G. V. Iyer
Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer | G.V.Iyer | G.V. Iyer
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Date of birth:Nanjanagud, Mysore, India
Gender:Male
Popularity:0
Date of death2003-12-21
86Ganapathi 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
Rating by year
- Adi ShankaracharyaVeda Vyasa1983-01-016.88
- Hemavathi1977-09-020.00
- Rushya Shringa1976-01-017.01
- Hamsageethe1975-08-178.01
- Kantheredu Nodu1961-08-217.01
- Ranadheera KanteeravaThungarya1960-02-148.01
- Jagajyothi Basveshwara1959-03-307.01
- Ohileshwara1956-10-090.00
- Bedara KannappaKailashanath Shastri1954-05-078.33