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- Anantaram (Monologue, 1987) I wrote in my description of Mathilukal about how it strays away from the source material by not employing a first-person narrative, rather conducting a character study (in third-person) of the protagonist in its place, perhaps to understand Basheer’s plight better and communicate the same effectively to the audience watching.
- Elippathayam (The Rat Trap, 1982) The wall clock in the house that this film is set in is non-functional, pointing to twenty-eight minutes past six and staying there like it has been for a good long while now, and this is perhaps one of the many metaphors Adoor carefully implements in what I think is his most complex piece, Elippathayam, or The Rat Trap.
- Swayavaram (One’s Own Choice, 1972) Swayamvaram is Adoor’s debut film, and upon release, it brought forth an incredible plethora of innovations to the Malayalam Film Industry.
- Mathilukal (Walls, 1990) I used to wonder why the pivotal love story of Mathilukal started so late in the film, and only lasted on screen for so long.
- Swayamvaram
- Kodiyettam
- Elippathyam
- Mukhamukham
- Anantaram
- Mathilukal
- Vidheyan
- Kathapurushan
- Nizhalkkuthu
- Naalu Pennungal
Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s debut feature film narrates the tale of a couple, Vishwam (Madhu) and Sita (Sharada), who have married against the liking of their families and have eloped to the city in search of love and a new life. Vishwam aspires to become a writer and publish his novel. But to survive in the city, both the couple starts looking for a jo...
The second feature film of Adoor Gopalakrishnan narrates the story of growth and development of the principal character of the film Shankarankutty (Gopi), who at the beginning of the film is a free soul whose childhood had got extended a bit longer. His somewhat delayed maturity has somehow become an essential trait of his persona. He idly spends h...
This is the first film of Adoor Gopalakrishnan to be shot in colour. The film can be arguably christened as one of the best films from the oeuvre of the director’s filmography. The film has minimal usage of dialogues and does not follow the conventionally popular narrative structure. Rather it takes the shape of an episodic form of storytelling emp...
The narrative of the film begins in the early part of the 1950s, when we watch Sreedharan (P. Gangadharan), a trade union activist who believes in communism, participating in a strike against the owner of a tile factory. Later in the film, the political situation spiral out of his grasp, and he is compelled to go underground after his name gets emb...
The film narrates the succession of events told from told in the first person narrative by the protagonist of the film Ajayan (Ashokan) who is an orphan by birth. He shares his thoughts and memories to the viewers that give rise to events told that progresses through sequences, which are not linear in the conventional terms and somewhat fragmented ...
The film is one of the first adaptations by Adoor Gopalakrishnan in his oeuvre of a filmmaking career. The novella of the same name as the title of the film is written by the celebrated Malayalam writer Vaikom Muhammad Basheer and has autobiographical elements. The milieu of the film is set against the background of India’s freedom struggle in the ...
The film is an adaptation of a novella by Malayalam writer Paul Zacharia and narrates the tale of an unimpeachable labourer from Kerala, Thommy (M.R.Gopakumar) who has shifted to neighbouring South Karnataka in search of a better life. In the village, he, unfortunately, encounters the cruel and oppressive landlord Bhaskara Patelar (Mammootty), who ...
This is one of the most monumental films of Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s career in terms of its narrative scale of the unfolding of the events. The viewers observe the changes in the political arena of the nation through the experiences of the protagonist Kunjunni (Vishwanathan) who takes birth in 1937 and witnesses important political phase of the count...
Made after a gap of seven years, Nizhalkkuthu is a poignantly narrated tale of a poor old and the last hangman, Kaliappan (Oduvil Unnikrishnan), in the princely state of colonial Travancore set in the 1940s. As the plots unfold the son of the executioner, Narain (Muthu), who believes in the principles of Mahatma Gandhi, is saddled with the responsi...
The film can be considered as a collection of four stories, that are not interconnected directly, about four women each of them belonging to a different rung of the society in Kerala. The late Thakazhi Sivasankara Pilla wrote all four stories. The first story is titled ‘Oru Niyamalanghanathinte Katha’, where Kunjipennu plays the role of a street pr...
In a career spanning over five decades, Gopalakrishnan has made only 12 feature films to date. His films are made in the Malayalam language and often depict the society and culture of his native state Kerala. Nearly all of his films premiered at Venice, Cannes and Toronto International Film Festival.
Adoor Gopalakrishnan is India's most acclaimed contemporary filmmaker. Born in 1941 in Kerala, a state in south India, he belongs to a family with strong links to the performing arts, especially Kathakali, a highly-stylised form of dance drama.
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- Director, Writer, Producer
- Adoor, Kerala, India
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Along with Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen, Gopalakrishnan is one of the most recognized Indian film directors in world cinema. The Highest rated film are Mathilukal & Vidheyan with 8.2 and the lowest rated film is Once Again with 6.4. 2 of the films are rated 8 to 8.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.
One of the leading lights of the New Indian Cinema, Adoor Gopalakrishnan made his debut film, 'Swayamavaram' (One's Own Choice) in 1972 and it marked the beginning of a new era in Malayalam cinema.
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Against the history of Kerala, we see a young man grow up without a father, relate to the working class people employed in his feudal household, become an intellectual, land in prison, and find a cure for the stuttering that afflicts him. Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan | Stars: Vishwanathan, Mini Nair, Aranmulla Ponnamma, Urmila Unni. Votes: 134
