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.

Known For: Writing

Born: Nanjanagud, Mysore, India, 1917-09-03

Died: 2003-12-21

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1954	Bedara Kannappa	Kailashanath Shastri	90
2	1955	Sodari	Sarvantaryami	100
3	1956	Hari Bhakta		0
4	1959	Jagajyothi Basveshwara		70
5	1960	Ranadheera Kanteerava	Thungarya	80
6	1975	Hamsageethe		0
7	1976	Rushya Shringa		0
8	1977	Hemavathi		0
9	1983	Adi Shankaracharya	Veda Vyasa	64

G. V. Iyer

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