G. V. Iyer

Writing
BirthdaySep 3, 1917 (86 years old)
DeathdayDec 21, 2003
Place of birthNanjanagud, Mysore, India
GenderMale

Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer (3 September 1917 – 21 December 2003), popularly known as G. V. Iyer, was a well-known Indian film director and actor. He was nicknamed "Kannada Bheeshma", and was the only person who made movies in Sanskrit. His movie Adi Shankaracharya (1983) won four National Film Award, including Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Audiography. His films were well known for their spiritual themes. He was born in 1917 in Nanjanagud in Mysore district of Karnataka state in South India. His most critically acclaimed films Bhagavad Gita (1993), which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film and was nominated for Best Film at the Bogotá Film Festival. And Swami Vivekananda (1998), Mithun Chakraborty won national award for Best Supporting Actor.

Known for

Veda Vyasa

Jan 1, 1983

Kailashanath Shastri

May 7, 1954

Sarvantaryami

May 20, 1955

Thungarya

Feb 14, 1960

Jan 1, 1976

Feb 6, 1956

Aug 17, 1975

Sep 2, 1977

Veda Vyasa

Jan 1, 1983

Kailashanath Shastri

May 7, 1954

Sarvantaryami

May 20, 1955

Thungarya

Feb 14, 1960

Jan 1, 1976

Acting


Participated in 21 movies, 0 TV series

1998

Director, Story, Screenplay


1993

Director


1989

Director, Writer


1986

Director, Writer


1983

Veda Vyasa, Writer, Director




1975

Director, Producer, Screenplay


1968

Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist


1967

Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist


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