Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan (6 June 1932 – 4 June 2010) was a journalist of

Malayalam Cinema Malayalam cinema is an Indian film industry of Malayalam-language motion pictures. It is based in Kochi, Kerala, India. The films produced in Malayalam cinema are known for their cinematography and story-driven plots. In 1982, ''Elippathayam' ...

Childhood and early career

He was born in

Cherthala Cherthala, , (formerly Shertalai, Shertallai or Shertallay) is a Municipal town and a Taluk located at National highway 66 in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. Cherthala is the satellite town and industrial hub of Ala ...

Alappuzha Alappuzha or Alleppey () is the administrative headquarters of Alappuzha district in States and territories of India, state of Kerala, India. The Kerala Backwaters, Backwaters of Alappuzha are one of the most popular tourist attractions in Indi ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

to Sri Nediyedathu Kesava Pillai and Thrikkeparambil Ammukkutti Amma. After graduation from the Government Arts College in 1951, he started his career as a

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

in a regional newspaper, Malayali. Later, he worked for newspapers including

Mathrubhumi ''Mathrubhumi'' is a Malayalam newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. It was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian independence movement, Indian freedom struggle against the British Raj, British. The word "M ...

Writing career

He rediscovered several forgotten personalities including J.C. Daniel, the father of

. During this time he released several books. He was in the Kerala State Film Awards Jury for several years. He ran a film studio named 'Ajanta Studio' at Aluva. Many films including 'Olavum Theeravum' written by M.T. Vasudevan Nair were produced at this studio. He had written more than 20 books about cinema alone.

Published works

* Loka Cinemayude Charithram * Annathe Nayikamar * Mukham Nokkathe * Mukhathodu Mukham * Chalachithra Abhinayam * Vincent Muthal Vincent Vare * Cinema Nirmmanam Keralathil * Cinema Nirmmanam Pillerukaliyo * Cinemayude Katha * J C Danielinte Jeevitha Katha * Vayalar (Biography of Vayalar Ramava Varma) * Sangeetha Nataka Prasthanam Keralathil * Malayala Nataka Charithram * Aadyakala Malayala Cinema Naayikamaar * Malayala Cinemayile Vaanavarum Veenavarum * Malayala Cinema - Charithram Vichithram * Indian Cinemayude Charithram * Nataka Kala * Charithrathilillatha Viplavakarikal * Dakshinendiyayile Viplavakaarikal * Marakkapppetta Viplavakaarikal * Pathrapravarthanam Keralathil and other books in various categories including children literature.

In popular culture

In J C Daniel's biographical movie by Kamal,

Celluloid Celluloids are a class of materials produced by mixing nitrocellulose and camphor, often with added dyes and other agents. Once much more common for its use as photographic film before the advent of safer methods, celluloid's common contemporar ...

, Chelangatt Gopalakrishnan is played by

Sreenivasan Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as ' ...

References

External links

Mukham nokateDC Books
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gopalakrishnan, Chelangatt 2010 deaths Writers from Alappuzha 1935 births Journalists from Kerala Malayalam-language journalists 20th-century Indian journalists Indian male novelists 20th-century Indian novelists Indian male journalists Novelists from Kerala 20th-century Indian male writers