Girish Karnad
May 19, 1938 (86 years old) in Maharashtra, India
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
Credits
- 2018 · Revisiting Samskara as
- 2017 · Tiger Zinda Hai as Shenoy
- 2016 · 24 as Sathya's grandfather
- 2016 · Chalk N Duster as
- 2015 · Rana Vikrama as K. V. Anand Rao
- 2015 · Gurudakshina as
- 2015 · Rudra Tandava as
- 2014 · Samrat & Co. as Mahendra Pratap Singh
- 2014 · Chandra as
- 2012 · Yaare Koogadali as
- 2012 · Mugamoodi as Anand's Grand father
- 2012 · Ek Tha Tiger as Shenoy
- 2011 · Kempe Gowda as Mahadev (Kavya's father)
- 2010 · Komaram Puli as Prime Minister
- 2010 · Aashayein as G. Parthasarthi
- 2010 · Peepli Live as Avinash Nimade
- 2009 · Life Goes On as Alok
- 2009 · 8 x 10 Tasveer as Anil Sharma
- 2008 · Dhanam as Ananth's father
- 2007 · Lava Kusha as
- 2007 · Aa Dinagalu as Girish Naik
- 2006 · Tananam Tananam as Shastry
- 2006 · Dor as Randhir Singh
- 2005 · Iqbal as Guruji
- 2004 · Shankar Dada MBBS as Shankar's Father
- 2004 · Chellamae as Rajasekhar
- 2000 · Hey Ram as Uppilli Iyengar
- 2000 · Pukar as Mr. Rajvansh
- 1999 · Prathyartha as Home Minister of India
- 1999 · Kaanooru Heggadithi as Chandre Gowda
- 1998 · China Gate as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
- 1998 · Kadhal Mannan as Black Dog security service MD
- 1998 · Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger as
- 1997 · Ratchagan as Sriram
- 1997 · Minsara Kanavu as Amalraj
- 1996 · Sivasakthi as
- 1996 · The Prince as Vishwanath
- 1996 · Aatank as Inspector Khan
- 1996 · Dharma Chakram as Mahendra
- 1995 · Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai as Hangal Kumaraswamiji
- 1994 · Kadhalan as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
- 1992 · Cheluvi as Village Headman
- 1992 · Pranadaata as Dr. Siva Prasad
- 1991 · Gunaa as Doctor Ganesh
- 1991 · Mysore Mallige as
- 1991 · Chaitanya as
- 1990 · Prathama Ushakirana as Psychiatrist
- 1990 · Santha Shishunala Sharif as Govindabhatta
- 1990 · Nehru: The Jewel of India as
- 1989 · Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe as
- 1988 · Akarshan as Anand (Movie Director)
- 1987 · Sankeertana as
- 1987 · Sutradhar as Zamindar
- 1987 · Neela Kurinji Poothappol.... as Appu Menon
- 1986 · Naan Adimai Illai as
- 1985 · Zamana as Satish Kumar
- 1985 · Sur Sangam as
- 1985 · Meri Jung as Deepak Verma
- 1984 · Divorce as Jayant Oswal
- 1984 · Tarang as Dinesh
- 1983 · Ananda Bhairavi as Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
- 1983 · Anveshane as
- 1982 · Umbartha as Subhash Mahajan
- 1982 · Aparoopa as Mr. Kanna
- 1981 · Paanch Qaidi as
- 1980 · Apne Paraye as Harish
- 1980 · Man Pasand as Kashinath
- 1980 · Aasha as Mala's Friend
- 1979 · The Jewelled Lamp as Madan (Railway official)
- 1977 · Swami as Ghanshyam
- 1976 · The Churning as Dr. Rao
- 1975 · Night's End as Schoolmaster
- 1974 · Jadu Ka Shankh as
- 1970 · Samskara as Praneshacharya