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Girish Karnad
Born
19 May 1938
Died
10 June 2019
Place
Maharashtra, India
Acting

Girish Karnad

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.

As director

Kaanooru Heggadithi

1999 · Director
Cheluvi

Cheluvi

1992 · Director

Kanaka Purandara

1988 · Director
Utsav

Utsav

1984 · Director
Ondanondu Kaladalli

Ondanondu Kaladalli

1979 · Director
Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane

Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane

1977 · Director
Kaadu

Kaadu

1973 · Director

Vamsha Vriksha

1971 · Director

As actor

The Master: Shyam Benegal

2022 · Himself

Revisiting Samskara

2018
Tiger Zinda Hai

Tiger Zinda Hai

2017 · Shenoy
24

24

2016 · Sathya's grandfather
Chalk N Duster

Chalk N Duster

2016
Rudra Tandava

Rudra Tandava

2015
Rana Vikrama

Rana Vikrama

2015 · K. V. Anand Rao
Gurudakshina

Gurudakshina

2015
Samrat & Co.

Samrat & Co.

2014 · Mahendra Pratap Singh
Chandra

Chandra

2014
Benegal's New Cinema

Benegal's New Cinema

2014
Sweety Nanna Jodi

Sweety Nanna Jodi

2013
Mugamoodi

Mugamoodi

2012 · Anand's Grand father
Ek Tha Tiger

Ek Tha Tiger

2012 · Shenoy
Yaare Koogadali

Yaare Koogadali

2012
Kempe Gowda

Kempe Gowda

2011 · Mahadev (Kavya's father)
Aashayein

Aashayein

2010 · G. Parthasarthi
Komaram Puli

Komaram Puli

2010 · Prime Minister
Peepli Live

Peepli Live

2010 · Avinash Nimade
8x10 Tasveer

8x10 Tasveer

2009 · Anil Sharma

Life Goes On

2009 · Alok

Dhanam

2008 · Ananth's father
Lava Kusha

Lava Kusha

2007
Aa Dinagalu

Aa Dinagalu

2007 · Girish Naik
Dor

Dor

2006 · Randhir Singh
Tananam Tananam

Tananam Tananam

2006 · Shastry
Iqbal

Iqbal

2005 · Guruji
Chellamae

Chellamae

2004 · Rajasekhar
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.

Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.

2004 · Satya Prasad
Vande Matharam

Vande Matharam

2001