Known For
Writing
Born
Sep 03, 1917
Died
Dec 21, 2003
Place of Birth
Nanjanagud, Mysore, India
Credits
30 titles
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
Filmography
Swami Vivekananda
Story
Bhagavad Gita
Director
Ramanujacharya
Director
Wall Poster
Screenplay
Madhavacharya
Director
Adi Shankaracharya
Veda Vyasa
Hemavathi
Rushya Shringa
Hamsageethe
Amma
Dialogue
Mysuru Tanga
Director
Immadi Pulikeshi
Screenplay
Beedi Basavanna
Dialogue
Gange Gowri
Writer
Sandhya Raaga
Lyricist
Emme Thammanna
Dialogue
Pazhani
Story
Post Master
Director
Bhoodana
Writer
Kaivara Mahathme
Screenplay
Kantheredu Nodu
Kittur Chennamma
Writer
Rani Honnamma
Ranadheera Kanteerava
Thungarya
Jagajyothi Basveshwara
Bettada Kalla
Ohileshwara
Hari Bhakta
Sodari
Sarvantaryami
Bedara Kannappa
Kailashanath Shastri