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G.V. Iyer(1917-2003)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Director
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G.V. Iyer was born in September 1917 in Nanjangud, Mysore, British India. He was a writer and director, known for Adi Shankaracharya (1983), Bhagvad Gita: Song of the Lord (1993) and Bhoodana (1962). He died on 21 December 2003 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
BornSeptember 1917
DiedDecember 21, 2003
BornSeptember 1917
DiedDecember 21, 2003
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Sarvadaman Banerjee in Adi Shankaracharya (1983)
Adi Shankaracharya
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1983
Bhagvad Gita: Song of the Lord (1993)
Bhagvad Gita: Song of the Lord
8.3
  • Writer
  • 1993
Bhoodana (1962)
Bhoodana
9.2
  • Writer
  • 1962
Vamsha Vriksha (1971)
Vamsha Vriksha
8.3
  • Actor
  • 1971

Credits

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Writer

  • Vivekananda (1998)
    Vivekananda
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1998
  • Bhagvad Gita: Song of the Lord (1993)
    Bhagvad Gita: Song of the Lord
    8.3
    • writer
    • 1993
  • Madhavacharya
    8.8
    • screenplay, dialogue
    • 1986
  • Sarvadaman Banerjee in Adi Shankaracharya (1983)
    Adi Shankaracharya
    7.7
    • screenplay
    • 1983
  • Hamse Geethe (1975)
    Hamse Geethe
    7.4
    • screenplay
    • 1975
  • Jatakarathna Gunda Joisa (1971)
    Jatakarathna Gunda Joisa
    • dialogue
    • 1971
  • Chowkada Deepa (1969)
    Chowkada Deepa
    • story, screenplay, dialogue
    • 1969
  • Gandondu Hennaru (1969)
    Gandondu Hennaru
    9.0
    • dialogue
    • 1969
  • Amma (1968)
    Amma
    8.9
    • dialogue
    • 1968
  • Chinnari Puttana (1968)
    Chinnari Puttana
    • dialogue
    • 1968
  • Mysore Tonga
    • story, screenplay, dialogue
    • 1968
  • Nane Bhagyavathi
    • dialogue
    • 1968
  • Beedhi Basavanna (1967)
    Beedhi Basavanna
    8.9
    • dialogue
    • 1967
  • Gange Gowri (1967)
    Gange Gowri
    9.1
    • Writer
    • 1967
  • Immadi Pulakesi (1967)
    Immadi Pulakesi
    9.1
    • screenplay, dialogue
    • 1967

Music Department

  • Prema Kama
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1978
  • Jatakarathna Gunda Joisa (1971)
    Jatakarathna Gunda Joisa
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1971
  • Hasiru Thorana (1970)
    Hasiru Thorana
    8.8
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1970
  • Chowkada Deepa (1969)
    Chowkada Deepa
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1969
  • Gandondu Hennaru (1969)
    Gandondu Hennaru
    9.0
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1969
  • Amma (1968)
    Amma
    8.9
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1968
  • Chinnari Puttana (1968)
    Chinnari Puttana
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1968
  • Mysore Tonga
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1968
  • Nane Bhagyavathi
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1968
  • Beedhi Basavanna (1967)
    Beedhi Basavanna
    8.9
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1967
  • Gange Gowri (1967)
    Gange Gowri
    9.1
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1967
  • Immadi Pulakesi (1967)
    Immadi Pulakesi
    9.1
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1967
  • Rajasekara (1967)
    Rajasekara
    9.2
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1967
  • Emmay Thammanna (1966)
    Emmay Thammanna
    8.8
    • lyricist: Kannadan
    • 1966
  • Kiladi Ranga (1966)
    Kiladi Ranga
    8.9
    • lyricist
    • 1966

Director

  • Vivekananda (1998)
    Vivekananda
    7.3
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Bhagvad Gita: Song of the Lord (1993)
    Bhagvad Gita: Song of the Lord
    8.3
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Ramanujacharya
    8.5
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Wall Poster
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Madhavacharya
    8.8
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Sarvadaman Banerjee in Adi Shankaracharya (1983)
    Adi Shankaracharya
    7.7
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Kudre Motte
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Nalegannu Maduvavara
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Aakhri Geet
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Hamse Geethe (1975)
    Hamse Geethe
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Chowkada Deepa (1969)
    Chowkada Deepa
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Vichitra Samsara
    • Director
    • 1969
  • Mysore Tonga
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Nane Bhagyavathi
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Rajasekara (1967)
    Rajasekara
    9.2
    • Director
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 1917
    • Nanjangud, Mysore, British India
  • Died
    • December 21, 2003
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Having worked in films since the 1940s and authoring the first film in Sanskrit, his films often deal with seminal Hindu philosophers.
  • Nicknames
    • Barefoot Director
    • The Barefoot Director

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