Born in 1941, Adoor Gopalakrishnan started acting the amateur stage at the early age of eight. Wrote and directed over twenty Stage Plays during his academic career. A graduate in Political Science and Economics, he joined the Film Institute in Pune after a short stint of employment with the Kerala Government and got his diplomas in Script writing and Direction in 1965.
One of the leading lights of the New Indian Cinema, Adoor pioneered the Film Society Movement in the State of Kerala and started the country’s first film Co-operative, Chitralekha for the production, distribution and exhibition of quality films. Now the legend has being honoured with this year’s prestigious Thoppil Bhasi prathibha puraskar. The award was constituted by Thooppil Bhasi Drama Studies, chaired by O.N.V Kurup, has selected Adoor for the honour. Award will be distributed on January 14th. Award consists of a memento, citation and ponnada. 16th death anniversary functions of Thoppil Bhasi will begin at Trivandrum from January 11 and continue till 14.
