Girish Karnad
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday19 May 1938
Died10 June 2019 (age 81)
Place of birthMaharashtra, India
Known credits96
Biography
Girish Karnad (19 May 1938 – 10 June 2019) was an Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and a Jnanpith awardee, who predominantly worked in Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Marathi films. His rise as a playwright in the 1960s marked the coming of age of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada.He was a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India.
The Master: Shyam Benegal
2022 · Himself
Revisiting Samskara
2018
Tiger Zinda Hai
2017 · Shenoy
24
2016 · Sathya's grandfather
Chalk N Duster
2016
Rana Vikrama
2015 · K. V. Anand Rao
Gurudakshina
2015
Rudra Tandava
2015
Benegal's New Cinema
2014
Samrat & Co.
2014 · Mahendra Pratap Singh
Chandra
2014
Sweety Nanna Jodi
2013
Yaare Koogadali
2012
Mugamoodi
2012 · Anand's Grand father
Ek Tha Tiger
2012 · Shenoy
Kempe Gowda
2011 · Mahadev (Kavya's father)
Komaram Puli
2010 · Prime Minister
Aashayein
2010 · G. Parthasarthi
Peepli Live
2010 · Avinash Nimade
Life Goes On
2009 · Alok
8x10 Tasveer
2009 · Anil Sharma
Dhanam
2008 · Ananth's father
Lava Kusha
2007
Aa Dinagalu
2007 · Girish Naik
Aa Dinagalu
2007 · Screenplay
Tananam Tananam
2006 · Shastry
Dor
2006 · Randhir Singh
Iqbal
2005 · Guruji
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.
2004 · Satya Prasad
Chellamae
2004 · Rajasekhar
Agni Varsha
2002 · Writer
Vande Matharam
2001
Hey Ram
2000 · Uppilli Iyengar
Pukar
2000 · Mr. Rajvansh
A.K.47
1999 · Jagannath Rao
Prathyartha
1999 · Home Minister of India
Kaanooru Heggadithi
1999 · Chandre Gowda
Kaanooru Heggadithi
1999 · Director
Kaanooru Heggadithi
1999 · Screenplay
China Gate
1998 · Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
1998
Kadhal Mannan
1998 · Rudran
Ratchagan
1997 · Sriram
Minsara Kanavu
1997 · Amalraj
Nagamandala
1997 · Writer
Sivasakthi
1996 · Siva’s Father
The Prince
1996 · Vishwanath
Aatank
1996 · Inspector Khan
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