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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Movies (50)
Revisiting Samskara
2018
Tiger Zinda Hai
as Shenoy
2017
24
as Sathya's grandfather
2016
Chalk N Duster
2016
Rana Vikrama
as K. V. Anand Rao
2015
Gurudakshina
2015
Rudra Tandava
2015
Samrat & Co.
as Mahendra Pratap Singh
2014
Chandra
2014
Yaare Koogadali
2012
Mugamoodi
as Anand's Grand father
2012
Ek Tha Tiger
as Shenoy
2012
Kempe Gowda
as Mahadev (Kavya's father)
2011
Komaram Puli
as Prime Minister
2010
Aashayein
as G. Parthasarthi
2010
Peepli Live
as Avinash Nimade
2010
Life Goes On
as Alok
2009
8 x 10 Tasveer
as Anil Sharma
2009
Dhanam
as Ananth's father
2008
Lava Kusha
2007
Aa Dinagalu
as Girish Naik
2007
Tananam Tananam
as Shastry
2006
Dor
as Randhir Singh
2006
Iqbal
as Guruji
2005
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.
as Satya Prasad
2004
Chellamae
as Rajasekhar
2004
Agni Varsha
Writer (Writing)
2002
Hey Ram
as Uppilli Iyengar
2000
Pukar
as Mr. Rajvansh
2000
Prathyartha
as Home Minister of India
1999
Kaanooru Heggadithi
as Chandre Gowda
1999
China Gate
as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
1998
Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
1998
Kadhal Mannan
as Rudran
1998
Ratchagan
as Sriram
1997
Minsara Kanavu
as Amalraj
1997
Nagamandala
Writer (Writing)
1997
Sivasakthi
1996
The Prince
as Vishwanath
1996
Aatank
as Inspector Khan
1996
Dharma Chakram
as Mahendra
1996
Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai
as Hangal Kumaraswamiji
1995
Kaadhalan
as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
1994
Cheluvi
as Village Headman
1992
Pranadaata
as Dr. Siva Prasad
1992
Gunaa
as Doctor Ganesh
1991
Mysooru Mallige
1991
Chaitanya
1991
Prathama Ushakirana
as Psychiatrist
1990
Santha Shishunala Sharif
as Govindabhatta
1990