G. V. Iyer

Writing Sep 3, 1917 Dec 21, 2003 (aged 86) Nanjanagud, Mysore, India

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.

11 Acting Credits

22 Crew Credits

G. V. Iyer

Acting

Adi Shankaracharya

Bedara Kannappa

Rushya Shringa

Sodari

Hari Bhakta

Hamsageethe

Jagajyothi Basveshwara

Ranadheera Kanteerava

Kantheredu Nodu

Hemavathi

Ohileshwara

Crew

Adi Shankaracharya

Immadi Pulikeshi

Bhagavad Gita

Gange Gowri

Kittur Chennamma

Swami Vivekananda

Hari Bhakta

Sandhya Raaga

Madhavacharya

Sodari

Pazhani

Ramanujacharya