Sunday 3 July 2016

3 JUL 1941 ADOOR GOPALAKRISHNAN


Adoor Gopalakrishnan was born in Kerala, India in 1941 into a family that patronized Kathakali and other performing arts. He started acting on the amateur stage at the early age of eight. Wrote and directed several stage plays during his student days.
Adoor had his graduation from the Gandhigram Rural University in 1960 specializing in Economics, Political Science and Public Administration. He left the governmental job of a statistical investigator to study cinema at the Film Institute of India, Pune in 1962. Graduating from the Film Institute of India in1965 with specialization in Screenplay writing and Advanced Film Direction, he pioneered the film society movement in Kerala. The same year, he took the initiative to form India’s first film co-operative for production, distribution and exhibition of quality films.
He has scripted and directed elevan feature films and about thirty Shorts and documentaries. Notable amongst the non-feature films are those on Kerala’s performing arts.
His debut feature, Swayamvaram went on to win the national awards for best film, best director, best cameraman and best actress.
All his films have won national and international awards (National award for best film twice, best director four times, and best script two times. His films have also won his actors and technicians several national awards). Adoor’s third feature, Elippathayam won him the coveted British Film Institute Award for 'the most original and imaginative film' of 1982. The International Film Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) has gone to him six times successively for Mukhamukham, Anantaram, Mathilukal, Vidheyan, Kathapurushan and Nizhalkkuthu. Winner of several international awards like the UNICEF film prize (Venice), OCIC film prize (Amiens), INTERFILM Prize (Mannheim) etc, his films have been shown in Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, London, Rotterdam and every important festival around the world.
In consideration of his contribution to Indian cinema, the nation honoured him with the title of Padmashri in 1984.
His collection of essays, Cinemayude Lokam (The World of Cinema) was given the national award for the Best book on Cinema in 1984. Cinemaanubhavam (The Experience of Cinema), a collection of articles dealing with the art and practice of cinema won the Kerala State award (2004) for best book on Cinema.
His third book on cinema, Cinema, Saahityam, Jeevitham (Film, literature and Life) was published in 2005.
In 2002, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington honoured him by holding a complete retrospective of his work. Other major retrospectives of his films include those at the Cinematheque in Paris, La Rochelle, Pesaro, Lincoln Centre- New York, Fribourg, Alexandria, Helsinki, Figuera de Foz, Brussels, Madrid, Lyons etc. Tributes and homage at Cinematheque, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Cleveland Cinematheque, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Denver Film Festival, Festival of Manosque etc.
He has served on the juries of Venice, Singapore, Hawaii, Alexandria, New Delhi, Sochi, Shanghai etc.
In recognition of his contribution to international cinema, the French Government has bestowed on him the title of ‘‘The Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters’ a top French honour for culture (2005).
In 2006 he received the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, India’s highest national honour for Life- time achievement in cinema. The same year Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala conferred on him the honorary degree of D. Litt.
He has recently received India’s top civilian award, Padma Vibhushan for his contribution to the Arts (Cinema).
Adoor Gopalakrishnan - Filmography :

1965
  A Great Day – 20 Minutes – Short fiction

1966
  A Day at Kovalam – 30 Min – Doc 
1967
 
 The Myth – 50 Seconds – Short fiction (Merit Certificate, Expo-67, Montreal
1968
 Danger at your door-step –20 Documentary

 And Man created…- 8 Min – Doc

 Manntharikal (Grains of Sand) – 20 Min - Doc 
1969
Towards National STD – 20 Min – Doc

A Mission of Love – 30 Min – Doc

 Your food – 60 Min - Doc

1970
 Pratisandhi (The impasse) – 55 min Docu-drama

1971
  Romance of Rubber – 30 Min Doc
1972

Swayamvaram (One’s own choice) – 125 Min –Feature- National Awards for Best  film, best   director, best  actress and best cameraman 
1973

  Kilimanooril Oru Dasalakshadhipati (A millionaire is born) -20 Min Doc

1974
  Guru Chengannur– 17 Min – Doc
1975

 Past in Perspective – 20 Min – Doc

1976
  Idukki - 60 Min- Doc
1977

Kodiyettam (Ascent) – 128 Min – Feature – National Awards for best regional film and best actor
1978

Four Shorts on Family Planning – 16 Min Doc
1979

Yakshagana – 20 Min – Doc

1980
  Chola Heritage – 20 Min – Doc
1981


Elippathayam (Rat-trap) – 121 Min – Feature – British Film Institute award for  ‘themost  original and    imaginative film’ of 1982.London Film Festival.   National Awards for the   best regional filmand     best audiography.

1982
  Krishnanattam – 20Min. – Doc
1984

Mukhamukham –(Face to Face) 107 Min – Feature . FIPRESCI Prize, New Delhi, National Awards   for Best director, best screenplay, best audiography
1985

  Eau/Ganga (Ganga- water) -140- Doc – Grand Prize, Cinema du reel, Paris
1987

  Anantarm (Monologue) – 125 Min –Feature. FIPRESCI Prize, Karlovy Vary. National    awards for best director, best screenplay, and best audiography
1990

Mathilukal (The Walls) – 117 Min- Feature. FIPRESCI prize, Venice, UNICEF Film  Prize, Venice, OCIC Prize, Amiens. National Award for best director, best    regional film and best audiography
1993

 Vidheyan (The Servile) – 112 Min. Feature FIPRESCI and Special Jury Prize, Singapore.   Interfilm  Jury Prize, Mannheim. Netpac prize, Rotterdam.  National Award for best actor    and   best regional  film
1995

 Kathapurushan (The Man of the Story) – 107 Min – Feature. FIPRESCI Prize,  National award for  the best film
1999

  Kalamandalam Gopi – 43 Min – Doc

2001
  Koodiyattam – 180 Min – Doc
2002

  Nizhalkkuthu (Shadow Kill) – 90 Min – Feature . FIPRESCI, Mumbai. National  awarad for   best regional film
2005

Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair – 73 Min – Doc
2007
 Dance of the Enchantress – 72 Min – Doc

  Naalu Pennungal (Four Women) – 105 min – Feature 

 2008
Oru Pennum Randaanum (A Climate for Crime) -115 minutes-Feature


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