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 1...
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Complete Filmography

A Happy End
2019
Writer, Director
Sukhantyam reflects upon isolation and loneliness experienced by people of all groups, and the emotional fragility that prompts them to contemplate su...

8½ Intercuts : Life and Films of K.G. George
2017
as Self
With a distinct filmography that faithfully depicts a cross-section of the Kerala society on celluloid during his active years, KG George is a master ...

Once Again
2016
Director, Writer, Producer
After years spent living off the modest wealth of his in-laws, a man hatches a desperate plan that draws his respectable middle-class family into a vo...

Adoor: A Journey in Frames
2015
as Self
Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s films map the history of the region from the inside. This Documentary looks at how the filmmaker dealt with human conditions at...

Images | Reflections
2015
as Himself
A documentary on eminent film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan by Girish Kasaravalli.
Bhoomiyil Chuvadurachu
2014
The creative self of the Master Adoor Gopalakrishnan gets explored through self-reflections, memories and conceptual interventions.

Celluloid Man
2012
as Self
Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built...

La danse de l'enchanteresse
2008
Director, Screenplay

A Climate for Crime
2008
Writer, Producer, Director
The four chapters of the film tell stories, which are independent of each other. The only connection between them is the recurring theme of crime. Wit...

Four Women
2007
Director, Screenplay, Producer
A drama centered around four women at Kuttanad in Kerala's Alappuzha district.

Filmmakers in Action
2006
as Self
What is the state of cinema and what being a filmmaker means? What are the measures taken to protect authors' copyright? What is their legal status in...

Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005
as Self
How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates the motion pictures in order to make them easier to wa...

Shadow Kill
2002
Director, Writer, Producer
A hangman questions the moral implications of his job after learning that he executed an innocent man.
Kalamandalam Gopi
1999
Director
Film on art and life of well-known Kathakali Artist - Kalamandalam Gopi.

Man of the Story
1995
Director, Writer, Producer
This intimately-constructed drama traces the consequences of the tumultuous political and social changes that swept through India in the years since p...

Vidheyan
1994
Director, Screenplay
Thommy is the loyal servant of Bhaskara Pattelar, a ruthless tyrant. He struggles between obedience and morality.

Mathilukal
1990
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Mathilukal ('Walls') is a free adaptation of the novelette of the same name, written by the celebrated Malayalam writer, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer. Auto...

Anantaram
1987
Director, Screenplay, Story
A young man narrates two conflicting accounts of his life, changing the details and incidents in both, as he slowly approaches madness.

Ganga
1985
Cinematography
The second entry in Velu Viswanadhan's series of experimental documentaries. This film traces the Ganges river upstream.

Face to Face
1984
Director, Screenplay, Story
The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sreedharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and trade union activist. He is forced to g...

Elippathayam
1982
Director, Writer
Unni is the last male heir of a decaying feudal family in rural Kerala. His inability to accept the socio-economic changes of a new society causes him...

Krishnanattam
1982
Director
Krishnattam or Krishnanattam (Play of Krishna) is a temple ritualistic art performed at Guruvayur Temple (Guruvayur 680101, Trishshur District, Kerala...

The Chola Heritage
1980
as Narrator
The film highlighting the Dravidian temple architecture and bronze sculpture which attained the creative pinnacle during the rule of the Cholas in the...

The Chola Heritage
1980
Script, Producer, Director
The film highlighting the Dravidian temple architecture and bronze sculpture which attained the creative pinnacle during the rule of the Cholas in the...

Kodiyettam
1978
Writer, Director
Sankarankutty, a village simpleton, lives a carefree life, indulges in childish pursuits, lives off the money given to him by his sister (working else...

Swayamvaram
1972
Director, Screenplay
Vishwam and Sita, who resist the opposition from their families, elope and marry. The unemployed couple begin a happier married life, but soon land in...

A Great Day
1965
Director
a light comedy about a slovenly young man warned in the nick of time of the imminent visit of his fiance and prospective father-in-law. In the process...

Light
1965
Director
Ramesh is a poorly paid employee in the city Power House. His only child has high temperature, but he mistakes it for common fever. At the Power House...