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

and G. Srinivasan. Venkateswaran was the promoter of

GV Films GV Films is an Indian film production and distribution company headed by Ishari K. Ganesh. The firm had been a leading production studio in the Tamil film industry in the 1990s and had been founded by G. Venkateswaran as Sujatha Films in 1986. ...

, 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 ''Pagaivan'' () is a 1997 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action comedy film directed by Ramesh Balakrishnan, starring Ajith Kumar, Sathyaraj and Anjala Zaveri. The film revolves around a kidnapping undertaken by Ajith's character and the ...

'' and played himself in Prabhu starrer '' Raja Kaiya Vacha''.

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 ''Kaivantha Kalai'' is a 2006 Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Pandiarajan. The film stars his son Prithvirajan, whereas Sruthi, Manivannan, and the director himself play other important roles. The film released on 15 ...

'' (2006) *''

Urchagam ''Urchagam'' ( en, Excitement) is a 2007 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Ravichandran and starring Nandha and Sherin. The storyline is based on the problems and difficulties between a love marriage and arranged marriage. The movie was shot in ...

'' (2007) *''

TN 07 AL 4777 ''TN-07 AL 4777'' is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language thriller drama film directed by A. Lakshmikanthan. The film stars Simran, Pasupathy, Ajmal Ameer, and Meenakshi. The film's soundtrack, composed by Vijay Antony was released on 12 December 2008 ...

'' (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