G. V. Iyer

Born: 1917-09-03

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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Bedara Kannappa

as Kailashanath Shastri
Released: 1954-05-07

A hunter tries to prove his extreme devotion to Lord Shiva by removing both of his eyes.

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Adi Shankaracharya

as Veda Vyasa
Released: 1983-01-01

The first and only Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of...

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Rushya Shringa

as uncredited
Released: 1976-01-01

The local god prophesies that Balappa can solve the problem of a lack of rain in the village...

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Hamsageethe

as uncredited
Released: 1975-08-17

Hamsa Geethe is based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi...

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Jagajyothi Basveshwara

as uncredited
Released: 1959-03-30

The life of Basava, a philosopher and social reformer from Karnataka who lived in the 12th...

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Sodari

as Sarvantaryami
Released: 1955-05-20

Sodari is a 1955 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars...

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Hari Bhakta

as uncredited
Released: 1956-02-06

Hari Bhakta is a 1956 Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars...

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Ranadheera Kanteerava

as Thungarya
Released: 1960-02-14

Ranadheera Kanteerava is a 1960 Indian Kannada-language historical drama biographical film...

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Hemavathi

as uncredited
Released: 1977-09-02

Hemavathi, a noble priest's daughter, is married off to a jobless man in the city who abandons...

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