P. Gopikumar

P. Gopikumar
Born	(1943-07-12)12 July 1943 Ponnani, Kerala, British Raj
Died	19 October 2020(2020-10-19) (aged 77) Palakkad, Kerala, India
Occupation	Director
Years active	1970–2003
Family	P. Chandrakumar (brother) P. Sukumar (brother)

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

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.³⁴⁵

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

P.Gopikumar died at Palakkad due to decrepitude.⁸⁹¹⁰

• Ashtamangalyam (1977)
• Harshabaashpam (1977)
• Manoradham (1978)
• Pichipoo (1978)
• Ival Oru Naadodi (1979)
• Kannukal (1979)
• Thaliritta Kinakkal (1980)
• Kaattupothu (1981)
• Arayannam (1981)
• Saudhamini (2003)