Person
Girish Karnad
Acting · 1938–2019 · 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
Malgudi Days
1987
Vande Matharam
2001
Bramma
Jennifer's father
The Prince
Vishwanath
Chandra
2014
Ek Tha Tiger
Shenoy
Aa Dinagalu
Girish Naik
Prathyartha
Home Minister of India
Ratchagan
Sriram
Hey Ram
Uppilli Iyengar
Filmography
- 2022The Master: Shyam BenegalHimself
- 2018Revisiting Samskara
- 2017Tiger Zinda HaiShenoy
- 201624Sathya's grandfather
- 2016Chalk N Duster
- 2015Rana VikramaK. V. Anand Rao
- 2015Gurudakshina
- 2015Rudra Tandava
- 2014Benegal's New Cinema
- 2014Samrat & Co.Mahendra Pratap Singh
- 2014Chandra
- 2013Sweety Nanna Jodi
- 2012Yaare Koogadali
- 2012MugamoodiAnand's Grand father
- 2012Ek Tha TigerShenoy
- 2011Kempe GowdaMahadev (Kavya's father)
- 2010Komaram PuliPrime Minister
- 2010AashayeinG. Parthasarthi
- 2010Peepli LiveAvinash Nimade
- 2009Life Goes OnAlok
- 20098x10 TasveerAnil Sharma
- 2008DhanamAnanth's father
- 2007Lava Kusha
- 2007Aa DinagaluGirish Naik
- 2006Tananam TananamShastry
- 2006DorRandhir Singh
- 2005IqbalGuruji
- 2004Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.Satya Prasad
- 2004ChellamaeRajasekhar
- 2002Agni VarshaWriter
- 2001Vande Matharam
- 2000Hey RamUppilli Iyengar
- 2000PukarMr. Rajvansh
- 1999A.K.47Jagannath Rao
- 1999PrathyarthaHome Minister of India
- 1999Kaanooru HeggadithiChandre Gowda
- 1998China GateForest Officer Sunder Rajan
- 1998Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
- 1998Kadhal MannanRudran
- 1997RatchaganSriram
- 1997Minsara KanavuAmalraj
- 1997NagamandalaWriter
- 1996SivasakthiSiva’s Father
- 1996The PrinceVishwanath
- 1996AatankInspector Khan
- 1996Dharma ChakramMahendra
- 1995Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara GavaiHangal Kumaraswamiji
- 1994KaadhalanKakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
- 1992CheluviVillage Headman
- 1992PranadaataDr. Siva Prasad
- 1991GunaaDoctor Ganesh
- 1991BrammaJennifer's father
- 1991Mysooru Mallige
- 1991Chaitanya
- 1990Prathama UshakiranaPsychiatrist
- 1990Santha Shishunala SharifGovindabhatta
- 1990Nehru: The Jewel of India
- 1989Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
- 1988Kanaka PurandaraDirector
- 1988AkarshanAnand (Movie Director)
- 1987Malgudi Days
- 1987Sankeertana
- 1987SutradharZamindar
- 1987Neela Kurinji Poothappol....Appu Menon
- 1986Naan Adimai Illai
- 1985Nee Thanda Kanike
- 1985ZamanaSatish Kumar
- 1985Sur Sangam
- 1985Meri JungDeepak Verma
- 1984UtsavDirector
- 1984TarangDinesh
- 1984DivorceJayant Oswal
- 1983Ananda BhairaviBhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
- 1983Anveshane
- 1982UmbarthaSubhash Mahajan
- 1982AparoopaMr. Kanna
- 1981Shama
- 1981KalyugScreenplay
- 1981Paanch Qaidi
- 1980Apne ParayeHarish
- 1980Man PasandKashinath
- 1980AashaMala's Friend
- 1979The Jewelled LampMadan (Railway official)
- 1979Ondanondu KaladalliDirector
- 1978The Sage from the SeaScreenplay
- 1977BhumikaScreenplay
- 1977SwamiGhanshyam
- 1977Kakana KoteScreenplay
- 1977Tabbaliyu Neenade MaganeDirector
- 1976ManthanDr. Manohar Rao
- 1975NishantSchoolmaster
- 1974Jadu Ka Shankh
- 1973KaaduDirector
- 1971Vamsha Vriksha
- 1970SamskaraPraneshacharya
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