G. V. Iyer

G. V. Iyer

Рождение : 1917-09-03, Nanjanagud, Mysore, India

Смерть : 2003-12-21

История

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.

Профиль

G. V. Iyer

Фильмы

Свами Вивекананда
Screenplay
Свами Вивекананда
Story
Свами Вивекананда
Director
Bhagavad Gita
Director
An adaptation of the Hindu religious book Bhagavat Gita, an epic centering around two families and their fight for the throne.
Ramanujacharya
Writer
Ramanujacharya is a 1989 Tamil film written and directed by G. V. Iyer. The film is a biographical film on Ramanujacharya.
Ramanujacharya
Director
Ramanujacharya is a 1989 Tamil film written and directed by G. V. Iyer. The film is a biographical film on Ramanujacharya.
Adi Shankaracharya
Director
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) school of Indian philosophy.
Rushya Shringa
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.
Hamsageethe
Screenplay
Hamsa Geethe is based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.
Hamsageethe
Producer
Hamsa Geethe is based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.
Hamsageethe
Director
Hamsa Geethe is based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.
Hamsageethe
Hamsa Geethe is based on the real-life story of the 18th-century Carnatic musician Bhairavi Venkatasubbaiah.
Gange Gowri
Writer
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 wife Dakshayani. Following this, Lord Shiva marries Goddess Parvati. Later, the Devatas Shiva, Ganga, Gowri all take birth as avatars on earth in the city of Kashi. Eventually, Shiva, Gowri and Ganga all get married in their earthly avatars.
Immadi Pulikeshi
Screenplay
Immadi Pulikeshi is based on the story of the famous Kannada ruler Pulakeshin II of the Chalukya dynasty, who was significantly involved in branching out the dynasty to extend over most parts of the Deccan.
Pazhani
Story
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 written by M. S. Solaimani and story written by G. V. Iyer respectively. . The film features Sivaji Ganesan played titular role with other prominent actors S. S. Rajendran, R. Muthuraman, T. S. Balaiah and M. R. Radha in lead with Devika, Nagesh, Pushpalatha and C. Lakshmi Rajyam played pivotal role. The film had musical score by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and was released on 14 January 1965.
Kittur Chennamma
Writer
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 died in captivity in 1829.
Jagajyothi Basveshwara
Writer
The life of Basava, a philosopher and social reformer from Karnataka who lived in the 12th century A.D.
Jagajyothi Basveshwara
The life of Basava, a philosopher and social reformer from Karnataka who lived in the 12th century A.D.
Bedara Kannappa
A hunter tries to prove his extreme devotion to Lord Shiva by removing both of his eyes.