G. V. Iyer
Known for Writing · 11 credits
- Born
- 1917-09-03
- Died
- 2003-12-21
- Place of birth
- Nanjanagud, Mysore, India
- Also known as
- Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer · G.V.Iyer · G.V. Iyer
Biography
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
Movies (11)
Hari Bhakta
1956
Bedara Kannappa
1954
as Kailashanath Shastri
Ohileshwara
1956
Kantheredu Nodu
1961
Ranadheera Kanteerava
1960
as Thungarya
Adi Shankaracharya
1983
as Veda Vyasa
Sodari
1955
as Sarvantaryami
Hamsageethe
1975
Jagajyothi Basveshwara
1959
Hemavathi
1977
Rushya Shringa
1976
About G. V. Iyer
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 acc… With 11 credits spanning from 1954 to 1983, G. V. Iyer has appeared in 11 films and 0 TV shows.
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- Hari Bhakta (1956)
- Bedara Kannappa (1954) — as Kailashanath Shastri
- Ohileshwara (1956)
- Kantheredu Nodu (1961)
- Ranadheera Kanteerava (1960) — as Thungarya
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