Back جى. ڤى. اير ARZ जी वी अय्यर HI ಜಿ.ವಿ.ಅಯ್ಯರ್ KN ജി.വി. അയ്യർ Malayalam जि वि अय्यर् SA ஜி. வி. ஐயர் Tamil జి.వి.అయ్యర్ Tegulu
Ganapathi Venkatramana Iyer | |
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| Born | 3 September 1917 |
| Died | 21 December 2003 (aged 86) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
| Known for | Sanskrit film direction |
| Notable work | Adi 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 Chitra 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.
- ^ "G.V. Iyer". Egkhindi. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021.
- ^ "31st National Film Awards". India International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013.
- ^ "31st National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2012.