G. Venkateswaran (died 3 May 2003), popularly known as G.V., was an Indian

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

and chartered accountant. He was the elder brother of director and screenwriter

Mani Ratnam Gopala Ratnam Subramaniam (born 2 June 1956), known professionally as Mani Ratnam, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema and few Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. Ratnam has won six Nat ...

and G. Srinivasan. Venkateswaran was the promoter of GV Films, one of the first movie companies in India to raise capital through the stock market and Sujatha Productions. As an actor, he played a cameo in '' Pagaivan'' and played himself in Prabhu starrer ''

Raja Kaiya Vacha ''Raja Kaiya Vacha'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, directed by Suresh Krissna. The film stars Prabhu, Revathi and Gautami with Nassar, Sarathkumar, Nagesh, Janagaraj, Anandaraj, and Poornam Viswanathan in supporting roles. It w ...

''.

Early life

G. Venkateswaran was the eldest son of S. Gopala Ratnam, who produced films for Venus Pictures. His younger brothers were

and G. Srinivasan. Venkateswaran studied commerce at

University of Madras The University of Madras (informally known as Madras University) is a public state university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Established in 1857, it is one of the oldest and among the most prestigious universities in India, incorporated by an a ...

, and became a chartered accountant. He remained one for nearly a decade before venturing into film distribution, and production.

Filmography

;Films produced after GV's death *'' Ullam Ketkume'' (2005) *'' Kaivantha Kalai'' (2006) *'' Urchagam'' (2007) *'' TN 07 AL 4777'' (2009)

Death

On 3 May 2003, G.V., aged 55, committed suicide by hanging at his residence. He is survived by his wife Sujatha and two children.

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* Tamil film producers 1948 births 2003 deaths Film producers from Tamil Nadu Businesspeople from Madurai Artists who committed suicide Suicides by hanging in India 2003 suicides {{India-film-producer-stub