Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 19, 1938
Died
June 10, 2019
Age
81
Place of Birth
Maharashtra, India
Popularity
1.0
Girish Karnad
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.
Also known as
ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್
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Known For
Filmography
2022
The Master: Shyam Benegal
Movie · Himself
4.0
2018
Revisiting Samskara
Movie
0.0
2017
Tiger Zinda Hai
Movie · Shenoy
6.3
2016
24
Movie · Sathya's grandfather
7.2
2016
Chalk N Duster
Movie
6.8
2015
Rana Vikrama
Movie · K. V. Anand Rao
4.3
2015
Gurudakshina
Movie
3.5
2015
Rudra Tandava
Movie
4.5
2014
Benegal's New Cinema
Movie
0.0
2014
Samrat & Co.
Movie · Mahendra Pratap Singh
5.4
2014
Chandra
Movie
2.2
2013
Sweety Nanna Jodi
Movie
0.0
2012
Yaare Koogadali
Movie
0.0
2012
Mugamoodi
Movie · Anand's Grand father
4.5
2012
Ek Tha Tiger
Movie · Shenoy
6.2
2011
Kempe Gowda
Movie · Mahadev (Kavya's father)
5.8
2010
Komaram Puli
Movie · Prime Minister
4.3
2010
Aashayein
Movie · G. Parthasarthi
6.7
2010
Peepli Live
Movie · Avinash Nimade
7.3
2009
Life Goes On
Movie · Alok
3.0
2009
8x10 Tasveer
Movie · Anil Sharma
5.3
2008
Dhanam
Movie · Ananth's father
0.0
2007
Lava Kusha
Movie
0.0
2007
Aa Dinagalu
Movie · Girish Naik
7.0