Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Selective Filmography:
1972: One's Own choice
1977: Ascent
1981: Rat-Trap
1984: Face to face
1987: Monologue
1990: The Walls
1994: The Servile
1996: The Man of the Story
2002: Shadow Kill
2008: Dance of the Enchantress (doc)
2007: Four Women
2008: A Climate for Change
Selection:
Adoor Gopalakrishnan was born in Adoor, present day Kerala, in 1941. He started his artistic life as an actor in amateur plays when he was 8. Later he shifted his base to writing and direction of theater plays. After securing a degree in Economics, Political Science and Public Administration, he left his job to study screenwriting and direction from the Pune Film Institute. Adoor has scripted and directed eleven feature films and about thirty short films and documentaries. Many International Film Festivals have honored his talent.