G. V. Iyer
Writer · 1917 – 2003 · Nanjanagud, Mysore, India
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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Movie7.0HorrorThe local god prophesies that Balappa can solve the problem of a lack of rain in the village when a demon possesses the head-man.
Rushya Shringa
1976 · 1 votes
Movie8.0DramaVenkatasubbaiyya's master asks him to compose a musical masterpiece before his death. However, Venkatasubbaiyya's failure to handle fame lands him in trouble.
MovieHistoryFantasyRani Honnamma is a 1960 Indian historical drama film in Kannada language, directed and written by K. R. Seetharama Sastry and produced by Karibasaiah, The film stars Rajkumar and Leelavathi.
MovieDramaHemavathi, a noble priest's daughter, is married off to a jobless man in the city who abandons her. When she returns to her father's village, a caste-based struggle awaits her.
Movie6.8DramaHistoryThe movie follows the life and times of Sankara - the founder of the non-duality (Advaita) school of Indian philosophy.
Adi Shankaracharya
1983 · 8 votes
Movie7.0HistoryDramaThe life of Basava, a philosopher and social reformer from Karnataka who lived in the 12th century A.D.
Movie8.3DramaA hunter tries to prove his extreme devotion to Lord Shiva by removing both of his eyes.
Movie7.0Hari Bhakta is a 1956 Kannada-language film directed by T. V. Singh Thakur. The film stars Rajkumar and Pandari Bai. It had Mynavathi, Narasimharaju, G. V. Iyer, H. R. Shastry playing supporting roles.[1] The movie is based on the life of Pundarika
MovieDramaFamilyThe film marks the first time singer P. B. Srinivas sung for Rajkumar. Rajkumar and G.K. Venkatesh too turned singers with this movie.