G. V. Iyer

G. V. Iyer

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.

  • Title: G. V. Iyer
  • Popularity: 1.627
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1917-09-03
  • Place of Birth: Nanjanagud, Mysore, India
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  • Also Known As: Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer, G.V.Iyer, G.V. Iyer
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G. V. Iyer Movies

  • 1976
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    Rushya Shringa
    Rushya Shringa

    1 1976 HD

    The local god prophesies that Balappa can solve the problem of a lack of rain in the village when a demon possesses the head-man.

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  • 1955
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    Sodari
    Sodari

    10 1955 HD

    Sodari is a 1955 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Pandari Bai, Narasimha Raju and Rajkumar. The music for...

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  • 1956
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    Hari Bhakta
    Hari Bhakta

    1 1956 HD

    Hari Bhakta is a 1956 Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Rajkumar and Pandari Bai. It had Mynavathi, Narasimharaju,...

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  • 1983
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    Adi Shankaracharya
    Adi Shankaracharya

    6.4 1983 HD

    The first and only Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of Sankara - the founder of the non-duality (Advaita)...

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  • 1954
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    Bedara Kannappa
    Bedara Kannappa

    8.5 1954 HD

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

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  • 1975
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    Hamsageethe
    Hamsageethe

    1 1975 HD

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

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  • 1959
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    Jagajyothi Basveshwara
    Jagajyothi Basveshwara

    6 1959 HD

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

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  • 1967
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    Gange Gowri
    Gange Gowri

    1 1967 HD

    The film encompasses the story of Daksha yajna. It depicts how the daksha yajna was desecrated following the jumping into the fire by Lord Shiva's...

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  • 1983
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    Adi Shankaracharya
    Adi Shankaracharya

    6.4 1983 HD

    The first and only Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of Sankara - the founder of the non-duality (Advaita)...

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  • 1967
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    Immadi Pulikeshi
    Immadi Pulikeshi

    8 1967 HD

    Immadi Pulikeshi is based on the story of the famous Kannada ruler Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty, who was significantly involved in branching...

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  • 1962
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    Kittur Chennamma
    Kittur Chennamma

    1 1962 HD

    It stars B. Saroja Devi as Kittur Chennamma, an Indian freedom fighter who led an armed rebellion against the British East India Company in 1824, and...

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  • 1998
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    Swami Vivekananda
    Swami Vivekananda

    1 1998 HD

    The film is based on the life of Bengali, Hindu monk Narendra Nath Datta aka Vivekananda from his birth (1863) to his returned to India from the west...

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  • 1998
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    Swami Vivekananda
    Swami Vivekananda

    1 1998 HD

    The film is based on the life of Bengali, Hindu monk Narendra Nath Datta aka Vivekananda from his birth (1863) to his returned to India from the west...

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  • 1993
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    Bhagavad Gita
    Bhagavad Gita

    1 1993 HD

    An adaptation of the Hindu religious book Bhagavat Gita, an epic centering around two families and their fight for the throne.

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  • 1998
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    Swami Vivekananda
    Swami Vivekananda

    1 1998 HD

    The film is based on the life of Bengali, Hindu monk Narendra Nath Datta aka Vivekananda from his birth (1863) to his returned to India from the west...

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  • 1956
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    Hari Bhakta
    Hari Bhakta

    1 1956 HD

    Hari Bhakta is a 1956 Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Rajkumar and Pandari Bai. It had Mynavathi, Narasimharaju,...

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  • 1956
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    Hari Bhakta
    Hari Bhakta

    1 1956 HD

    Hari Bhakta is a 1956 Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Rajkumar and Pandari Bai. It had Mynavathi, Narasimharaju,...

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  • 1956
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    Hari Bhakta
    Hari Bhakta

    1 1956 HD

    Hari Bhakta is a 1956 Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Rajkumar and Pandari Bai. It had Mynavathi, Narasimharaju,...

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  • 1966
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    Sandhya Raaga
    Sandhya Raaga

    1 1966 HD

    ‘Sandhya Raga’, based on a popular Kannada novel, is about a young man Lakshmana, who dedicates his life to music. He belongs to a...

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  • 1967
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    Immadi Pulikeshi
    Immadi Pulikeshi

    8 1967 HD

    Immadi Pulikeshi is based on the story of the famous Kannada ruler Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty, who was significantly involved in branching...

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  • 1967
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    Immadi Pulikeshi
    Immadi Pulikeshi

    8 1967 HD

    Immadi Pulikeshi is based on the story of the famous Kannada ruler Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty, who was significantly involved in branching...

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  • 1986
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    Madhavacharya
    Madhavacharya

    1 1986 HD

    A film on the life and teachings of Madhavacharya, the renowned teacher and philosopher of the Dvaita school of Vedanta.

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  • 1986
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    Madhavacharya
    Madhavacharya

    1 1986 HD

    A film on the life and teachings of Madhavacharya, the renowned teacher and philosopher of the Dvaita school of Vedanta.

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  • 1955
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    Sodari
    Sodari

    10 1955 HD

    Sodari is a 1955 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Pandari Bai, Narasimha Raju and Rajkumar. The music for...

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  • 1955
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    Sodari
    Sodari

    10 1955 HD

    Sodari is a 1955 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Pandari Bai, Narasimha Raju and Rajkumar. The music for...

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  • 1955
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    Sodari
    Sodari

    10 1955 HD

    Sodari is a 1955 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Pandari Bai, Narasimha Raju and Rajkumar. The music for...

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  • 1955
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    Sodari
    Sodari

    10 1955 HD

    Sodari is a 1955 Indian Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Pandari Bai, Narasimha Raju and Rajkumar. The music for...

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  • 1965
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    Pazhani
    Pazhani

    1 1965 HD

    Pazhani is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed and Screenplay by A. Bhimsingh and produced by A. P. Chinnappan. The film dialogue were...

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  • 1989
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    Ramanujacharya
    Ramanujacharya

    1 1989 HD

    Ramanujacharya is a 1989 Tamil film written and directed by G. V. Iyer. The film is a biographical film on Ramanujacharya.

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  • 1989
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    Ramanujacharya
    Ramanujacharya

    1 1989 HD

    Ramanujacharya is a 1989 Tamil film written and directed by G. V. Iyer. The film is a biographical film on Ramanujacharya.

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  • 1975
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    Hamsageethe
    Hamsageethe

    1 1975 HD

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

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  • 1975
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    Hamsageethe
    Hamsageethe

    1 1975 HD

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

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  • 1975
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    Hamsageethe
    Hamsageethe

    1 1975 HD

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

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  • 1983
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    Adi Shankaracharya
    Adi Shankaracharya

    6.4 1983 HD

    The first and only Indian movie to be made in Sanskrit. The movie follows the life and times of Sankara - the founder of the non-duality (Advaita)...

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  • 1959
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    Jagajyothi Basveshwara
    Jagajyothi Basveshwara

    6 1959 HD

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

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