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{{Short description|Indian filmmaker (1917–2003)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Ganapathi Venkatrama Iyer
| name = Ganapathi Venkatramana Iyer
| image =
| image = GV Iyyer Filmmaker.jpg
|native_name = ಗಣಪತಿ ವೆಂಕಟರಮಣ ಅಯ್ಯರ್
|native_name_lang=kn
|native_name_lang=kn
| alt = Image of a bearded Indian man. This person is G. V. Iyer, an Indian director
| alt = G. V. Iyer, Indian film-director
| caption = Image of G. V. Iyer
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1917|9|3}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1917|9|3}}
| birth_place = [[Nanjanagud]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]], [[British India]]
| birth_place = [[Nanjanagud]], [[Princely State of Mysore|Mysore State]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2003|12|21|1917|9|3}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2003|12|21|1917|9|3}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], India
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| nationality = Indian
| nationality = Indian
| other_names = {{plain list|*G. V. Iyer
| other_names =
*Kannada Bheeshma|}}
| known_for = [[Sanskrit]] film direction
| known_for = [[Sanskrit]] film direction
| occupation = Actor, film director, screenwriter
| occupation = Actor, film director, screenwriter
| notable_works = ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' (1983)<br>''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagavad Gita]]'' (1993)<br>''[[Swami Vivekananda (1998 film)|Swami Vivekananda]]'' (1998)
| notable_works = ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' (1983)<br/>''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagavad Gita]]'' (1993)<br/>''[[Swami Vivekananda (1998 film)|Swami Vivekananda]]'' (1998) <br/> ''[[Madhvacharya (film)|Madhvacharya]]'' (1987)
}}
}}


'''Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer''' (3 September 1917 – 21 December 2003), popularly known as '''G. V. Iyer''', was a well-known [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] director and actor. He was nicknamed "Kannada [[Bheeshma]]",<ref name=jointscene>{{cite web|title=G.V. Iyer|url=http://www.jointscene.com/artists/Kollywood/G.V._Iyer/10137|publisher=jointscene}}</ref> and was the only person who made movies in [[Sanskrit]]. His movie ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' (1983) won four [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]], including [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]], [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] and [[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]].<ref name="31staward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx|title=31st National Film Awards|publisher=[[India International Film Festival]]|accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="31stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf|title=31st National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=}}</ref> 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 film was ''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagavad Gita]]'' (1993), which won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]] and was nominated for Best Film at the [[Bogotá Film Festival]].
'''Ganapathi Venkataramana Iyer''' (3 September 1917 – 21 December 2003) was an [[Cinema of India|Indian film]] director and actor. He was nicknamed "Kannada Chitra Bheeshma".<ref name="jointscene">{{cite web|title=G.V. Iyer|url=https://www.egkhindi.com/g-v-iyer-%e0%a4%9c%e0%a5%80%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%a8-%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%9a%e0%a4%af/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603092801/https://www.egkhindi.com/g-v-iyer-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AF/|archive-date=3 June 2021|url-status=live|publisher=Egkhindi}}</ref> His film ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' (1983) won four [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]], including [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]], [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] and [[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Best Audiography]].<ref name="31staward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx|title=31st National Film Awards|publisher=[[India International Film Festival]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112200555/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm31stNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=12 November 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="31stawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf|title=31st National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|archive-date=24 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424114953/http://dff.nic.in/2011/31st_nff_1984.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> His film [[Swami Vivekananda (1998 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.

==Early life==
He was born in 1917 in a [[brahmin]] family in [[Nanjangud]] of [[Mysore]] district.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A file picture of the Kannada film maker G.V. Iyer who passed away in Mumbai... &#124; the Hindu Images|url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=2102780}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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He started his career at the age of eight when he joined the [[Gubbi Veeranna]] theatre group.<ref>{{cite web|title=GV Iyer Movies Collectors Set|url=http://www.kannadastore.com/kannada-video-cd-gv-iyer-movies-collectors-set-p-2710.html|accessdate=9 March 2012}}</ref> His first role as an actor in cinema was in the film ''[[Radha Ramana (film)|Radha Ramana]]''. Besides this he acted in a number of other movies such as ''[[Mahakavi Kalidasa]]'', ''Sodhari'', ''Hemavati'', ''Hari Bhaktha'' and ''[[Bedara Kannapa]]''.
He started his career at the age of eight when he joined the [[Gubbi Veeranna]] theatre group.<ref>{{cite web|title=GV Iyer Movies Collectors Set|url=http://www.kannadastore.com/kannada-video-cd-gv-iyer-movies-collectors-set-p-2710.html|access-date=9 March 2012|archive-date=29 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329105312/http://www.kannadastore.com/kannada-video-cd-gv-iyer-movies-collectors-set-p-2710.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His first role as an actor in cinema was in the film ''[[Radha Ramana (film)|Radha Ramana]]''. Besides this he acted in a number of other movies such as ''[[Mahakavi Kalidasa]]'', ''Sodhari'', ''Hemavati'', ''Hari Bhaktha'' and ''[[Bedara Kannapa]]''. He is credited with providing breaks to two of the greatest [[Kannada]] actors, [[Dr. Rajkumar]] and [[Narasimharaju (Kannada actor)|Narasimha Raju]] in the movie Bedara Kannappa. Though Raj Kumar had acted in a single scene in a movie previously, the movie [[Bedara Kannappa]] where Mr Iyer cast him as the hero, is where he got his break and is regarded generally as his first movie. Iyer also produced the critically acclaimed movie [[Vamsha Vriksha]]. Based on an acclaimed novel by [[S L Bhairappa]], it was jointly directed by [[B V Karanth]] and [[Girish Karnad]].


He soon started directing his own movies. The movie ''Hamsageethe'' (music by Dr. [[Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna|Balamuralikrishna]], [[B. V. Karanth]] and T.G. Lingappa) was extremely well received and made him famous. Iyer wrote scripts, lyrics and produced and directed many commercial [[Kannada]] movies. Iyer's biggest effort was ''[[Ranadheera Kanteerava]]''. He continued making commercial movies until 1970.
He soon started directing his own movies. The movie ''Hamsageethe'' (music by Dr. [[Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna|Balamuralikrishna]], [[B. V. Karanth]] and T.G. Lingappa) was well received and made him famous. Iyer wrote scripts, lyrics and produced and directed many commercial [[Kannada]] movies. Iyer's biggest effort was ''[[Ranadheera Kanteerava]]''. He continued to make commercial movies until 1970.


In his younger days, he was committed to [[Gandhi]] and his ideals. He stopped wearing footwear from the day Gandhi died and never wore them again. He also wore hand-spun clothes colloquially called "Khadi" as was advocated by Gandhi.
He was proficient in both [[Kannada]] and [[Sanskrit]] and was soon to make the first movie in Sanskrit, about the famous philosopher ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' (1983). The movie received the [[National Film Awards (India)|National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]], [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] and [[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Audiography]] and has been known as a master piece. It is believed that the movie made a great impact on Iyer. It was remarked that he stopped wearing footwear after making the movie.


He later went on to make [[Madhvacharya (film)|a film]] on [[Madhvacharya]] in Kannada and [[Ramanuja]]charya in Tamil. He also made a remarkable Sanskrit movie ''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagavad Gita]]'' (1993), which won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]] at the [[National Film Awards (India)|National Film Awards]] of 1993.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Film Awards, India,|url=http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000467/1993|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=9 March 2012}}</ref> The film was also nominated for Best Film at the [[Bogotá]] Film Festival.
He was proficient in both [[Kannada]] and [[Sanskrit]] and was soon to make the first movie in Sanskrit, about the famous philosopher ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' (1983). The movie received the [[National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]], [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]], [[National Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] and [[National Film Award for Best Audiography|Audiography]]. It is believed that the movie made a great impact on Iyer.


He later made [[Madhvacharya (film)|a film]] on [[Madhvacharya]] in Kannada and [[Ramanuja]]charya in Tamil. He also made a remarkable Sanskrit movie ''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagavad Gita]]'' (1993), which won [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]] at the [[National Film Awards]] of 1993.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Film Awards, India|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000467/1993|publisher=IMDb|access-date=9 March 2012|archive-date=2 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602212924/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000467/1993|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was also nominated for Best Film at the [[Bogotá]] Film Festival.
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He also produced a television series ''Natyarani Shanthala'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Manju Bhargavi returns to work in Kannada|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/kannada/manju-bhargavi-returns-to-work-in-kannada/22865/story.htm|accessdate=9 March 2012}}</ref> a historical, on the [[Hoysala]] [[Jain]] queen Shanthala, who was married to a [[Vaishnava]] King. It was re-made in [[Hindi]] as well as in Kannada. It was based on several works by [[Samethanahalli Rama Rao]] in Kannada.


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He produced ''Natyarani Shanthala'', a historical television series on the [[Hoysala]] [[Jain]] queen Shanthala, who was married to a [[Vaishnava]] King. It was re-made in [[Hindi]] as well as in Kannada. It was based on several works by Samethanahalli Rama Rao in Kannada.
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He later went on to make a movie ''[[Swami Vivekananda (1998 film)|Swami Vivekananda]]''. It was an attempt to portray [[Swami Vivekananda]], realistically. Though it had many famous actors such as [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Hema Malini]] and [[Sarvadaman Banerjee]], the movie failed to become a commercial success.


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He later went on to make a movie ''[[Swami Vivekananda (1998 film)|Swami Vivekananda]]''. It was an attempt to portray [[Swami Vivekananda]], realistically. For this film [[Mithun Chakraborty]] won a national award for Best Supporting Actor. [[Mithun Chakraborty]] played Shri Ramkrishna Paramhansa. Though it had many famous actors such as [[Mithun Chakraborty]], [[Hema Malini]] and [[Sarvadaman Banerjee]], the movie failed commercially.
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He was planning a film based on the [[Hindu]] epic ''[[Ramayana]]'', with [[Sanjay Dutt]] playing the role of [[Ravana]], before his sudden death on 21 December 2003 at the age of 87. His last rites took place at his Bharadhwaja Ashrama, near Dodda Aladamara, on the outskirts of Bangalore, near [[Kengeri]].<ref name="jointscene" /><ref>{{cite web|title=G.V.Iyer Is No More|url=http://www.mysoresamachar.com/gv_iyer_dead.htm|accessdate=9 March 2012}}</ref>

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He was planning a film based on the [[Hindu]] epic ''[[Ramayana]]'', with [[Sanjay Dutt]] playing the role of [[Ravana]], before his sudden death on 21 December 2003 at the age of 87. His last rites took place at his Bharadhwaja Ashrama, near Dodda Aladamara, on the outskirts of Bangalore, near [[Kengeri]].<ref name="jointscene" /><ref>{{cite web|title=G.V.Iyer Is No More|url=http://www.mysoresamachar.com/gv_iyer_dead.htm|access-date=9 March 2012|archive-date=5 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005023228/http://www.mysoresamachar.com/gv_iyer_dead.htm|url-status=usurped}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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===Director, Writer and Producer===
===Director, Writer and producer===
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! width=65 | Producer
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|1954 || ''[[Bedara Kannapa]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|1954 || ''[[Bedara Kannapa]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
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|1960 || ''[[Ranadheera Kanteerava]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|1960 || ''[[Ranadheera Kanteerava]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1962 || ''[[Bhoodana]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|1962 || ''[[Bhoodana]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1962 || ''Thai Karulu'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||
|1962 || ''Thai Karulu'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1962 || ''Thayin Karuna'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||
|1962 || ''Thayin Karuna'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1962 || ''[[Gaali Gopura]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada || Lyrics only
|1962 || ''[[Gaali Gopura]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada || Lyrics only
|-
|-
|1963 || ''[[Bangari (1963 film)|Bangari]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|1963 || ''[[Bangari (1963 film)|Bangari]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1963 || ''[[Saaku Magalu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada || Dialogues only
|1963 || ''[[Saaku Magalu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada || Dialogues only
|-
|-
|1963 || ''[[Lawyer Magalu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|1963 || ''[[Lawyer Magalu]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1964 || ''[[Post Master]]''|| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|1964 || ''[[Post Master]]''|| style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
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|1965 || ''[[Pazhani (1965 film)|Pazhani]]''|| style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || Tamil || Original story
|-
|-
|1966 || ''[[Kiladi Ranga]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|1966 || ''[[Kiladi Ranga]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
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|1967 ||''[[Rajashekara]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|1967 ||''[[Rajashekara]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1967 ||''[[Gange Gowri]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada || Dialogues only
|1967 ||''[[Gange Gowri]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada || Dialogues only
|-
|-
|1968 ||''[[Mysore Tanga]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||
|1968 ||''[[Mysore Tanga]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1968 ||''Nane Bhagyavathi'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||
|1968 ||''Nane Bhagyavathi'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1969 ||''Chowkada Deepa'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||
|1969 ||''Chowkada Deepa'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1969 ||''Vichitra Samsara'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||
|1969 ||''Vichitra Samsara'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1975 ||''Aakhri Geet'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||
|1975 ||''Aakhri Geet'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1975 ||''[[Hamsageethe]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|1975 ||''[[Hamsageethe]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1977 ||''Nalegalannu Maduvavaru'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||
|1977 ||''Nalegalannu Maduvavaru'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1977 ||''Kudre Motte'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||
|1977 ||''Kudre Motte'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada ||
|-
|-
|1983 ||''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Sanskrit ||
|1983 ||''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || Sanskrit || [[Madhu Ambat]] won national award for Best Cinematography.

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|1986 ||''[[Madhvacharya (film)|Madhvacharya]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||
|1986 ||''[[Madhvacharya (film)|Madhvacharya]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada ||
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|-
|1989 ||''[[Ramanujacharya (film)|Ramanujacharya]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Tamil ||
|1989 ||''[[Ramanujacharya (film)|Ramanujacharya]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| || Tamil ||
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|-
|1989 ||''Wall Poster'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Kannada ||
|1989 ||''Wall Poster'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada ||
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|-
|1993 ||''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagvad Gita: Song of the Lord]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Sanskrit ||
|1993 ||''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagvad Gita: Song of the Lord]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || Sanskrit ||
|-
|1998 ||''[[Swami Vivekananda (1998 film)|Swami Vivekananda]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || Hindi || [[Mithun Chakraborty]] won national award for Best Supporting Actor.

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|1998 ||''[[Swami Vivekananda (1998 film)|Swami Vivekananda]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{n}} || Hindi ||
|2001 ||''[[Sri Krishna Leela (film)|Sri Krishna Leela]]'' || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| {{y}} || style="text-align:center;"| || Kannada || Unreleased
|}
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2001 Sri Krishna Leele


===Actor===
===Actor===
* ''[[Radha Ramana (film)|Radha Ramana]]'' (1943)
* ''[[Radha Ramana (film)|Radha Ramana]]'' (1943)
* ''[[Bedara Kannappa]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Bedara Kannappa]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Sodari]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Sodari (film)|Sodari]]'' (1955)
* ''Bhakta Mallikarjuna'' (1955)
* ''Bhakta Mallikarjuna'' (1955)
* ''Sadarame'' (1956)
* ''Sadarame'' (1956)
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* ''[[Ranadheera Kanteerava]]'' (1960)
* ''[[Ranadheera Kanteerava]]'' (1960)
* ''Kantheredu Nodu'' (1961)
* ''Kantheredu Nodu'' (1961)
* ''[[Bhoodana]]'' (1962)
* ''Vamsha Vriksha'' (1971)
* ''Vamsha Vriksha'' (1971)
* ''Hemavathi'' (1977)
* ''Hemavathi'' (1977)


==Awards==
==Awards==
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* [[31st National Film Awards|1983]]: [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]
* [[31st National Film Awards|1983]]: [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]
** [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]]: ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
** [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]]: ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
** [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]: ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
** [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]: ''[[Adi Shankaracharya (film)|Adi Shankaracharya]]''
*[[40th National Film Awards|1993]]: [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]
*[[40th National Film Awards|1993]]: [[National Film Award (India)|National Film Award]]
** [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]]: ''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagavad Gita]]''<ref name="40thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx|title=40th National Film Awards|publisher=[[India International Film Festival]]|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref><ref name="40thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|title=40th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher= [[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref>
** [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Film]]: ''[[Bhagavad Gita (film)|Bhagavad Gita]]''<ref name="40thaward">{{cite web|url=http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx|title=40th National Film Awards|publisher=[[India International Film Festival]]|access-date=2 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602174839/http://iffi.nic.in/Dff2011/Frm40thNFAAward.aspx|archive-date=2 June 2016|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="40thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|title=40th National Film Awards (PDF)|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=2 March 2012|archive-date=9 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309053748/http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
*1993: Bhagavad Gita – nominated for Best Film at the Bogotá Film Festival in Golden Precolumbian Circle.<ref>{{cite web|title=G.V. Iyer Awards|url=http://www.whosdatedwho.com/tpx_3962402/g-v-iyer/awards|publisher=whosdatedwho.com|accessdate=9 March 2012}}</ref>
*1993: Bhagavad Gita – nominated for Best Film at the Bogotá Film Festival in Golden Precolumbian Circle.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
** [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada]]: ''[[Hamsa Geethe]]''- 1976
** [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada]]: ''[[Vamsha Vriksha]]''- 1972


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist|2}}


==External links==
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Ganapathi Venkatramana Iyer
G. V. Iyer, Indian film-director
Born(1917-09-03)3 September 1917
Nanjanagud, Mysore State, British India
Died21 December 2003(2003-12-21) (aged 86)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
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 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.

Early life

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He was born in 1917 in a brahmin family in Nanjangud of Mysore district.[4]

Career

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He started his career at the age of eight when he joined the Gubbi Veeranna theatre group.[5] His first role as an actor in cinema was in the film Radha Ramana. Besides this he acted in a number of other movies such as Mahakavi Kalidasa, Sodhari, Hemavati, Hari Bhaktha and Bedara Kannapa. He is credited with providing breaks to two of the greatest Kannada actors, Dr. Rajkumar and Narasimha Raju in the movie Bedara Kannappa. Though Raj Kumar had acted in a single scene in a movie previously, the movie Bedara Kannappa where Mr Iyer cast him as the hero, is where he got his break and is regarded generally as his first movie. Iyer also produced the critically acclaimed movie Vamsha Vriksha. Based on an acclaimed novel by S L Bhairappa, it was jointly directed by B V Karanth and Girish Karnad.

He soon started directing his own movies. The movie Hamsageethe (music by Dr. Balamuralikrishna, B. V. Karanth and T.G. Lingappa) was well received and made him famous. Iyer wrote scripts, lyrics and produced and directed many commercial Kannada movies. Iyer's biggest effort was Ranadheera Kanteerava. He continued to make commercial movies until 1970.

In his younger days, he was committed to Gandhi and his ideals. He stopped wearing footwear from the day Gandhi died and never wore them again. He also wore hand-spun clothes colloquially called "Khadi" as was advocated by Gandhi.

He was proficient in both Kannada and Sanskrit and was soon to make the first movie in Sanskrit, about the famous philosopher Adi Shankaracharya (1983). The movie received the National Film Awards for Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Audiography. It is believed that the movie made a great impact on Iyer.

He later made a film on Madhvacharya in Kannada and Ramanujacharya in Tamil. He also made a remarkable Sanskrit movie Bhagavad Gita (1993), which won Best Film at the National Film Awards of 1993.[6] The film was also nominated for Best Film at the Bogotá Film Festival.

He produced Natyarani Shanthala, a historical television series on the Hoysala Jain queen Shanthala, who was married to a Vaishnava King. It was re-made in Hindi as well as in Kannada. It was based on several works by Samethanahalli Rama Rao in Kannada.

He later went on to make a movie Swami Vivekananda. It was an attempt to portray Swami Vivekananda, realistically. For this film Mithun Chakraborty won a national award for Best Supporting Actor. Mithun Chakraborty played Shri Ramkrishna Paramhansa. Though it had many famous actors such as Mithun Chakraborty, Hema Malini and Sarvadaman Banerjee, the movie failed commercially.

He was planning a film based on the Hindu epic Ramayana, with Sanjay Dutt playing the role of Ravana, before his sudden death on 21 December 2003 at the age of 87. His last rites took place at his Bharadhwaja Ashrama, near Dodda Aladamara, on the outskirts of Bangalore, near Kengeri.[1][7]

Filmography

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Director, Writer and producer

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Year Film Credited as Language Notes
Director Writer Producer
1954 Bedara Kannapa Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
1960 Ranadheera Kanteerava Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
1962 Bhoodana Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
1962 Thai Karulu Green tickY Kannada
1962 Thayin Karuna Green tickY Kannada
1962 Gaali Gopura Green tickY Kannada Lyrics only
1963 Bangari Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
1963 Saaku Magalu Green tickY Kannada Dialogues only
1963 Lawyer Magalu Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
1964 Post Master Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
1965 Pazhani Green tickY Tamil Original story
1966 Kiladi Ranga Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
1967 Rajashekara Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
1967 Gange Gowri Green tickY Kannada Dialogues only
1968 Mysore Tanga Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
1968 Nane Bhagyavathi Green tickY Kannada
1969 Chowkada Deepa Green tickY Kannada
1969 Vichitra Samsara Green tickY Kannada
1975 Aakhri Geet Green tickY Kannada
1975 Hamsageethe Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
1977 Nalegalannu Maduvavaru Green tickY Kannada
1977 Kudre Motte Green tickY Kannada
1983 Adi Shankaracharya Green tickY Green tickY Sanskrit Madhu Ambat won national award for Best Cinematography.
1986 Madhvacharya Green tickY Green tickY Kannada
1989 Ramanujacharya Green tickY Tamil
1989 Wall Poster Green tickY Kannada
1993 Bhagvad Gita: Song of the Lord Green tickY Green tickY Sanskrit
1998 Swami Vivekananda Green tickY Green tickY Hindi Mithun Chakraborty won national award for Best Supporting Actor.
2001 Sri Krishna Leela Green tickY Green tickY Kannada Unreleased

Actor

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Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  4. ^ "A file picture of the Kannada film maker G.V. Iyer who passed away in Mumbai... | the Hindu Images".
  5. ^ "GV Iyer Movies Collectors Set". Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  6. ^ "National Film Awards, India". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  7. ^ "G.V.Iyer Is No More". Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  8. ^ "40th National Film Awards". India International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  9. ^ "40th National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
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