Awards and Milestones
Some of the awards Gopalakrishnan has won for his films include:
- 2010 - Honorary Doctorate from University of Kerala
- 2006 - Padma Vibhushan — Second highest civilian award from Government of India
- 2004 - Dadasaheb Phalke Award — Lifetime Achievement Award in Film awarded by the Government of India
- 1984 - Padma Shri — Fourth highest civilian award from Government of India
- 1984 - Legion of Honour — French order, the highest decoration in France
- National Film Awards — Various categories for Swayamvaram, Kodiyettam, Elippathayam, Mukhamukham, Anantaram, Mathilukal, Vidheyan, Kathapurushan, Nizhalkkuthu and Naalu Pennungal
- Kerala State Film Awards: — Various categories for Kodiyettam, Elippathayam, Mukhamukham, Anantaram, Vidheyan and Oru Pennum Randaanum
- International Film Critics Prize (FIPRESCI) — won consecutively for six feature films (Mukhamukham, Anantaram, Mathilukal, Vidheyan, Kathapurushan and Nizhalkkuthu)
- London Film Festival — Sutherland Trophy — in 1982 for Elippathayam
- British Film Institute Award — Most Original Imaginative Film of 1982 — Elippathayam
- Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by French Government (2003)
- Lifetime achievement award at Cairo International Film Festival.
National Film Awards (Detailed):
- 1973 - Best Film - Swayamvaram
- 1995 - Best Film - Kathapurushan
- 1973 - Best Director - Swayamvaram
- 1985 - Best Director - Mukhamukham
- 1988 - Best Director - Anantharam
- 1990 - Best Director - Mathilukal
- 2008 - Best Director - Naalu Pennungal
- 1978 - Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Kodiyettam
- 1982 - Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Elippathayam
- 1985 - Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Mukhamukham
- 1990 - Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Mathilukal
- 1994 - Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Vidheyan
- 2003 - Best Feature Film in Malayalam - Nizhalkkuthu
- 1985 - Best Screenplay - Mukhamukham
- 1988 - Best Screenplay - Anantharam
- 1984 - Best Book on Cinema - Cinemayude Lokam
Kerala State Film Awards (Detailed):
- 1977 - Best Film - Kodiyettam
- 1981 - Best Film - Elippathayam
- 1984 - Best Film - Mukhamukham
- 1993 - Best Film - Vidheyan
- 2008 - Best Film - Oru Pennum Randaanum
- 1977 - Best Director - Kodiyettam
- 1984 - Best Director - Mukhamukham
- 1987 - Best Director - Anantharam
- 1993 - Best Director - Vidheyan
- 2008 - Best Director - Oru Pennum Randaanum
- 1977 - Best Story - Kodiyettam
- 1993 - Best Screen Play - Vidheyan
- 2008 - Best Screen Play - Oru Pennum Randaanum
- 1982 - Best Documentary Film - Krishnanattam
- 1999 - Best Documentary Film - Kalamandalam Gopi
- 2005 - Best Short Film - Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair
- 2004 - Best Book on Cinema - Cinemanubhavam
A retrospective of his films was conducted in
- Kolkata, by Seagull Foundation for the Arts and Nandan, 2009.
- The Slovenian International Film Festival, 2009.
- The Munich Film museum, 2009.
- The French Cinematheque,Paris, 1999.
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