# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/adoor-gopalakrishnan
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:32:36.006Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/adoor-gopalakrishnan"
name: "Adoor Gopalakrishnan"
slug: "adoor-gopalakrishnan"
description: "Mouttathu Gopalakrishnan Unnithan, known professionally as Adoor Gopalakrishnan, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who works in Malayalam cinema. With the release of his first feature film Swayamvaram (1972), Gopalakrishnan pioneered the \"new wave\" in Malayalam cinema during the 1970s. In a career spanning over five decades, Gopalakrishnan has made 12 feature films. His films often depict the society and culture of Kerala. Nearly all of his films premiered at Venice, Cannes and Toronto film festivals. Along with Satyajit Ray and Mrinal Sen, Gopalakrishnan is one of the most recognized Indian film directors in the world cinema."
tagline: "Indian film director (born 1941)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1941-07-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump