About

Known credits:
51
Birthday:
1917-09-03
Place of birth:
Nanjanagud, Mysore, India
Website:
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G. V. Iyer

Overview

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

Acting
1983 Adi Shankaracharya Actor Veda Vyasa 59
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1977 Hemavathi Actor N/A
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1976 Rushya Shringa Actor N/A
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1975 Hamsageethe Actor N/A
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1960 Ranadheera Kanteerava Actor Thungarya 58
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1959 Jagajyothi Basveshwara Actor 59
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1956 Hari Bhakta Actor N/A
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1955 Sodari Actor Sarvantaryami 59
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1954 Bedara Kannappa Actor Kailashanath Shastri 59
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Directing
1998 Swami Vivekananda Directing Director N/A
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1993 Bhagavad Gita Directing Director N/A
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1989 Ramanujacharya Directing Director N/A
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1986 Madhavacharya Directing Director N/A
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1983 Adi Shankaracharya Directing Director 59
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1975 Hamsageethe Directing Director N/A
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1968 Mysuru Tanga Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1998 Swami Vivekananda Writing Screenplay N/A
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1998 Swami Vivekananda Writing Story N/A
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1989 Ramanujacharya Writing Writer N/A
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1986 Madhavacharya Writing Writer N/A
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1983 Adi Shankaracharya Writing Writer 59
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1975 Hamsageethe Writing Screenplay N/A
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1968 Mysuru Tanga Writing Screenplay N/A
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1968 Mysuru Tanga Writing Story N/A
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1968 Mysuru Tanga Writing Dialogue N/A
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1968 Mysuru Tanga Writing Lyricist N/A
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1967 Immadi Pulikeshi Writing Lyricist 58
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1967 Immadi Pulikeshi Writing Dialogue 58
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1967 Immadi Pulikeshi Writing Screenplay 58
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1967 Beedi Basavanna Writing Dialogue N/A
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1967 Beedi Basavanna Writing Lyricist N/A
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1967 Gange Gowri Writing Writer N/A
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1966 Sandhya Raaga Writing Lyricist N/A
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1966 Emme Thammanna Writing Dialogue N/A
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1966 Emme Thammanna Writing Lyricist N/A
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1965 Pazhani Writing Story N/A
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1962 Kittur Chennamma Writing Writer N/A
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1960 Ranadheera Kanteerava Writing Story 58
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1960 Ranadheera Kanteerava Writing Screenplay 58
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1960 Ranadheera Kanteerava Writing Dialogue 58
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1960 Ranadheera Kanteerava Writing Lyricist 58
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1959 Jagajyothi Basveshwara Writing Writer 59
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1956 Hari Bhakta Writing Screenplay N/A
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1956 Hari Bhakta Writing Story N/A
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1956 Hari Bhakta Writing Dialogue N/A
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1955 Sodari Writing Dialogue 59
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1955 Sodari Writing Lyricist 59
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1955 Sodari Writing Story 59
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1955 Sodari Writing Screenplay 59
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Production
1975 Hamsageethe Production Producer N/A
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1960 Ranadheera Kanteerava Production Producer 58
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