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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Known For
Acting History
2018
Revisiting Samskara
2017Tiger Zinda Hai as Shenoy
201624 as Sathya's grandfather
2016Chalk N Duster
2015Rana Vikrama as K. V. Anand Rao
2015Gurudakshina
2015Rudra Tandava
2014Samrat & Co. as Mahendra Pratap Singh
2014Chandra
2012Yaare Koogadali
2012Mugamoodi as Anand's Grand father
2012Ek Tha Tiger as Shenoy
2011Kempe Gowda as Mahadev (Kavya's father)
2010Komaram Puli as Prime Minister
2010Aashayein as G. Parthasarthi
2010Peepli Live as Avinash Nimade
2009Life Goes On as Alok
20098 x 10 Tasveer as Anil Sharma
2008Dhanam as Ananth's father
2007Lava Kusha
2007Aa Dinagalu as Girish Naik
2006Tananam Tananam as Shastry
2006Dor as Randhir Singh
2005Iqbal as Guruji
2004Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. as Satya Prasad
2004Chellamae as Rajasekhar
2000Hey Ram as Uppilli Iyengar
2000Pukar as Mr. Rajvansh
1999Prathyartha as Home Minister of India
1999Kaanooru Heggadithi as Chandre Gowda
1998China Gate as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
1998Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
1998Kadhal Mannan as Rudran
1997Ratchagan as Sriram
1997Minsara Kanavu as Amalraj
1996Sivasakthi
1996The Prince as Vishwanath
1996Aatank as Inspector Khan
1996Dharma Chakram as Mahendra
1995Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai as Hangal Kumaraswamiji
1994Kaadhalan as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
1992Cheluvi as Village Headman
1992Pranadaata as Dr. Siva Prasad
1991Gunaa as Doctor Ganesh
1991Mysooru Mallige
1991Chaitanya
1990Prathama Ushakirana as Psychiatrist
1990Santha Shishunala Sharif as Govindabhatta
1990Nehru: The Jewel of India
1989Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
1988Akarshan as Anand (Movie Director)
1987Sankeertana
1987Sutradhar as Zamindar
1987Neela Kurinji Poothappol.... as Appu Menon
1986Naan Adimai Illai
1985Nee Thanda Kanike
1985Zamana as Satish Kumar
1985Sur Sangam
1985Meri Jung as Deepak Verma
1984Tarang as Dinesh
1984Divorce as Jayant Oswal
1983Ananda Bhairavi as Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
1983Anveshane
1982Umbartha as Subhash Mahajan
1982Aparoopa as Mr. Kanna
1981Shama
1981Paanch Qaidi
1980Apne Paraye as Harish
1980Man Pasand as Kashinath
1980Aasha as Mala's Friend
1979The Jewelled Lamp as Madan (Railway official)
1977Swami as Ghanshyam
1976The Churning as Dr. Manohar Rao
1975Nishant as Schoolmaster
1974Jadu Ka Shankh
1971Vamsha Vriksha
1970Samskara as Praneshacharya
—The Master: Shyam Benegal as Himself