G. V. Iyer
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1917-09-03 · Nanjanagud, Mysore, India
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.
Filmography(11)
movieAdi Shankaracharya
as Veda Vyasa · 1983 · 6.8
movieHemavathi
as · 1977 · 0.0
movieRushya Shringa
as · 1976 · 7.0
movieHamsageethe
as · 1975 · 8.0
movieKantheredu Nodu
as · 1961 · 7.0
movieRanadheera Kanteerava
as Thungarya · 1960 · 8.0
movieJagajyothi Basveshwara
as · 1959 · 7.0
movieOhileshwara
as · 1956 · 0.0
movieHari Bhakta
as · 1956 · 7.0
movieSodari
as Sarvantaryami · 1955 · 10.0
movieBedara Kannappa
as Kailashanath Shastri · 1954 · 8.3