Ganapathi Venkatramana Iyer | |
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Born | |
Died | 21 December 2003 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | (aged 86)
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | Kannada Bheeshma |
Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, screenwriter |
Known for | Sanskrit film direction |
Notable work | Adi 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 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.