Made 12 films and won 16 National Awards, this South director became famous from the very first film, made a mark in London, Paris, Melbourne

Adoor Gopalakrishnan Birthday: South film industry is growing a lot today and many records are being seen in this industry. If the South Industry is now a world class cinema, then many revolutionary artists have played their roles behind it. One such film director is Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Adoor has spent a long time in the film industry but has made very few films. It is only through these films that he has achieved worldwide fame. Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s stature can be gauged from the fact that he has made 12 films and has won 16 National Awards in his name.

Adoor started his career as a government employee. He was working as a Statistical Investigator in the National Sample Service Office of the Government of India. In such a situation, who could have thought that this person would be counted among the greatest directors of the Indian film industry in the future. On Adoor’s 85th birthday, let us know some special things related to his life.

Adoor earned worldwide fame from his very first film.

It is very rare that an artiste not only makes his mark as soon as he comes, but the entire industry becomes known because of his name and work. But Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s stature was so big that as soon as he entered the industry, malayalam movie The fate of the world has turned upside down. His first film Swayamvaram came in the year 1972. This film was not only liked in India but it also left its mark in foreign countries and was one of the most talked about films of that year. Adoor had received the National Award for this film. But apart from this the film was shown at Moscow International Film Festival, Paris Film Festival, Melbourne Film Festival and London Film Festival.

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12 films and 16 national awards

Adoor Gopalakrishnan did not do much work in his career. He made only 12 films which included films like Kodiyettam, Ellippathayam, Mukhamukham, Anantharam, Vidheyan and Pinneyam. Adoor was also awarded the National Award for Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Book on Cinema. He also won 17 Kerala State Awards in his name. The director has been awarded with honors like Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padmashree and Padma Vibhushan. He made his last film in the year 2016 and now after 10 years he is ready to make a comeback. He is working on a film named Padayatra.