Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1938-05-19
Day of Death
2019-06-10
Place of Birth
Maharashtra, India
Girish Karnad
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)
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⭐ 4.0
Role:
Himself
The Master: Shyam Benegal
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⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Revisiting Samskara
2018
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Shenoy
Tiger Zinda Hai
2017
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Sathya's grandfather
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2016
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Unknown
Chalk N Duster
2016
⭐ 5.0
Role:
K. V. Anand Rao
Rana Vikrama
2015
⭐ 4.0
Role:
Unknown
Gurudakshina
2015
⭐ 4.5
Role:
Unknown
Rudra Tandava
2015
⭐ 5.4
Role:
Mahendra Pratap Singh
Samrat & Co.
2014
⭐ 2.2
Role:
Unknown
Chandra
2014
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Sweety Nanna Jodi
2013
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
Yaare Koogadali
2012
⭐ 4.5
Role:
Anand's Grand father
Mugamoodi
2012
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Shenoy
Ek Tha Tiger
2012
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Mahadev (Kavya's father)
