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G. V. Iyer
Indian filmmaker (1917-2003) · India · On the map · Directors · Died at 86
Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer was an Indian film director and actor. He was nicknamed "Kannada Chitra Bheeshma". His film Adi Shankaracharya (1983) won four National Film Award, including Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Audiography.
G. V. Iyer is read about 34 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2003Died21 December 20031998
Swami VivekanandaFilm, Director, Writer1993
Bhagavad GitaFilm, Director, Writer1986MadhavacharyaFilm, Director, Writer1983
Adi ShankaracharyaFilm, Director, Writer1976
Rushya ShringaFilm1975
HamsageetheFilm, Director, Writer1967
Gange GowriFilm, Writer1965
PazhaniFilm, Writer1962
BhoodanaFilm, Writer, Producer1961
Kaivara MahathmeFilm, Writer1959
Jagajyothi BasveshwaraFilm, Writer1957Bettada KallaFilm1955
SodariFilm, Writer1954
Bedara KannappaFilm, Kailashanath Shastri1917Born3 September 1917
Swami VivekanandaFilm, Director, Writer1993Bhagavad GitaFilm, Director, Writer1986MadhavacharyaFilm, Director, Writer1983Adi ShankaracharyaFilm, Director, Writer1976Rushya ShringaFilm1975HamsageetheFilm, Director, Writer1967Gange GowriFilm, Writer1965PazhaniFilm, Writer1962BhoodanaFilm, Writer, Producer1961Kaivara MahathmeFilm, Writer1959Jagajyothi BasveshwaraFilm, Writer1957Bettada KallaFilm1955SodariFilm, Writer1954Bedara KannappaFilm, Kailashanath Shastri1917Born3 September 1917People around G. V. Iyer
Close ties
Dr. Rajkumar G. V. Iyer directed Bhoodana and Kiladi Ranga
B. R. Panthulu Directed Kittur Chennamma and Gange Gowri
Mithun Chakraborty G. V. Iyer directed Swami Vivekananda (1998)
Shashi Kapoor G. V. Iyer directed Swami Vivekananda (1998)
Shammi Kapoor G. V. Iyer directed Swami Vivekananda (1998)
Rakhee Gulzar G. V. Iyer directed Swami Vivekananda (1998)
Jaya Prada G. V. Iyer directed Swami Vivekananda (1998)
Neena Gupta G. V. Iyer directed Bhagavad Gita (1993)
Anant Nag G. V. Iyer directed Hamsageethe (1975)
Bharat Bhushan G. V. Iyer directed Adi Shankaracharya (1983)- A. Bhimsingh Directed Pazhani (1965)
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Awards
About this person
His film Swami Vivekananda (1998) was nominated in the Best Film category at the Bogotá Film Festival, for which Mithun Chakraborty won the national award for Best Supporting Actor.
Country
India
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1917 to 2003 · aged 86
