Draft:Gopinath Muriyad

Gopinath Muriyad (Malayalam: ഗോപിനാഥ് മുരിയാട്) (Born: 1961) is a Malayalam movie Assistant Director, Associate Director, Screenplay writer, censor script writer.

Asociate director in Malayalam film industry

Personal Life

GopiNath was born to Kuttappan Nair (a librarian) and Shanthadevi in the village of Muriyad near Irinjalakuda in Thrissur district. He completed his primary education at A U P S Muriyad and B V M H S Kallettumkara. Although he began his degree studies at Bangalore Government Arts and Science College, his interest in cinema led him to leave without completing his degree. He then took a job in a private company in Dehradun, where he worked until March 1984. Driven by his passion for cinema, he eventually left his job and moved to Chennai.

Career

Gopinath began his career as an assistant director with N. Shankaran Nair for the Telugu film "Hatyake Ahwanam." He then worked as an associate director with director Vijayakrishnan (Radhakrishnan) on projects such as "Nee Allenkil Njan," "Mounadaham," and the Doordarshan serial "Manushyabandhangal." "Manushyabandhangal" marked the first time Gopinath's name appeared in the titles.

Later, he collaborated with director Krishnakumar on "Chakikkoothoru Chankaran," with Tamil director V. G. Ambalam on "Beauty Palace," and with Sangeeth Sivan on "Yodha," "Daddy," "Gandharvam," and "Nirnayam." He also worked with Jayaraj on "Paitrikam" and with Bharathan on "Venkalam," among other films.

In 1999, Gopinath had to step away from cinema for two years due to an accident on the set of the film "Bharyaveettil Paramasukham." He made his comeback in 2002 as a scriptwriter for serials like "Snehitha" (Doordarshan) and "Minnukettu" (Surya). In 1994, Gopinath directed the Doordarshan serial "Swargathilekku Oru Kurukku Vazhiy."