Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Adoor Gopalakrishnan is, for me, a genuine master. He brought the new wave to Malayalam cinema, and his 1972 debut Swayamvaram announced a director who treated film as carved sculpture rather than disposable product. Twelve features across more than five decades is extraordinary restraint in an industry obsessed with output. That France awarded him the Legion of Honour tells you his reach extends well beyond Kerala. I deeply admire artists who pour everything into a single work instead of scattering their energy thin. Gopalakrishnan reminds me why cinema can be culture, not just commerce, and his patience is its own statement.

Name (English)

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Name (Japanese)

アドゥール・ゴーバーラクシュナン

Reading

あどぅーる・ごーばーらくしゅなん

Born

July 3, 1941 (age 85)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Snake

Origin

Adoor, Pathanamthitta district, India

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / film producer / camera operator

Awards & achievements

• 1984 Knight of the Legion of Honour
• 1972 National Film Award for Best Feature Film
• 1972 National Film Award for Best Direction
• 1977 Kerala State Film Award for Best Story
• 1977 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam
• 1977 Kerala State Film Award for Best Film
• 1977 Kerala State Film Award for Best Director
• 1980 National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.adoorgopalakrishnan.com/profile.htm
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Pathanamthitta district
• film director
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.