Girish Karnad
Acting • Born 1938-05-19 – 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.
Filmography
80 credits
The Jewelled Lamp
Movie • 1979
Madan (Railway official)
Mysooru Mallige
Movie • 1991
Iqbal
Movie • 2005
Guruji
Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
Movie • 1998
Cheluvi
Movie • 1992
Village Headman
Man Pasand
Movie • 1980
Kashinath
Samrat & Co.
Movie • 2014
Mahendra Pratap Singh
Aashayein
Movie • 2010
G. Parthasarthi
Dor
Movie • 2006
Randhir Singh
Naan Adimai Illai
Movie • 1986
Sutradhar
Movie • 1987
Zamindar
8 x 10 Tasveer
Movie • 2009
Anil Sharma
Life Goes On
Movie • 2009
Alok
Santha Shishunala Sharif
Movie • 1990
Govindabhatta
Apne Paraye
Movie • 1980
Harish
Chellamae
Movie • 2004
Rajasekhar
Jadu Ka Shankh
Movie • 1974
China Gate
Movie • 1998
Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
Umbartha
Movie • 1982
Subhash Mahajan
Nishant
Movie • 1975
Schoolmaster
Manthan
Movie • 1976
Dr. Manohar Rao
Kempe Gowda
Movie • 2011
Mahadev (Kavya's father)
Prathyartha
Movie • 1999
Home Minister of India
Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
Movie • 1989
Zamana
Movie • 1985
Satish Kumar
Tarang
Movie • 1984
Dinesh
Mugamoodi
Movie • 2012
Anand's Grand father
Chandra
Movie • 2014
Kadhal Mannan
Movie • 1998
Rudran
Aatank
Movie • 1996
Inspector Khan
Dharma Chakram
Movie • 1996
Mahendra
The Prince
Movie • 1996
Vishwanath
Lava Kusha
Movie • 2007
Gunaa
Movie • 1991
Doctor Ganesh
Tananam Tananam
Movie • 2006
Shastry
Samskara
Movie • 1970
Praneshacharya
Ratchagan
Movie • 1997
Sriram
Sivasakthi
Movie • 1996
Aa Dinagalu
Movie • 2007
Girish Naik
24
Movie • 2016
Sathya's grandfather
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.
Movie • 2004
Satya Prasad
Chalk N Duster
Movie • 2016
Kaanooru Heggadithi
Movie • 1999
Chandre Gowda
Nehru: The Jewel of India
Movie • 1990
Swami
Movie • 1977
Ghanshyam
Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai
Movie • 1995
Hangal Kumaraswamiji
Kaadhalan
Movie • 1994
Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
Hey Ram
Movie • 2000
Uppilli Iyengar
Akarshan
Movie • 1988
Anand (Movie Director)
Pranadaata
Movie • 1992
Dr. Siva Prasad
Sur Sangam
Movie • 1985
Tiger Zinda Hai
Movie • 2017
Shenoy
Pukar
Movie • 2000
Mr. Rajvansh
Meri Jung
Movie • 1985
Deepak Verma
Komaram Puli
Movie • 2010
Prime Minister
Ek Tha Tiger
Movie • 2012
Shenoy
Rudra Tandava
Movie • 2015
Neela Kurinji Poothappol....
Movie • 1987
Appu Menon
Chaitanya
Movie • 1991
Sankeertana
Movie • 1987
Minsara Kanavu
Movie • 1997
Amalraj
Aasha
Movie • 1980
Mala's Friend
Aparoopa
Movie • 1982
Mr. Kanna
Dhanam
Movie • 2008
Ananth's father
Anveshane
Movie • 1983
Ananda Bhairavi
Movie • 1983
Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
Rana Vikrama
Movie • 2015
K. V. Anand Rao
Gurudakshina
Movie • 2015
Revisiting Samskara
Movie • 2018
Paanch Qaidi
Movie • 1981
Yaare Koogadali
Movie • 2012
Peepli Live
Movie • 2010
Avinash Nimade
Prathama Ushakirana
Movie • 1990
Psychiatrist
Divorce
Movie • 1984
Jayant Oswal
The Master: Shyam Benegal
Movie • 2022
Himself
Nee Thanda Kanike
Movie • 1985
Vamsha Vriksha
Movie • 1971
Shama
Movie • 1981
Vande Matharam
Movie • 2001
Malgudi Days
TV • 1987