People
Girish Karnad
- Name: Girish Karnad
- Birthday: 1938-05-19
- Also known as: ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್
- Place of birth: Maharashtra, India
- Popularity: 0.5844
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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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Master: Shyam Benegal as Himself | 2022-10-13 |
| Revisiting Samskara | 2018-03-07 |
| Tiger Zinda Hai as Shenoy | 2017-12-18 |
| 24 as Sathya's grandfather | 2016-05-05 |
| Chalk N Duster | 2016-01-15 |
| Rana Vikrama as K. V. Anand Rao | 2015-04-10 |
| Gurudakshina | 2015-03-19 |
| Rudra Tandava | 2015-02-27 |
| Samrat & Co. as Mahendra Pratap Singh | 2014-04-25 |
| Chandra | 2014-02-14 |
| Yaare Koogadali | 2012-12-20 |
| Mugamoodi as Anand's Grand father | 2012-08-31 |
| Ek Tha Tiger as Shenoy | 2012-08-15 |
| Kempe Gowda as Mahadev (Kavya's father) | 2011-03-11 |
| Komaram Puli as Prime Minister | 2010-09-10 |
| Aashayein as G. Parthasarthi | 2010-08-27 |
| Peepli Live as Avinash Nimade | 2010-08-13 |
| Life Goes On as Alok | 2009-11-13 |
| 8 x 10 Tasveer as Anil Sharma | 2009-04-03 |
| Dhanam as Ananth's father | 2008-09-05 |
| Lava Kusha | 2007-12-13 |
| Aa Dinagalu as Girish Naik | 2007-10-19 |
| Tananam Tananam as Shastry | 2006-11-24 |
| Dor as Randhir Singh | 2006-09-22 |
| Iqbal as Guruji | 2005-08-26 |
| Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. as Satya Prasad | 2004-10-15 |
| Chellamae as Rajasekhar | 2004-09-10 |
| Vande Matharam | 2001-01-05 |
| Hey Ram as Uppilli Iyengar | 2000-02-18 |
| Pukar as Mr. Rajvansh | 2000-02-04 |
| Kaanooru Heggadithi as Chandre Gowda | 1999-01-01 |
| Prathyartha as Home Minister of India | 1999-01-01 |
| China Gate as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan | 1998-11-27 |
| Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger | 1998-04-03 |
| Kadhal Mannan as Rudran | 1998-03-06 |
| Ratchagan as Sriram | 1997-10-29 |
| Minsara Kanavu as Amalraj | 1997-01-14 |
| Sivasakthi | 1996-09-06 |
| The Prince as Vishwanath | 1996-08-23 |
| Aatank as Inspector Khan | 1996-07-10 |
| Dharma Chakram as Mahendra | 1996-01-13 |
| Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai as Hangal Kumaraswamiji | 1995-07-21 |
| Kaadhalan as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy | 1994-09-17 |
| Cheluvi as Village Headman | 1992-06-11 |
| Pranadaata as Dr. Siva Prasad | 1992-01-19 |
| Gunaa as Doctor Ganesh | 1991-11-05 |
| Mysooru Mallige | 1991-07-01 |
| Chaitanya | 1991-06-07 |
| Prathama Ushakirana as Psychiatrist | 1990-08-01 |
| Santha Shishunala Sharif as Govindabhatta | 1990-07-19 |
| Nehru: The Jewel of India | 1990-01-01 |
| Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe | 1989-01-12 |
| Akarshan as Anand (Movie Director) | 1988-02-21 |
| Sankeertana | 1987-02-26 |
| Sutradhar as Zamindar | 1987-01-31 |
| Neela Kurinji Poothappol.... as Appu Menon | 1987-01-09 |
| Naan Adimai Illai | 1986-03-01 |
| Nee Thanda Kanike | 1985-12-24 |
| Zamana as Satish Kumar | 1985-11-11 |
| Sur Sangam | 1985-09-11 |
| Meri Jung as Deepak Verma | 1985-08-11 |
| Divorce as Jayant Oswal | 1984-01-01 |
| Tarang as Dinesh | 1984-01-01 |
| Ananda Bhairavi as Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma | 1983-08-25 |
| Anveshane | 1983-01-01 |
| Umbartha as Subhash Mahajan | 1982-07-20 |
| Aparoopa as Mr. Kanna | 1982-04-01 |
| Shama | 1981-11-13 |
| Paanch Qaidi | 1981-01-01 |
| Apne Paraye as Harish | 1980-08-08 |
| Man Pasand as Kashinath | 1980-06-11 |
| Aasha as Mala's Friend | 1980-03-21 |
| The Jewelled Lamp as Madan (Railway official) | 1979-12-23 |
| Swami as Ghanshyam | 1977-01-06 |
| Manthan as Dr. Manohar Rao | 1976-10-01 |
| Nishant as Schoolmaster | 1975-06-06 |
| Jadu Ka Shankh | 1974-01-01 |
| Vamsha Vriksha | 1971-04-01 |
| Samskara as Praneshacharya | 1970-05-13 |
