P. Gopikumar

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P. Gopikumar
Born(1943-07-12)12 July 1943
Died19 October 2020(2020-10-19) (aged 77)
OccupationDirector
Years active1970–2003
Family

P. Gopikumar (12 July 1943 - 19 October 2020) was a Malayalam film director.[1]

Career

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He made his debut with the Kamal Haasan starrer Ashtamangalyam in 1977. Gopikumar has directed ten films.[2] His brothers P. Chandrakumar and P. Sukumar are also Malayalam film directors.[3][4][5]

Gopikumar's major films were Harshabashpam, Manoradham, Pichipoo, Ival Oru Naadody and Thaliritta Kinakkal starring Bollywood actors Tanuja and Madhu Malini, that also had a sound track of Mohammed Rafi.[6] His 1981 film Kaattupothu starring Madhu and Shankar that had chartbusters, failed to get a theatrical release.

Gopikumar's tried to make a comeback with Saudhamini (2003), a film he directed after 22 years, starring Jagadish, Krishna and Captain Raju failed at the box office.[7]

Death

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P.Gopikumar died at Palakkad due to decrepitude.[8][9][10]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ List of Malayalam Movies directed by P Gopikumar at malayalachalachithram.com
    - P Gopikumar at Malayalam Music & Movie Encyclopedia
  2. ^ P. Gopikumar Movies List at Spicy Onion
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  3. ^ Swale Review | Swantham Lekhakan User Reviews Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine, kerala9.com, 29 October 2009
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