Adoor Gopalakrishnan

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Adoor Gopalakrishnan is an acclaimed Indian filmmaker and pioneer of Malayalam parallel cinema, renowned for his socially conscious, art-house films and numerous national and international awards.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film director
film producer
person
pioneer of Malayalam parallel cinema
screenwriter
activeIn Indian cinema
Mollywood (Malayalam cinema)
surface form: Malayalam-language cinema
awardReceived British Film Institute Award
Légion d'honneur
surface form: Legion of Honour

National Film Award for Best Direction
National Film Award for Best Feature Film
National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues
National Film Award – Special Jury Award
Padma Shri
Padma Vibhushan
UNESCO Fellini Medal
birthName Moutathu Gopalakrishnan Unnithan
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1941-07-03
educatedAt Film and Television Institute of India
fieldOfWork Mollywood (Malayalam cinema)
surface form: Malayalam cinema

art-house cinema
socially conscious cinema
genre art film
drama film
social realist film
hasWon multiple National Film Awards
multiple international film festival awards
languageOfWorkOrName Malayalam
movement parallel cinema
name Adoor Gopalakrishnan self-link
notableFor Indian parallel cinema
surface form: Malayalam parallel cinema

realistic portrayal of Kerala society
notableWork Anantaram
Elippathayam
Kathapurushan
Kodiyettam
Mathilukal
Mukhamukham
Naalu Pennungal
Nizhalkuthu
Oru Pennum Randaanum
Swayamvaram
Vidheyan
occupation film director
film producer
screenwriter
placeOfBirth Adoor, Kerala, India

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Indian parallel cinema notableDirector Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Adoor Gopalakrishnan name Adoor Gopalakrishnan self-link