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Adoor Gopalakrishnan (born 3 July 1941) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer and is regarded as one of the most notable and renowned filmmakers in India. With the release of his first feature film Swayamvaram (1972), Gopalakrishnan pioneered the new wave in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. [2]
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. He has won the covetable British Film Institute Award (BFI) for ‘Elippathayam’ - Rat-trap for the most original and imaginative film of 1982.
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.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s films were his understanding of human existence, observed Shashi Tharoor, MP. He was speaking after releasing Adoor’s book ‘Kazhchayude Suvishesham ...
Writer – Director Adoor Gopalakrishnan was born in Kerala, India in 1941 into a family that patronized Kathakali and other classical performing arts. He started acting on the amateur stage at the early age of eight.
In an oeuvre spanning over four decades and counting from Swayamvaram (1972) to Pinneyum (released August 2016) one of the central themes of Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s films has been the ethical conflicts of men caught inexorably in the vortex of history and power.
Jul 4, 2021 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan needs no introduction. One of the leading lights of Indian cinema, a man who has taken our films to the biggest platforms globally, the film-maker ushered in the new wave of Malayalam cinema in the 1970s, but in a career spanning five decades, has only made about a dozen feature films.
Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Indian filmmaker who was one of the leading figures in the New Indian cinema movement of realistic and issue-based filmmaking that arose in the 1970s. His best-known works were Rat-Trap, The Walls, and Shadow Kill.
Dec 18, 2022 · Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s debut feature, Swayamvaram, turns 50. This is the story of his journey through change.
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.
