G. V. Iyer

Bio: Ganapathi Venkatrama 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, Adi Shankaracharya (1983) and which won four National Film Award.

Born: September 03, 1917 in Nanjangud, India

Died: December 21, 2003 in Mumbai, India