
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Tiger Zinda Hai
as Shenoy
24
as Sathya's grandfather
Rana Vikrama
as K. V. Anand Rao
Samrat & Co.
as Mahendra Pratap Singh
Mugamoodi
as Anand's Grand father
Ek Tha Tiger
as Shenoy
Kempe Gowda
as Mahadev (Kavya's father)
Komaram Puli
as Prime Minister
Aashayein
as G. Parthasarthi
Peepli Live
as Avinash Nimade
Life Goes On
as Alok
8 x 10 Tasveer
as Anil Sharma
Dhanam
as Ananth's father
Aa Dinagalu
as Girish Naik
Tananam Tananam
as Shastry
Dor
as Randhir Singh
Iqbal
as Guruji
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.
as Satya Prasad
Chellamae
as Rajasekhar
Hey Ram
as Uppilli Iyengar
Pukar
as Mr. Rajvansh
Prathyartha
as Home Minister of India
Crew Credits
Aa Dinagalu
Screenplay
Agni Varsha
Writer
Kaanooru Heggadithi
Director
Nagamandala
Writer
Cheluvi
Director
Utsav
Director
Kalyug
Screenplay
Ondanondu Kaladalli
Director
The Sage from the Sea
Screenplay
The Role
Screenplay
Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane
Director
Kakana Kote
Screenplay
Kaadu
Director
Vamsha Vriksha
Director
Samskara
Dialogue