Birthday
1938/05/19
Day of death
2019/06/10 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Maharashtra, India
Also know as
ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್
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.
(1979) The Jewelled Lamp
as Madan (Railway official)
(1991) Mysooru Mallige
as ---
(2005) Iqbal
as Guruji
(1998) Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
as ---
(1992) Cheluvi
as Village Headman
(1980) Man Pasand
as Kashinath
(2014) Samrat & Co.
as Mahendra Pratap Singh
(2010) Aashayein
as G. Parthasarthi
(2006) Dor
as Randhir Singh
(1986) Naan Adimai Illai
as ---
(1987) Sutradhar
as Zamindar
(2009) 8 x 10 Tasveer
as Anil Sharma
(2009) Life Goes On
as Alok
(1990) Santha Shishunala Sharif
as Govindabhatta
(1980) Apne Paraye
as Harish
(2004) Chellamae
as Rajasekhar
(1974) Jadu Ka Shankh
as ---
(1998) China Gate
as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
(1982) Umbartha
as Subhash Mahajan
(1975) Night's End
as Schoolmaster
(1976) Manthan
as Dr. Manohar Rao
(2011) Kempe Gowda
as Mahadev (Kavya's father)
(1999) Prathyartha
as Home Minister of India
(1989) Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
as ---
(1985) Zamana
as Satish Kumar
(1984) Tarang
as Dinesh
(2012) Mugamoodi
as Anand's Grand father
(2014) Chandra
as ---
(1998) Kadhal Mannan
as Black Dog security service MD
(1996) Aatank
as Inspector Khan
(1996) Dharma Chakram
as Mahendra
(1996) The Prince
as Vishwanath
(2007) Lava Kusha
as ---
(1991) Gunaa
as Doctor Ganesh
(2006) Tananam Tananam
as Shastry
(1970) Samskara
as Praneshacharya
(1997) Ratchagan
as Sriram
(1996) Sivasakthi
as ---
(2007) Aa Dinagalu
as Girish Naik
(2016) 24
as Sathya's grandfather
(2004) Shankar Dada MBBS
as Shankar's Father
(2016) Chalk N Duster
as ---
(1999) Kaanooru Heggadithi
as Chandre Gowda
(1990) Nehru: The Jewel of India
as ---
(1977) Swami
as Ghanshyam
(1995) Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai
as Hangal Kumaraswamiji
(1994) Kadhalan
as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
(2000) Hey Ram
as Uppilli Iyengar
(1988) Akarshan
as Anand (Movie Director)
(1992) Pranadaata
as Dr. Siva Prasad
(1985) Sur Sangam
as ---
(2017) Tiger Zinda Hai
as Shenoy
(2000) Pukar
as Mr. Rajvansh
(1985) Meri Jung
as Deepak Verma
(2010) Komaram Puli
as Prime Minister
(2012) Ek Tha Tiger
as Shenoy
(2015) Rudra Tandava
as ---
(1987) Neela Kurinji Poothappol....
as Appu Menon
(1991) Chaitanya
as ---
(1987) Sankeertana
as ---
(1997) Minsara Kanavu
as Amalraj
(1980) Aasha
as Mala's Friend
(1982) Aparoopa
as Mr. Kanna
(2008) Dhanam
as Ananth's father
(1983) Anveshane
as ---
(1983) Ananda Bhairavi
as Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
(2015) Rana Vikrama
as K. V. Anand Rao
(2015) Gurudakshina
as ---
(2018) Revisiting Samskara
as ---
(1981) Paanch Qaidi
as ---
(2012) Yaare Koogadali
as ---
(2010) Peepli Live
as Avinash Nimade
(1990) Prathama Ushakirana
as Psychiatrist
(1984) Divorce
as Jayant Oswal