Gopalakrishnan, Gopalakrishna, Gopalkrishna, and variant spellings, refer to

Gopal (Krishna) Gopala Krishna () refers to a form of the Hinduism, Hindu deity Krishna, as featured in the Harivamsa, Harivamsha and the Puranas. The narratives of Gopala Krishna are set in the cowherd settlement of the Braj, Vraja region called Gokul, Gokulam, ...

, and are used as both a given name and a surname in

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Gopalakrishna

Gopalakrishna Adiga Mogeri Gopalakrishna Adiga (18.2.1918–14.11.1992) was a modern Kannada poet. He is known by some commentators as the "pioneer of New style" poetry. The Hindu - 26 September 2002 Biography He was born in the coastal village of Mogeri, Udupi ...

, a Kannada poet *

Gopalakrishna Bharati Gopalakrishna Bharathi () (1811–1881) was a Tamil poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He composed the ''Kathakalakshepam'' () Nandanar Charitram, two other works in this genre, and many independent ''kritis''. Bharathi was a contemporary ...

, a 19th-century Tamil poet and composer

Gopalakrishnan

Adoor Gopalakrishnan Adoor Gopalakrishnan (born 3 July 1941) is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer and is regarded as one of the most notable and renowned filmmakers in India. With the release of his first feature film '' Swayamvaram'' (1972), G ...

(born 1941), also known as Moutatthu Gopalakrishnan Unnithan, Indian film director, script writer, and producer * A. P. M. Gopalakrishnan (born 1947), Indian cricketer *

Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan (6 June 1932 – 4 June 2010) was an Indian journalist, known for his research and writings on Malayalam Cinema. Early life and education Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan was born on 6 June 1932 in Alappuzha, Kerala to Sri ...

(1932–2010), Indian journalist and film historian, known for his work on

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* M. S. Gopalakrishnan (1931–2013), Indian classical music violin exponent * Omana (died 2003) and Moscow Gopalakrishnan (1931–2011), husband-and-wife duo noted for their translation of Russian books into

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

R. Gopalakrishnan (disambiguation) R. Gopalakrishnan (Ramabadran Gopalakrishnan) is an Indian businessman and author, former executive director of Tata Sons. R. Gopalakrishnan may also refer to: * R. Gopalakrishnan, aka Gopalakrishnan Raghavan Nair, who has made a film and written ...

, several people with this name, including ** R. Gopalakrishnan, Indian businessman and author, former executive director of Tata Sons * Suresh Gopalakrishnan, American engineer *

T. V. Gopalakrishnan Tripunithura Viswanathan Gopalakrishnan (born 11 June 1932 in Tripunithura, Kerala), known as TVG, is a Carnatic and Hindustani musician from Cochin, Kerala, India. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2014. ...

, Chennai-based musician

Gopalkrishna

Gopalkrishna Gandhi Gopalkrishna Devadas Gandhi (born 22 April 1945) is a former administrator and diplomat who served as the 22nd Governor of West Bengal serving from 2004 to 2009. He is the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji). As a forme ...

, an Indian diplomat and a grandson of Mahatma Gandhi

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