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.

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Selected Filmography

• Ek Tha Tiger(2012)as Shenoy
• Dhanam(2008)as Ananth's father
• Malgudi Days(1987)TV Series · 51 eps
• Tiger Zinda Hai(2017)as Shenoy
• Manthan(1976)as Dr. Manohar Rao
• Ratchagan(1997)as Sriram
• Prathyartha(1999)as Home Minister of India
• The Prince(1996)as Vishwanath
• Chandra(2014)
• Samskara(1970)as Praneshacharya
• Aa Dinagalu(2007)as Girish Naik
• Vande Matharam(2001)
• China Gate(1998)as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
• Vamsha Vriksha(1971)Director
• Neela Kurinji Poothappol....(1987)as Appu Menon
• Minsara Kanavu(1997)as Amalraj
• Yaare Koogadali(2012)
• Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane(1977)Director
• Utsav(1984)Director
• 8x10 Tasveer(2009)as Anil Sharma