K. S. Gopalakrishnan was an Indian screenwriter, director, producer, and lyricist, who worked in Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films. Since the early 1960s, he directed 70 films. He spent most of his career directing and producing movies with social and devotional themes. Most of his movies are melodramas. His son K. S. G. Venkatesh is an actor who has acted in television serials and in films like Sathuranga Vettai.

Career After serving the Nawab's troupe for about nineteen years in various capacities, Gopalakrishnan joined Sri Devi Nataka Sabha where he wrote two successful plays entitled Post-Man, Thambi (younger brother), and Ezhuthalan (writer).

Name fellow K. S. Gopalakrishnan shared exactly the same name with an earlier director and actor who worked in Tamil cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. This Gopalakrishnan, who directed films produced by S. S. Vasan, did not achieve much cinematic success, and was often confused with the later Gopalakrishnan.

Death K. S. Gopalakrishnan died on 14 November 2015 at the age of 86.

Filmography

As director +YearFilmCastNotes1962SaradaS. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari Debut movie1962Deivathin DeivamS. S. Rajendran, C. R. Vijayakumari 1963KarpagamGemini Ganesan, K.R.Vijaya, Savithri also writer1964Kai Koduttha DheivamSivaji Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, Savithri, K. R. Vijaya also screenplay1964Aayiram RoobaiGemini Ganesan, Savitri, M. R. Radha1965Ennathaan MudivuA. V. M. Rajan, Anjali Devi, T. S. Balaiah 1966ChitthiGemini Ganesan, Padmini, M. R. Radha 1966Chinnanchiru UlagamGemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya1966SelvamSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya1967Pesum DeivamSivaji Ganesan, Padmini1967Kan Kanda DeivamPadmini, S. V. Ranga Rao1968Panama PasamaGemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi 1968Uyira MaanamaJaishankar, Vijaya Nirmala, R. Muthuraman1969Kula VilakkuGemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi 1970Thabalkaran ThangaiGemini Ganesan, Vanisri, R. Muthuraman1970MalathiGemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi, Ravichandran 1971Kulama GunamaSivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar, Padmini 1971Aathi ParasakthiGemini Ganesan, Jayalalithaa, Padmini1972Kurathi MaganGemini Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya1972Vaazhaiyadi VaazhaiR. Muthuraman, S. V. Ranga Rao, Prameela1973Vandhaale MagaraasiJaishankar, Jayalalithaa1973Nathaiyil MuthuR. Muthuraman, K. R. Vijaya 1974Swathi NakshatramP. Bhanumathi, Udhaya Chandrika, Ravikumar1975Njan Ninne PremikkunnuKamal Haasan, GirijaMalayalam1976DasavatharamRavikumar, Jayachitra1976Vayilla PoochiJaishankar, Sripriya1977PalabisheghamJaishankar, Sripriya, Srikanth1977Punniyam SeidhavalR. Muthuraman, Jayalakshmi1977Rowdy RakkammaJaishankar, Srividya, Kavitha25th Film1978Ullathil KuzhanthaiyadiJaishankar, Sripriya1978NaalumanippookkalMadhu, SreedeviMalayalam1978Kanchi KamakshiMajor Sundarrajan, Gemini Ganesan, Sujatha 1979Adukku MalliVijayakumar, Sujatha1980Nandri KarangalSrividya, Vanitha Krishnachandran,1980Neer Nilam NeruppuSujatha, Vijay Anandh1982Deviyin ThiruvilayadalSridevi, Ambika, K. R. Vijaya 1981MagarandhamRadhika Sarathkumar, Mohanram1982Nayakkar MagalVijayakumar, Jayachitra, Sujatha1983Yuga DharmamK. R. Vijaya, Rajesh1985Padikkadha PannaiyarSivaji Ganesan, K. R. Vijaya1986Mahashakti MariammanK. R. Vijaya, Rajesh1986Sakhavu Unnimary, Bheeman Raghu Malayalam1988Paarthal PasuRamarajan, Pallavi1988CharavalayamLalu Alex, PriyaMalayalam1989Athaimadi MethaiadiK. S. G. Venkatesh, Pallavi1990Enakku Oru NeethiPallavi, Chitra1992Kaviya ThalaivanVijayakanth, BhanupriyaLast movie

As lyricist Edhir Paradhathu (1954) - "Thinnu paarthu" Amaradeepam (1956) - "Naanayam Manushanukku" Vazhvile Oru Naal (1956) - "Mannilum Vinnilum.... Ezhai Vaazhvil Engum Thunbam" Engal Veettu Mahalakshmi (1957) - "Polladha Payalai", "Mannai Nambi Maram", "Purushan Sollai", "Kaathadi" Uthama Puthiran (1958) - "Kondattam Manasukkulle", "Un Azhagai Kanniyargal" Deivapiravi (1960) - "Kattadhathukku Manai", "Manidhanai Manidhan" Yugadharmam (1983) Padikkadha Pannaiyar (1985) - "Onnum Theriyatha"

As writer Deivapiravi — 1960 Naan Kanda Sorgam (Dialogues) — 1960 Padikkadha Medhai (dialogue) — 1960 Kairasi (story, screenplay, dialogue) — 1960 Ellam Unakkaga (screenplay, dialogue) — 1961 Kumudham (story, screenplay, dialogue) — 1961 Annai (dialogue/screenplay) — 1962 Deivathin Deivam (dialogue/Screenplay) - 1962 Thodu Needa (story credits; remake of Karpagam) - 1965 Bhavani (story, screenplay, dialogue) — 1967 Sange Muzhangu - Written by – 1972 Uravukku Kai Koduppom - 1975 Vishukkani (story credits; remake of Karpagam) - 1977 Per Sollum Pillai (dialogue) — 1987

Awards

National Film Awards 1962 – Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film in Tamil - Sarada 1963 – Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film in Tamil – Karpagam 1964 – President's silver medal for Best Feature Film – Kai Kodutha Dheivam

Titles and other honours Kalaimamani in 1975

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Tamil Nadu State Film Honorary Award - Arignar Anna Award in 1990

References

External links

The Traditional Face of Tamil Cinema in My Movie Minutes