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Adoor Gopalakrishnan

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.


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Born:
Jul 3, 1941 In Adoor, Travancore, India
Movie/TV Credits:
3
First Appeared:
In the movie Filmmakers vs. Tycoons 2005-07-17
Latest Project:
Movie Celluloid Man 2012-06-26
Known For
Poster of Celluloid Man
Filmography
Movie Celluloid Man Self 2012-06-26
Movie Filmmakers in Action Self 2006-09-15
Movie Filmmakers vs. Tycoons Self 2005-07-17
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