Adoor (disambiguation)

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Adoor is the city in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, and may also refer to:

Adoor, sometimes spelled Adur is one of the major town in Kerala State pathanamthitta district. Adoor is one of the two Revenue Divisions of the Pathanamthitta District. Adoor Revenue Division includes Kozhencherry (Pathanamthitta), Konni, and Adoor Thaluks. Adoor Thaluk includes two Municipal Towns Adoor and Pandalam. Adoor was previously in the Kollam District. The municipality is located between the major cities of Trivandrum and Kochi in south Kerala.

Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Indian film director
Adoor Bhasi, Indian actor
Adoor Bhavani, Indian actress
Adoor Pankajam, Indian actress
Adoor (Lok Sabha constituency), a constituency in Kerala
Adoor Prakash, Indian politician
Adoor (Yelbarga), a village in India
Adoor Palam, a village in India

Adoor Gopalakrishnan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutioning Malayalam cinema during the 1970s and is regarded as one of the most notable filmmakers of India. Adoor's first film Swayamvaram (1972) is credited for pioneering the new wave cinema movement in Kerala along with Olavum Theeravum (1970) and Athidhi (1974). Most of his films go to festivals around the world, and are released in Kerala. Eleven films he directed, from Swayamvaram to Oru Pennum Randaanum (2008), were screened at several international film festivals and won him several national and international awards. He won National Film Awards 16 times, Kerala State Film Awards 17 times and also won several international film awards. He won the prestigious British Film Institute Award for Elippathayam (1981). Adoor received the Padma Shri in 1984 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2006. The Nation honoured Adoor for his valuable contributions to Indian cinema by awarding him the highest cinema award of India, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2004. Adoor has made only 12 feature films in his career.

K. Bhaskaran Nair; 1 March 1927 – 29 March 1990), known by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian film actor and film director from Kerala. Adoor Bhasi was almost always cast as the man who stands next to the hero. His hilarious actions and roles became the cynosure of comic scenes in the Malayalam films of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He is also famous for his eloquent speeches in fluent English. He directed three Malayalam films during the late 1970s.

Adoor Bhavani was an Indian actress in Malayalam cinema, best known for her appearance in the National Award-winning film Chemmeen (1965), directed by Ramu Kariat. She had acted in about 450 films, including Mudiyanaya Puthran, Thulabharam, Kallichellamma, and Anubhavangal Paalichakal. Her last film was K. Madhu directed Sethurama Iyer CBI. She was also a stage actress and was associated with popular theatre group KPAC.

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