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G V Iyer

G. V. Iyer

Writer

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.

Born: September 3, 1917 in Nanjanagud, Mysore, India

Died: December 21, 2003 (Age 86)

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G. V. Iyer  Movies & TV Credits

Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
Movie
7.6
ActorKailashanath Shastri1954
Movie
7.5
Actor1975
Movie
9
Actor1959
Movie
Actor1976
Movie
7.5
ActorVeda Vyasa1983
Movie
7.5
DirectingDirector, Writer1983
Movie
7.5
DirectingScreenplay, Director, Producer1975
Movie
6.1
WritingStory1965
Movie
9.2
WritingWriter1962
Movie
8.5
DirectingDirector1993
Movie
8.6
DirectingDirector, Writer1989
Movie
9
WritingWriter1959
Movie
7
DirectingScreenplay, Director, Story1998
Movie
9.1
WritingWriter1967
Movie
9.3
WritingScreenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist1967
Movie
9.1
WritingLyricist1966
Movie
8.8
DirectingDirector, Writer1986
Movie
ProductionProducer, Story, Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist
Movie
WritingDialogue, Lyricist
Movie
DirectingDirector, Story, Screenplay, Dialogue, Lyricist
Title Rating Job Role(s) Year
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