Girish Karnad

Actor

Born: May 19, 1938
Died: June 10, 2019 (age 81)
From: 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…

Filmography (87)

The Master: Shyam Benegal
The Master: Shyam Benegal (2022)
Himself
Revisiting Samskara
Revisiting Samskara (2018)
Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)
Shenoy
24 (2016)
Sathya's grandfather
Chalk N Duster (2016)
Rana Vikrama (2015)
K. V. Anand Rao
Gurudakshina (2015)
Rudra Tandava (2015)
Samrat & Co. (2014)
Mahendra Pratap Singh
Chandra (2014)
Sweety Nanna Jodi (2013)
Yaare Koogadali (2012)
Mugamoodi (2012)
Anand's Grand father
Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
Shenoy
Kempe Gowda (2011)
Mahadev (Kavya's father)
Komaram Puli (2010)
Prime Minister
Aashayein (2010)
G. Parthasarthi
Peepli Live (2010)
Avinash Nimade
Life Goes On
Life Goes On (2009)
Alok
8 x 10 Tasveer (2009)
Anil Sharma
Dhanam
Dhanam (2008)
Ananth's father
Lava Kusha (2007)
Aa Dinagalu (2007)
Girish Naik
Tananam Tananam (2006)
Shastry
Dor (2006)
Randhir Singh
Iqbal (2005)
Guruji
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. (2004)
Satya Prasad
Chellamae (2004)
Rajasekhar
Vande Matharam (2001)
Hey Ram (2000)
Uppilli Iyengar