title: P. Gopikumar
text: # P. Gopikumar
  
  P. Gopikumar (12 July 1943 - 19 October 2020) was a Malayalam film director.
  
  ## Career
  
  He made his debut with the Kamal Haasan 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 Tanuja and Madhu Malini, that also had a sound track of Mohammed Rafi. 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.
  
  ## Death
  
  P.Gopikumar died at Palakkad due to decrepitude.
  
  ## Filmography
  
  * Ashtamangalyam (1977)
  * Harshabaashpam (1977)
  * Manoradham (1978)
  * Pichipoo (1978)
  * Ival Oru Naadodi (1979)
  * Kannukal (1979)
  * Thaliritta Kinakkal (1980)
  * Kaattupothu (1981)
  * Arayannam (1981)
  * Saudhamini (2003)
  