala was the constitution of the first Film Society in Kerala, 'Chalachitra'. He also took active part in the constitution of 'Chitralekha', Kerala's first Film Co-operative Society for film production. These movements triggered a fresh wave of good films, called 'art films' by directors like Aravindan, P A Becker, K G George, Pavithran, and Raveendran. At a time this movement was so strong that even the popular cinema had to make synthesis with art cinema to create a new genre of films. Image File history File links Adoor_gopalakrishnan. ... Image File history File links Adoor_gopalakrishnan. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം) is the major language of the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... Consecutive: In order, one following another, In sequence, or in line. ... The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Padma Vibhushan is Indias second highest civilian honour. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Film Institute (BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film, television and the moving image throughout the United Kingdom, to promote their use as a record of contemporary life and manners, to promote education about film, television and... An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ... The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) is a film school in Pune, India. ...

Notable films

• SWAYAMVARAM (One's Own Choice) 1972 - Direction, story and script (with Kumaran)
• KODIYETTAM (Ascent) 1977 - Direction, story and script
• ELIPPATHAYAM (Rat Trap)1981 - Direction, story and script
• MUKHA MUKHAM (Face to face) 1984 - Direction and script
• ANANTHARAM (Monologue) 1987
• MATHILUKAL (Walls) 1989
• VIDHEYAN (The docile) 1993
• KATHAPURUSHAN (The protagonist) 1995
• KALAMANDALAM GOPI 2000 (documentary)
• NIZHALKKUTTHU (Shadow kill) 2003

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External links

• Adoor's oeuvre
• News item