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{{Short description|Indian film producer (d. 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Indian name|Venkateswaran|Gopalaratnam}}
{{infobox person
| name = G. Venkateswaran
| birth_name = Gopalaratnam Venkateswaran
| birth_place = [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2003|5|3|1948|1|13}}
| death_place = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| alma_mater = [[University of Madras]]
| occupation = Film producer, chartered accountant
| spouse = Sujatha
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Mani Ratnam]] (brother)
}}

'''Gopalaratnam 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]] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/gv.asp|title=Big is Beautiful|website=Chennai Online|access-date=2 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040824184440/http://www.chennaionline.com/interviews/gv.asp|archive-date=24 August 2004}}</ref>

== Early life ==
G. Venkateswaran was the eldest son of S. Gopala Ratnam, who produced films for Venus Pictures. His younger brothers were [[Mani Ratnam]] and G. Srinivasan.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 May 2007|title=Mani Ratnam's brother dies in trekking fall|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mani-ratnam-s-brother-dies-in-trekking-fall/32057/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171124230517/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/mani-ratnam-s-brother-dies-in-trekking-fall/32057|archive-date=24 November 2017|access-date=2020-11-11|website=[[The Indian Express]]|url-status=live}}</ref> Venkateswaran studied commerce at [[University of Madras]], and became a [[chartered accountant]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Zubin|first=Kharleez|date=19 November 1991|title=G.V. has the right mix for art and profit|page=28|work=[[New Straits Times]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zmJPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OJADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6639%2C1584460|access-date=11 November 2020|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111150925/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zmJPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OJADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6639,1584460|url-status=live}}</ref> He remained one for nearly a decade before venturing into film distribution, and production.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shetty|first=Kavitha|date=May 31, 1990|title=Glamour and quick money draw professionals from other fields to Tamil cinema|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19900531-glamour-of-arc-lights-and-lure-of-quick-money-draw-professionals-into-cinema-812644-1990-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321104123/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19900531-glamour-of-arc-lights-and-lure-of-quick-money-draw-professionals-into-cinema-812644-1990-05-31|archive-date=21 March 2019|access-date=2020-11-11|website=[[India Today]]|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|1986
|''[[Mouna Ragam]]''
|
|-
|1988
|''[[Agni Natchathiram]]''
|
|-
|1989
|''[[Guru (1989 film)|Guru]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1990
|''[[Vedikkai En Vadikkai]]''
|
|-
|''[[Anjali (1990 film)|Anjali]]''
|
|-
|1991
|''[[Thalapathi]]''
|
|-
|1992
|''[[Neenga Nalla Irukkanum]]''
|
|-
|1994
|''[[May Maadham]]''
|
|-
|1995
|''[[Indira (film)|Indira]]''
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002
|''[[Thamizhan]]''
|
|-
|''[[Yai! Nee Romba Azhaga Irukey!]]''
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Chokka Thangam]]''
|
|-
| style="text-align:center" colspan="3"|'''Films produced after GV's death'''
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Ullam Ketkume]]'' ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Kaivantha Kalai]]'' ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Urchagam]]'' ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[TN 07 AL 4777]]'' ||
|}

;Actor
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Raja Kaiya Vacha]]'' || Himself
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Eeramana Rojave]]'' || Principal
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Pagaivan]]'' || Padmanabhan
|}

== Personal life and death ==
Venkateswaran was married to Sujatha, and they had two children.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Sathiya Moorthy|first=N|date=May 3, 2003|title=Film producer GV commits suicide|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/03gv.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614193404/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/may/03gv.htm|archive-date=14 June 2021|access-date=2020-11-11|website=[[Rediff.com]]|url-status=live}}</ref> On 3 May 2003, Venkateswaran, aged 55, committed suicide by hanging at his residence.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shivakumar|first=S.|date=2003-05-10|title=The seamier side of film financing|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/the-seamier-side-of-film-financing/article27771151.ece|access-date=2020-11-11|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=5 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230705132315/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/the-seamier-side-of-film-financing/article27771151.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|id=1234765|name=G. Venkateswaran}}

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[[Category:Film producers from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Businesspeople from Madurai]]
[[Category:Artists who died by suicide]]
[[Category:Suicides by hanging in India]]
[[Category:2003 suicides]]

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