G. V. Iyer
Indian filmmaker (1917–2003) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Born | (1917-09-03)3 September 1917 |
Died | 21 December 2003(2003-12-21) (aged 86) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Kannada Bheeshma |
Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
Known for | Sanskrit film direction |
Notable work | Adi Shankaracharya (1983) Bhagavad Gita (1993) Swami Vivekananda (1998) Madhvacharya (1987) |
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