G. V. Iyer

Ganapathi Venkatramana Iyer
G. V. Iyer, Indian film-director
Born(1917-09-03)3 September 1917
Died21 December 2003(2003-12-21) (aged 86)
NationalityIndian
Other namesKannada Bheeshma
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, screenwriter
Known forSanskrit film direction
Notable workAdi Shankaracharya (1983)
Bhagavad Gita (1993)
Swami Vivekananda (1998)
Madhvacharya (1987)

Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer (3 September 1917 – 21 December 2003) was an Indian film director and actor. He was nicknamed "Kannada Bheeshma".[1] His film Adi Shankaracharya (1983) won four National Film Award, including Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Audiography.[2][3] 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.

  1. ^ "G.V. Iyer". Egkhindi. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ "31st National Film Awards". India International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
  3. ^ "31st National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2012.

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