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 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.
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Movies (30)
Swami Vivekananda
1998 · Story, Director, Screenplay
Bhagavad Gita
1993 · Director, Screenplay
Ramanujacharya
1989 · Director, Writer
Wall Poster
1989 · Screenplay, Director
Madhavacharya
1986 · Director, Writer
Adi Shankaracharya
1983 · Veda Vyasa, Writer, Director
Hemavathi
1977
Rushya Shringa
1976
Hamsageethe
1975 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
Amma
1968 · Dialogue, Lyricist
Mysuru Tanga
1968 · Director, Story, Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist
Immadi Pulikeshi
1967 · Screenplay, Lyricist, Dialogue
Beedi Basavanna
1967 · Dialogue, Lyricist
Gange Gowri
1967 · Writer
Sandhya Raaga
1966 · Lyricist
Emme Thammanna
1966 · Dialogue, Lyricist
Pazhani
1965 · Story
Post Master
1964 · Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer
Bhoodana
1962 · Writer, Producer, Lyricist
Kaivara Mahathme
1961 · Screenplay, Lyricist
Kantheredu Nodu
1961 · Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist
Kittur Chennamma
1961 · Writer, Lyricist
Rani Honnamma
1960
Ranadheera Kanteerava
1960 · Thungarya, Producer, Story, Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist
Jagajyothi Basveshwara
1959 · Writer
Bettada Kalla
1957
Ohileshwara
1956 · Story, Screenplay, Dialogue
Hari Bhakta
1956 · Screenplay, Story, Dialogue
Sodari
1955 · Sarvantaryami, Dialogue, Story, Lyricist, Screenplay
Bedara Kannappa
1954 · Kailashanath Shastri
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