Masterpieces of Maestro Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Maestro Adoor Gopalakrishnan has directed only 12 films from 1972 to 2016.
For his films, Gopalakrishnan has won the National Film Award 16 times, next only to Ray and Sen. He also won the Kerala State Film Awards 17 times.
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.
7 of the films are rated 7 to 7.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.
3 of the films are rated 6 to 6.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.
For his films, Gopalakrishnan has won the National Film Award 16 times, next only to Ray and Sen. He also won the Kerala State Film Awards 17 times.
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.
7 of the films are rated 7 to 7.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.
3 of the films are rated 6 to 6.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.
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- DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsAdoor BhawaniBharat GopyK.P.A.C. LalithaVishwam and Sita, who resist opposition from their families, elope and marry. The unemployed couple begin a happy married life but later land in a sea of perils without a source of income.The film received widespread critical acclaim. It pioneered the new wave cinema movement in Malayalam cinema and became one of the first Malayalam films to use synchronised sound and outdoor locales..
1973 Moscow International Film Festival (Russia)
Adoor Gopalakrishnan – Nominated
1973 National Film Awards (India)
National Film Award for Best Feature Film
National Film Award for Best Director: Adoor Gopalakrishnan
National Film Award for Best Actress: Sharada
National Film Award for Best Cinematography: Mankada Ravi Varma
1973 Kerala State Film Awards (India)
Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography (Black-and-white): Mankada Ravi Varma
Kerala State Film Award for Best Art Direction: Devadathan - DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsBharat GopyK.P.A.C. LalithaThikkurissy Sukumaran NairSankarankutty, a village simpleton, lives a carefree life, indulges in childish pursuits, lives off the money given to him by his sister (working elsewhere as a servant), and eats quite voraciously. Then one day he gets married, but the wife is frustrated by his aimless lifestyle & irresponsible attitude (even after she gets pregnant). So she goes back to her parents. Meanwhile, his sister who is now living with her lover, can no longer provide for him, and a kind widow who used to care for him passes away. He has nowhere & nobody to fall back on, and from this point on, as he starts a job as assistant to a lorry driver, he starts looking at life in a whole new way and begins to mature as well.The film notably does not feature any kind of background music and in the director's cut some scenes are missing.
National Film Awards - 1978
Best Actor - Bharath Gopi
Best Feature Film in Malayalam
Kerala State Film Awards - 1978
Best Film
Best Actor - Bharath Gopi
Best Story - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Best Director - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Best Art Director - N.Sivan - DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsJalajaKaramana Janardanan NairRajam K. NairThe protagonist is trapped within himself and is unable to comprehend the changes taking place around him.It is widely regarded as one of the best Indian films ever made.
1982 National Film Awards (India)
Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Audiography
Won - Silver Lotus Award - Best Regional Film (Malayalam) - Elippathayam - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1982 British Film Institute (UK)
Won - Most Original and Imaginative film shown at the National Film Theatre - Elippathayam - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1982 Kerala State Film Awards (India)
Won - Kerala State Film Award for Best Film - Elippathayam - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1982 London Film Festival (UK)
Won - Sutherland Trophy - Elippathayam - Adoor Gopalakrishnan - DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsAlummoodanAshokanAzeezThe 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 tile factory.1984 FIPRESCI Prize (New Delhi)
1984 National Film Awards (India)
Won - Best Director - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Won - Best Screenplay - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Won - Best Feature Film in Malayalam
Won - Best Audiography - DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsMammoottyAshokanShobanaA young man narrates two conflicting accounts of his life, changing the details and incidents in both, as he slowly approaches madness.The film was an experimental film for its time as it did not have a linear narrative.
1987 FIPRESCI Prize (Karlovy Vary)
1987 National Film Awards (India)
Won - Best Director - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Won - Best Screenplay - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Won - Best Audiography - P. Devadas, T. Krishnanunni, N. Harikumar - DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsMammoottyThilakanKaramana Janardanan NairIts 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.On the centenary of Indian cinema in April 2013, Forbes included Mammootty's performance in the film on its list, "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema"
1989 Venice Film Festival (Italy)
FIPRESCI Prize - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
UNICEF Award - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1989 National Film Awards (India)
Best Director - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Best Actor - Mammootty also for Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha
Best Audiography - N. Harikumar
Best Regional Film (Malayalam)
1990 Kerala State Film Awards (India)
Best Story - Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
1990 Amiens International Film Festival (France)
OCIC Award - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
2002 Aubervilliers International Children's Film Festival (France)
Best Film
Grand Prize for Best Director - Adoor Gopalakrishnan - DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsMammoottyM.R. GopakumarTanvi AzmiThommy 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.1993 National Film Awards
Best Actor - Mammootty
Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Kerala State Film Awards
Best Film - K. Raveendran Nair (producer), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (director)
Best Director - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Best Actor - Mammootty
Best Story - Paul Zacharia
Best Screenplay - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Kerala State Film Award – Special Jury Award - M. R. Gopakumar
Other awards
NETPAC Award at the Rotterdam International Film Festival
Interfilm Award - Honourable Mention at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival
Feature FIPRESCI and Special Jury Prize, Singapore - DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsVishwanathanMini NairAranmulla PonnammaAgainst 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.1996 National Film Awards (India)
Won - National Film Award for Best Feature Film - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Won - National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress - Aranmula Ponnamma
1997 Bombay International Film Festival (India)
Won - FIPRESCI Prize - Adoor Gopalakrishnan - DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsOduvil UnnikrishnanSukumariMallikaKaliyappan, the last hangman of Travancore dynasty is dragging his remaining life by consuming alcohol and worshipping the Mother Goddess.National Film Awards
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Others
Bombay International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize
Kerala State Film Awards
Best Actor - Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Second Best Actor - Jagathy Sreekumar
Best Costume Designer - S. B. Satheesh
Best Editor - Ajithkumar
Best Sound Recordist - N. Harikumar
Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography - Mankada Ravivarma, Sunny Joseph
Kerala State Film Award for Best Processing Lab - Prasad Laboratory, Chennai - DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsPadmapriyaGeethu MohandasManju PillaiA drama centered around four women at Kuttanad in Kerala's Alappuzha district.2007 National Film Awards (India)
Best Director - Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Best Editor - B. Ajithkumar
The film premiered in the masters section of the Toronto International Film Festival in September, 2007. The films has so far been screened at more than twenty festivals. The Miami International Film Festival selected Adoor Gopalakrishnan's Naalu Pennungal.
The film was also screened at the following festivals.
51st London film festival.
Vienna Film Festival.
Seattle International Film Festival - DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsSaid AlharbiAshokanM.R. GopakumarThe film won the Kerala State Film Awards for 2008 for best feature film, director, scenarist, second best female actor (Praveena) and sound recording (T. Krishnanunni and Harikumar)
The films was premiered in the International Film Festival of India, Goa, 2008.
The film has also been exhibited so far in
Dubai International Film Festival, 2008.
The 38th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2009.
The 23rd edition of the Fribourg International Film Festival, 2009 - DirectorAdoor GopalakrishnanStarsDileepKavya MadhavanSubodh BhavePurushothaman 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.This film was loosely adapted from the murder incident in Kerala during 1984 by Sukumara Kurup, a wanted criminal.