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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.


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Born:
Sep 3, 1917 In Nanjanagud, Mysore, India
Movie/TV Credits:
4
First Appeared:
In the movie Bedara Kannappa 1954-05-07
Latest Project:
Movie Adi Shankaracharya 1983-01-01
Known For
Poster of Bedara Kannappa
Filmography
Movie Adi Shankaracharya Veda Vyasa 1983-01-01
Movie Hamsageethe 1975-08-17
Movie Ranadheera Kanteerava Thungarya 1960-02-14
Movie Bedara Kannappa Kailashanath Shastri 1954-05-07