09/03/1917
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.
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Adi Shankaracharya (1983) as Veda Vyasa |
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ಹೇಮಾವತಿ (1977) as |
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Rushya Shringa (1976) as |
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ಹಂಸಗೀತೆ (1975) as |
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ಕಣ್ತೆರೆದು ನೋಡು (1961) as |
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ರಣಧೀರ ಕಂಠೀರವ (1960) as Thungarya |
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ಜಗಜ್ಯೋತಿ ಬಸವೇಶ್ವರ (1959) as |
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ಓಹಿಲೇಶ್ವರ (1956) as |
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ಹರಿ ಭಕ್ತ (1956) as |
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ಸೋದರಿ (1955) as Sarvantaryami |
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ಬೇಡರ ಕಣ್ಣಪ್ಪ (1954) as Kailashanath Shastri |
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Swami Vivekananda (1998) Director |
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Swami Vivekananda (1998) Story |
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Swami Vivekananda (1998) Screenplay |
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Bhagavad Gita (1993) Director |
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Bhagavad Gita (1993) Screenplay |
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Ramanujacharya (1989) Director |
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Ramanujacharya (1989) Writer |
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Wall Poster (1989) Screenplay |
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Wall Poster (1989) Director |
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Madhavacharya (1986) Director |
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Madhavacharya (1986) Writer |
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Adi Shankaracharya (1983) Director |
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Adi Shankaracharya (1983) Writer |
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ಹಂಸಗೀತೆ (1975) Director |
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ಹಂಸಗೀತೆ (1975) Producer |
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ಹಂಸಗೀತೆ (1975) Screenplay |
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ಮೈಸೂರು ಟಾಂಗ (1968) Director |
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ಮೈಸೂರು ಟಾಂಗ (1968) Story |
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ಮೈಸೂರು ಟಾಂಗ (1968) Screenplay |
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ಮೈಸೂರು ಟಾಂಗ (1968) Dialogue |
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ಮೈಸೂರು ಟಾಂಗ (1968) Lyricist |
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ಇಮ್ಮಡಿ ಪುಲಿಕೇಶಿ (1967) Screenplay |
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ಇಮ್ಮಡಿ ಪುಲಿಕೇಶಿ (1967) Dialogue |
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ಇಮ್ಮಡಿ ಪುಲಿಕೇಶಿ (1967) Lyricist |
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ಬೀದಿ ಬಸವಣ್ಣ (1967) Dialogue |
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ಬೀದಿ ಬಸವಣ್ಣ (1967) Lyricist |
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Gange Gowri (1967) Writer |
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ಸಂಧ್ಯಾ ರಾಗ (1966) Lyricist |
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ಎಮ್ಮೆ ತಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ (1966) Dialogue |
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ಎಮ್ಮೆ ತಮ್ಮಣ್ಣ (1966) Lyricist |
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Pazhani (1965) Story |
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Post Master (1964) Director |
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Post Master (1964) Screenplay |
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Post Master (1964) Story |
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Post Master (1964) Producer |
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ಕಣ್ತೆರೆದು ನೋಡು (1961) Screenplay |
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ಕಣ್ತೆರೆದು ನೋಡು (1961) Dialogue |
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ಕಣ್ತೆರೆದು ನೋಡು (1961) Lyricist |
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ಕಿತ್ತೂರು ಚೆನ್ನಮ್ಮ (1961) Writer |
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ಕಿತ್ತೂರು ಚೆನ್ನಮ್ಮ (1961) Lyricist |
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ರಣಧೀರ ಕಂಠೀರವ (1960) Producer |
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ರಣಧೀರ ಕಂಠೀರವ (1960) Story |
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ರಣಧೀರ ಕಂಠೀರವ (1960) Screenplay |
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ರಣಧೀರ ಕಂಠೀರವ (1960) Dialogue |
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ರಣಧೀರ ಕಂಠೀರವ (1960) Lyricist |
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ಜಗಜ್ಯೋತಿ ಬಸವೇಶ್ವರ (1959) Writer |
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ಓಹಿಲೇಶ್ವರ (1956) Story |
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ಓಹಿಲೇಶ್ವರ (1956) Screenplay |
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ಓಹಿಲೇಶ್ವರ (1956) Dialogue |
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ಹರಿ ಭಕ್ತ (1956) Story |
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ಹರಿ ಭಕ್ತ (1956) Screenplay |
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ಹರಿ ಭಕ್ತ (1956) Dialogue |
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ಸೋದರಿ (1955) Dialogue |
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ಸೋದರಿ (1955) Lyricist |
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ಸೋದರಿ (1955) Story |
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ಸೋದರಿ (1955) Screenplay |