Girish Karnad
Acting
Born: 1938-05-19 · Maharashtra, India
Died: 2019-06-10
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.
🎬 Movies (20)
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
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
8 x 10 Tasveer
2009
Anil Sharma
