G. V. Iyer
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-09-03 (86 years old)
Deathday
2003-12-21
Place of Birth
Nanjanagud, Mysore, India
Also known As
Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer
G.V.Iyer
G.V. Iyer
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 no...
Acting
1976
1955
as Sarvantaryami
1956
1983
as Veda Vyasa
1954
as Kailashanath Shastri
1975
1960
as Thungarya
1977
Production
1967
as Writer
1983
as Writer
1967
as Screenplay
1962
as Writer
1998
as Story
1998
as Director
1998
as Screenplay
1993
as Director
1956
as Screenplay
1956
as Story
1956
as Dialogue
1966
as Lyricist
1967
as Lyricist
1967
as Dialogue
1986
as Director
1986
as Writer
1955
as Dialogue
1955
as Story
1955
as Lyricist
1955
as Screenplay
1965
as Story
1989
as Director
1989
as Writer
1975
as Director
1975
as Producer
1975
as Screenplay
1983
as Director
1959
as Writer
1960
as Producer
1960
as Story
1960
as Screenplay
1960
as Dialogue
1960
as Lyricist
1966
as Dialogue
1966
as Lyricist
1967
as Dialogue
1967
as Lyricist
1968
as Director
1968
as Story
1968
as Screenplay
1968
as Dialogue
1968
as Lyricist
1993
as Screenplay
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