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    2003-12-21

    1917-09-03109 years, 2 months, and 7 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Nanjanagud, Mysore, India

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    Biography

    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.

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    Best Credits: 13

    7

    Rushya Shringa

    10

    Sodari

    8.5

    Hari Bhakta

    6.8

    Adi Shankaracharya

    8.8

    Bedara Kannappa

    8

    Hamsageethe

    8.5

    Jagajyothi Basveshwara

    8

    Ranadheera Kanteerava

    N/A

    Hemavathi

    Title
    Rushya Shringa
    7
    1976-01-01
    0.7505
    Sodari
    Sarvantaryami
    10
    1955-05-20
    0.1168
    Hari Bhakta
    8.5
    1956-02-06
    0.2258
    Adi Shankaracharya
    Veda Vyasa
    6.8
    1983-01-01
    0.2704
    Bedara Kannappa
    Kailashanath Shastri
    8.8
    1954-05-07
    0.2277
    Hamsageethe
    8
    1975-08-17
    0.8368
    Jagajyothi Basveshwara
    8.5
    1959-03-30
    0.1836
    Ranadheera Kanteerava
    Thungarya
    8
    1960-02-14
    0.2242
    Hemavathi
    0
    1977-09-02
    0.5428
    Ohileshwara
    10
    1956-10-09
    0.1937
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