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Girish Karnad
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Girish Karnad

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.

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Born
May 19, 1938
Died
Jun 10, 2019
Birthplace
Maharashtra, India
Known For
Acting

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.

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Filmography

Movies

SamskaraPraneshacharya
1970
SamskaraScreenplay
1970
SamskaraDialogue
1970
Vamsha Vriksha
1971
Vamsha VrikshaDirector
1971
KaaduDirector
1973
KaaduWriter
1973
Jadu Ka Shankh
1974
NishantSchoolmaster
1975
ManthanDr. Manohar Rao
1976
BhumikaScreenplay
1977
Kakana KoteScreenplay
1977
SwamiGhanshyam
1977
Tabbaliyu Neenade MaganeDirector
1977
Tabbaliyu Neenade MaganeScreenplay
1977
The Sage from the SeaScreenplay
1978
Ondanondu KaladalliDirector
1979
Ondanondu KaladalliStory
1979
Ondanondu KaladalliScreenplay
1979
Ondanondu KaladalliWriter
1979
Ondanondu KaladalliDialogue
1979
The Jewelled LampMadan (Railway official)
1979
AashaMala's Friend
1980
Apne ParayeHarish
1980
Man PasandKashinath
1980
KalyugScreenplay
1981
Paanch Qaidi
1981
S
Shama
1981
AparoopaMr. Kanna
1982
UmbarthaSubhash Mahajan
1982
Ananda BhairaviBhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
1983
AnveshaneRotti
1983
DivorceJayant Oswal
1984
TarangDinesh
1984
UtsavDirector
1984
UtsavScreenplay
1984
Meri JungDeepak Verma
1985
Nee Thanda Kanike
1985
SS
Sur Sangam
1985
ZamanaSatish Kumar
1985
Naan Adimai Illai
1986
Neela Kurinji Poothappol....Appu Menon
1987
Sankeertana
1987
SutradharZamindar
1987
AkarshanAnand (Movie Director)
1988
KP
Kanaka PurandaraDirector
1988
Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
1989
NT
Nehru: The Jewel of India
1990
Prathama UshakiranaPsychiatrist
1990
Santha Shishunala SharifGovindabhatta
1990
BrammaJennifer's father
1991
Chaitanya
1991
GunaaDoctor Ganesh
1991
Inner voice
1991
Mysooru Mallige
1991
CheluviVillage Headman
1992
CheluviDirector
1992
CheluviWriter
1992
P
PranadaataDr. Siva Prasad
1992
KaadhalanKakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
1994
Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara GavaiHangal Kumaraswamiji
1995
AatankInspector Khan
1996
Dharma ChakramMahendra
1996
S
SivasakthiSiva’s Father
1996
The PrinceVishwanath
1996
Minsara KanavuAmalraj
1997
NagamandalaWriter
1997
RatchaganSriram
1997
Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
1998
China GateForest Officer Sunder Rajan
1998
Kadhal MannanRudran
1998
A.K.47Jagannath Rao
1999
KH
Kaanooru HeggadithiChandre Gowda
1999
KH
Kaanooru HeggadithiDirector
1999
KH
Kaanooru HeggadithiScreenplay
1999
PrathyarthaHome Minister of India
1999
Hey RamUppilli Iyengar
2000
PukarMr. Rajvansh
2000
Vande Matharam
2001
Agni VarshaWriter
2002
ChellamaeRajasekhar
2004
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.Satya Prasad
2004
IqbalGuruji
2005
DorRandhir Singh
2006
Tananam TananamShastry
2006
Aa DinagaluGirish Naik
2007
Aa DinagaluScreenplay
2007
Lava Kusha
2007
D
DhanamAnanth's father
2008
8x10 TasveerAnil Sharma
2009
LG
Life Goes OnAlok
2009
AashayeinG. Parthasarthi
2010
Komaram PuliPrime Minister
2010
Peepli LiveAvinash Nimade
2010
Kempe GowdaMahadev (Kavya's father)
2011
Ek Tha TigerShenoy
2012
MugamoodiAnand's Grand father
2012
Yaare Koogadali
2012
Sweety Nanna Jodi
2013
Benegal's New Cinema
2014
Chandra
2014
Samrat & Co.Mahendra Pratap Singh
2014
Gurudakshina
2015
Rana VikramaK. V. Anand Rao
2015
Rudra Tandava
2015
24Sathya's grandfather
2016
Chalk N Duster
2016
Tiger Zinda HaiShenoy
2017
RS
Revisiting Samskara
2018
TM
The Master: Shyam BenegalHimself
2022

Television

Malgudi DaysW. T. Srinivasan (Swami’s Father) / The Watchman · 54 eps
1987
Malgudi DaysCreator
1987

Photos

Girish Karnad photo
Girish Karnad photo
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