Girish Karnad profile
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Girish Karnad

19th May 1938 Maharashtra, India Acting

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.

72 Movies 1 TV Shows 84 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

24 poster
24 5th May 2016 as Sathya's grandfather
Mugamoodi poster
Mugamoodi 31st August 2012 as Anand's Grand father
Dor poster
Dor 22nd September 2006 as Randhir Singh
Iqbal poster
Iqbal 26th August 2005 as Guruji
Hey Ram poster
Hey Ram 18th February 2000 as Uppilli Iyengar
Pukar poster
Pukar 4th February 2000 as Mr. Rajvansh
A.K.47 poster
A.K.47 18th June 1999 as Jagannath Rao
China Gate poster
China Gate 27th November 1998 as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
Aatank poster
Aatank 10th July 1996 as Inspector Khan
Kaadhalan poster
Kaadhalan 17th September 1994 as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
Cheluvi poster
Cheluvi 11th June 1992 as Village Headman
Bramma poster
Bramma 5th November 1991 as Jennifer's father
Gunaa poster
Gunaa 5th November 1991 as Doctor Ganesh
Akarshan poster
Akarshan 21st February 1988 as Anand (Movie Director)
Zamana poster
Zamana 11th November 1985 as Satish Kumar
Divorce poster
Divorce 1st January 1984 as Jayant Oswal
Tarang poster
Tarang 1st January 1984 as Dinesh
Aasha poster
Aasha 21st March 1980 as Mala's Friend
Swami poster
Swami 6th January 1977 as Ghanshyam
Manthan poster
Manthan 1st October 1976 as Dr. Manohar Rao