G. V. Iyer
Age: N/A | From: Nanjanagud, Mysore, India
Person Details
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Aliases: Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer , G.V.Iyer , G.V. Iyer
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Nanjanagud, Mysore, India
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Movie Involvements: 27
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Swami Vivekananda
(1998) Screenplay
Sodari
(1955) Screenplay
Jagajyothi Basveshwara
(1959) Writer
Sandhya Raaga
(1966) Lyricist
Pazhani
(1965) Story
Immadi Pulikeshi
(1967) Lyricist
Adi Shankaracharya
(1983) Director
Bhagavad Gita
(1993) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | N/A | |
| 1975 | N/A | |
| 1959 | N/A | |
| 1956 | N/A | |
| 1955 | Sarvantaryami | |
| 1954 | Kailashanath Shastri | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Director | |
| 1993 | Director | |
| 1989 | Director | |
| 1983 | Director | |
| 1975 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Story | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1989 | Writer | |
| 1975 | Screenplay | |
| 1967 | Screenplay | |
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| 1966 | Lyricist | |
| 1965 | Story | |
| 1962 | Writer | |
| 1959 | Writer | |
| 1956 | Story | |
| Screenplay | ||
| Dialogue | ||
| 1955 | Dialogue | |
| Lyricist | ||
| Story | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |