Adoor Gopalakrishnan
July 3, 1941 · 85 years old
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 mo…
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6 titles
Mathilukal
Its a story of Basheer, an author who experiences his prison life. In it he finds friendship, loneliness, fear and finally love, but that remains questionable.
Vidheyan
Thommy is a loyal servant of Bhaskar Patel. But Patel is a ruthless tyrant. Thommy struggles between his moral sense and his professional sense. He is finally redeemed without compromising his duty as Patel's servant.
Rat-Trap
The protagonist is trapped within himself and is unable to comprehend the changes taking place around him.
Nizhalkkuthu
Kaliyappan, the last hangman of Travancore dynasty is dragging his remaining life by consuming alcohol and worshipping the Mother Goddess.
Once Again
Purushothaman Nair is jobless while his wife Devi is a teacher and they have a daughter. The film speaks about love, romance, and the bonds between family members.
Mukhamukham
The film starts in the early 1950s showing Sridharan, the protagonist, as a very popular communist leader and trade union activist. He is forced to go underground after his name was associated with the murder of the owner of a til...