K. Gopinathan

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K. Gopinathan
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Director Gopinathan (Film Ithramaathram) with cast & crew addressing at the presentation of the film, at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2012), in Panaji, Goa on November 25, 2012.jpg
Gopinathan at IFFI 2012
Born
Viyyur, Thrissur District, Kerala, India
OccupationsPhilosophy professor, film Maker, film Critic
SpouseJanaky Sreedharan
Children1
FatherA. Achutha Menon

Kunnath Gopinathan [1] is an Indian film maker and film critic from Trichur.

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Career

K. Gopinathan started working as a Writer while being a student at JNU during the late eighties[ citation needed ]. His documentaries include "Mundassery: Kalaghattathinte Muzhakkam", "Swaathanthrya Sangeethika -Freedom Songs", "Maythil – 2010 docu-fiction on writer Maythil Radhakrishnan [ citation needed ]. His feature films include Ithramaathram, an adaptation of the novel by same name by Kalpetta Narayanan[ citation needed ]

Early life

During graduation studies in Sree Kerala Varma college, Thrissur and after he was actively involved in student politics, left political movement, film society movement, new literary and theatre movements[ citation needed ]. Close friendship and associations during this period with directors such as Pavithran, Chintha Ravi, John Abraham; film and theatre activists such as Suresh Pattali and Jose chiramal and participation in theatre and Film appreciation courses in school of drama and Film and Television Institute of India respectively consolidated his interest in arts and literature, especially in cinema[ citation needed ].

Filmography

Documentaries

Feature film

As writer

Awards

References

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  1. Sooraj Rajmohan (17 August 2002). "Memories of another day". The Hindu.
  2. Ithramathram (2012 film)
  3. "Samarpanam". IMDb .
  4. ":: IFFT 2015 - International Film Festival of Thrissur ::". Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  5. "Official website of Calicut University - Dr. K. Gopinathan". Archived from the original on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.