G. V. Iyer


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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 Karnat...

Place of Birth: Nanjanagud, Mysore, India

Date of Birth: Sep 3, 1917

Date of Death: Dec 21, 2018


Filmography

Director (2 Known Credits)


Director
Bhagavad Gita (1993)
Director

Writer (1 Known Credits)


Story (2 Known Credits)


Pazhani

Story

Story
Pazhani (1965)
Story

Screenplay (1 Known Credits)


Swami Vivekananda

Screenplay

Screenplay

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