V R Gopinath

Graduated from the FTII, Pune, V R Gopinath works with the Kerala State Film Development Corporation. His film won the National Award for best feature film on a social issue in 1990.

Selected Filmography:

Greeshmam - 1980
(Summer)

A psychological student with remarkably little psychological sensitivity, Hari is obsessed by a 16-year-old girl, Rathi. When he discovers that she is not the daughter but the mistress of his university professor, the student is so traumatised and preoccupied with himself that he is unable to develop any relationship with other women like the prostitute Anitha or his former colleague Malini. The story, told in flashbacks, ends with a dreamlike reconciliation between Hari and Rathi.

Direction & Screenplay: V R Gopinath
Cast: Rajendran, Gopi, Ravi Menon, Jalaja, Rekha Rao, Protima, Ramu
Cinematography: Madhu Ambat
Music: M B Srinivasan

Unnikkuttanu Joli Kitti? - 1990
(Does Unnikkuttan get a job?)

The film is on the educated unemployment. The story deals with Unnikkuttan a post-graduate youth hunting for a secured job. His father, a freedom fighter and his mother, an asthma patient are worried of him. His elder brother, a documentary filmmaker trained at FTII is at the capital city making propaganda films occasionally for the Government. Unnikkuttan temporarily engaged as a parallel college lecturer quits that job also and seek shelter under his brother. But he cannot find a solace there also. All his attempts to get a salaried job fail and finally he resorts to suicide. His elder brother takes an oath at his pyre that he will speak out the truth to the world making a film on the unemployment of the educated.

Direction & Screenplay: V R Gopinath
Cinematography: Sunny Joseph
Editing: P Raman Nair

Poothiruvathira Ravil - 1997
(Smile Of The Goddess)

Raghu is the only surviving male member of an old and rich traditional house in a village in Kerala. He is a staunch devotee of the family Goddess whose idol is worshipped in the uppermost room of the traditional house. It is believed in the surroundings that the womenfolk in that house who invoke the wrath of Goddess can't deliver a child, so no women in the family stay there. The atmosphere in Raghu's ancestral home is both fascinating and astounding to Radha, the wife of Raghu. His sub conscious troubles him that the Goddess would get angry if he sleeps with his wife. She is never satisfied physically or mentally by her husband and lives as a prisoner in the big house. 'Thiruvathira' (a festival in December) is nearing. Radha requests her husband that they may go to her house for some time. Raghu asks her to go alone. He adds that if he does not sleep at his house his Goddess would get angry. Radha drops her plans to go home. The next day early morning when Raghu goes to pray to the Goddess as usual he hears the sound of the Goddess's anklets in Pooja room. He feels the Goddess has come to life. He falls at the deity's feet asking her to forgive him for any sins he has committed. He sees his wife, Radha in the image of the Goddess.

Direction & Screenplay: V R Gopinath
Cast: Vijayaraghavan, Maniyan Pilla Raju, Babu Namboodiri, Chippy, Beena Antony
Cinematography: M R Sasidharan
Editing: P R Nair
Music: M G Radhakrishnan

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