G. V. Iyer

Known for WritingBorn 1917-09-03Died 2003-12-21Nanjanagud, 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.Read more

Movies & web series

Swami Vivekananda

Wall Poster

Madhavacharya

Kittur Chennamma

Sodari

Ramanujacharya

Gange Gowri

Sandhya Raaga

Bedara Kannappa

Hamsageethe

Mysuru Tanga

Immadi Pulikeshi

Beedi Basavanna

Emme Thammanna

Ranadheera Kanteerava

Bhagavad Gita

Rushya Shringa

Pazhani

Post Master

Kantheredu Nodu

Jagajyothi Basveshwara

Adi Shankaracharya

Hari Bhakta

Hemavathi

Amma

Bhoodana

Kaivara Mahathme

Rani Honnamma

Bettada Kalla

Ohileshwara