Writer
G. V. Iyer
109 years · Nanjanagud, Mysore, India · 19 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 19
Swami Vivekananda
1998 · Screenplay, Director
Bhagavad Gita
1993 · Director, Screenplay
Adi Shankaracharya
1983 · Veda Vyasa, Writer
Hemavathi
1977 · Actor
Rushya Shringa
1976 · Actor
Hamsageethe
1975 · Actor, Producer
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Mysuru Tanga
1968 · Director, Screenplay
Immadi Pulikeshi
1967 · Screenplay
Gange Gowri
1967 · Writer
Bhoodana
1962 · Writer, Producer
Kaivara Mahathme
1961 · Screenplay
Kantheredu Nodu
1961 · Actor, Screenplay
Rani Honnamma
1960 · Actor
Ranadheera Kanteerava
1960 · Thungarya, Producer
Jagajyothi Basveshwara
1959 · Actor, Writer
Ohileshwara
1956 · Actor, Screenplay
Hari Bhakta
1956 · Actor, Screenplay
Sodari
1955 · Sarvantaryami, Screenplay
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Bedara Kannappa
1954 · Kailashanath Shastri