P. Gopikumar (12 July 1943 - 19 October 2020) was a

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film director.

Career

He made his debut with the

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starrer '' Ashtamangalyam'' in 1977. Gopikumar has directed ten films. His brothers P. Chandrakumar and P. Sukumar are also Malayalam film directors. Gopikumar's major films were '' Harshabashpam'', '' Manoradham'', '' Pichipoo'', '' Ival Oru Naadody'' and '' Thaliritta Kinakkal'' starring Bollywood actors

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and Madhu Malini, that also had a sound track of

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. His 1981 film ''Kaattupothu'' starring

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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

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and

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failed at the box office.

Death

P.Gopikumar died at

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due to decrepitude.

Filmography

* '' Ashtamangalyam'' (1977) * '' Harshabaashpam'' (1977) * '' Manoradham'' (1978) * '' Pichipoo'' (1978) * '' Ival Oru Naadodi'' (1979) * ''Kannukal'' (1979) * '' Thaliritta Kinakkal'' (1980) * ''Kaattupothu'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1981) * ''Saudhamini'' (2003)

References

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* Malayalam film directors Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram 20th-century Indian people 21st-century Indian people 1943 births 2020 deaths {{India-film-director-stub