Born in Kerala in 1941, Adoor Gopalakrishnan studied screenwriting and direction at the Film and Television Institute in Pune and co-founded Kerala's first film society. His debut Swayamvaram (1972) is credited with beginning the Malayalam new wave. He has made twelve features, almost all of which premiered at Venice, Cannes or Toronto, among them Elippathayam (1981), Mukhamukham (1984), Anantaram (1987), Mathilukal (1990) and Nizhalkkuthu (2002). He has won sixteen National Film Awards, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2004) and the Padma Vibhushan.
Filmography
- Swayamvaram (1972)
- Elippathayam (1981)
- Mukhamukham (1984)
- Anantaram (1987)
- Mathilukal (1990)
- Nizhalkkuthu (2002)
- Naalu Pennungal (2007)