Girish Karnad
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 19, 1938 (88 years old)
Place of Birth
Maharashtra, India
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.
Known For
| 2022 | The Master: Shyam BenegalHimself | |
| 2018 | Revisiting Samskara | |
| 2017 | Tiger Zinda HaiShenoy | |
| 2016 | 24Sathya's grandfather | |
| 2016 | Chalk N Duster | |
| 2015 | Rudra Tandava | |
| 2015 | Rana VikramaK. V. Anand Rao | |
| 2015 | Gurudakshina | |
| 2014 | Samrat & Co.Mahendra Pratap Singh | |
| 2014 | Chandra | |
| 2012 | MugamoodiAnand's Grand father | |
| 2012 | Ek Tha TigerShenoy | |
| 2012 | Yaare Koogadali | |
| 2011 | Kempe GowdaMahadev (Kavya's father) | |
| 2010 | AashayeinG. Parthasarthi | |
| 2010 | Komaram PuliPrime Minister | |
| 2010 | Peepli LiveAvinash Nimade | |
| 2009 | 8 x 10 TasveerAnil Sharma | |
| 2009 | Life Goes OnAlok | |
| 2008 | DhanamAnanth's father | |
| 2007 | Lava Kusha | |
| 2007 | Aa DinagaluGirish Naik | |
| 2006 | DorRandhir Singh | |
| 2006 | Tananam TananamShastry | |
| 2005 | IqbalGuruji | |
| 2004 | ChellamaeRajasekhar | |
| 2004 | Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.Satya Prasad | |
| 2001 | Vande Matharam | |
| 2000 | Hey RamUppilli Iyengar | |
| 2000 | PukarMr. Rajvansh | |
| 1999 | PrathyarthaHome Minister of India | |
| 1999 | Kaanooru HeggadithiChandre Gowda | |
| 1998 | Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger | |
| 1998 | China GateForest Officer Sunder Rajan | |
| 1998 | Kadhal MannanRudran | |
| 1997 | RatchaganSriram | |
| 1997 | Minsara KanavuAmalraj | |
| 1996 | AatankInspector Khan | |
| 1996 | Dharma ChakramMahendra | |
| 1996 | The PrinceVishwanath | |
| 1996 | Sivasakthi | |
| 1995 | Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara GavaiHangal Kumaraswamiji | |
| 1994 | KaadhalanKakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy | |
| 1992 | CheluviVillage Headman | |
| 1992 | PranadaataDr. Siva Prasad | |
| 1991 | Mysooru Mallige | |
| 1991 | GunaaDoctor Ganesh | |
| 1991 | Chaitanya | |
| 1990 | Santha Shishunala SharifGovindabhatta | |
| 1990 | Nehru: The Jewel of India | |
| 1990 | Prathama UshakiranaPsychiatrist | |
| 1989 | Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe | |
| 1988 | AkarshanAnand (Movie Director) | |
| 1987 | SutradharZamindar | |
| 1987 | Neela Kurinji Poothappol....Appu Menon | |
| 1987 | Sankeertana | |
| 1987 | Malgudi Days | |
| 1986 | Naan Adimai Illai | |
| 1985 | ZamanaSatish Kumar | |
| 1985 | Sur Sangam | |
| 1985 | Meri JungDeepak Verma | |
| 1985 | Nee Thanda Kanike | |
| 1984 | TarangDinesh | |
| 1984 | DivorceJayant Oswal | |
| 1983 | Anveshane | |
| 1983 | Ananda BhairaviBhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma | |
| 1982 | UmbarthaSubhash Mahajan | |
| 1982 | AparoopaMr. Kanna | |
| 1981 | Paanch Qaidi | |
| 1981 | Shama | |
| 1980 | Man PasandKashinath | |
| 1980 | Apne ParayeHarish | |
| 1980 | AashaMala's Friend | |
| 1979 | The Jewelled LampMadan (Railway official) | |
| 1977 | SwamiGhanshyam | |
| 1976 | ManthanDr. Manohar Rao | |
| 1975 | NishantSchoolmaster | |
| 1974 | Jadu Ka Shankh | |
| 1971 | Vamsha Vriksha | |
| 1970 | SamskaraPraneshacharya |
| 1999 | Kaanooru HeggadithiDirector | |
| 1992 | CheluviDirector | |
| 1988 | Kanaka PurandaraDirector | |
| 1984 | UtsavDirector | |
| 1979 | Ondanondu KaladalliDirector | |
| 1977 | Tabbaliyu Neenade MaganeDirector | |
| 1973 | KaaduDirector | |
| 1971 | Vamsha VrikshaDirector |
| 2007 | Aa DinagaluScreenplay | |
| 2002 | Agni VarshaWriter | |
| 1999 | Kaanooru HeggadithiScreenplay | |
| 1997 | NagamandalaWriter | |
| 1992 | CheluviWriter | |
| 1984 | UtsavScreenplay | |
| 1981 | KalyugScreenplay | |
| 1979 | Ondanondu KaladalliStory | |
| 1979 | Ondanondu KaladalliScreenplay | |
| 1979 | Ondanondu KaladalliWriter | |
| 1979 | Ondanondu KaladalliDialogue | |
| 1978 | The Sage from the SeaScreenplay | |
| 1977 | The RoleScreenplay | |
| 1977 | Kakana KoteScreenplay | |
| 1973 | KaaduWriter | |
| 1970 | SamskaraScreenplay | |
| 1970 | SamskaraDialogue |