Globally acclaimed Adoor Gopalakrishnan is a film maestro, who played a pivotal role in pioneering the new wave cinema movement in Kerala. Touted as one of the finest filmmakers of India, Adoor has carved a niche for himself as an ace film maker. With an illustrious career spanning golden jubilee years, Adoor graduated from the Film Institute of Pune in 1965 with specialization in screenplay writing & advanced film direction. The same year he pioneered the film society movement in Kerala and took the initiative to form India’s 1st film co -operative for production, distribution & exhibition of quality films.
Born in Kerala in 1941, Adoor started acting on the amateur stage at the tender age of eight and wrote & directed several stage plays during his student days.
All the 11 films he directed, from Swayamvaram to Oru Pennum Randaanum (2008), were screened at several international film festivals and won him several national & international awards.
In 2004, the country has honoured Adoor with India’s highest cinema award, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, for his contributions to the Indian cinema. He has received the Padma Shri in 1984 & the Padma Vibhushan in 2006. He won national film awards 16 times, Kerala state film awards 17 times in addition to many other international film awards. He was awarded the prestigious British Film Institute award for his acclaimed movie Elippathayam (1981).
