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 conferred in India.
Known for
Tiger Zinda Hai
Shenoy
Ek Tha Tiger
Shenoy
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Sathya's grandfather
Nishant
Schoolmaster
Kaadhalan
Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
Hey Ram
Uppilli Iyengar
Pukar
Mr. Rajvansh
China Gate
Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
Minsara Kanavu
Amalraj
The Churning
Dr. Manohar Rao
8 x 10 Tasveer
Anil Sharma
Life Goes On
Alok
Aatank
Inspector Khan
Shankar Dada MBBS
Shankar's Father
Gunaa
Doctor Ganesh
Chalk N Duster
Iqbal
Guruji
Peepli Live
Avinash Nimade
Samskara
Praneshacharya
Ratchagan
Sriram
Meri Jung
Deepak Verma
Mugamoodi
Anand's Grand father
Aashayein
G. Parthasarthi
Zamana
Satish Kumar
Dor
Randhir Singh
Aasha
Mala's Friend
Paanch Qaidi
Samrat & Co.
Mahendra Pratap Singh
Kadhal Mannan
Rudran
Komaram Puli
Prime Minister
Neela Kurinji Poothappol....
Appu Menon
Tarang
Dinesh
Chandra
Yaare Koogadali
Chellamae
Rajasekhar
Kempe Gowda
Mahadev (Kavya's father)
Divorce
Jayant Oswal
The Jewelled Lamp
Madan (Railway official)
Akarshan
Anand (Movie Director)
Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai
Hangal Kumaraswamiji
Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
Aa Dinagalu
Girish Naik
Sur Sangam
The Prince
Vishwanath
Naan Adimai Illai
Man Pasand
Kashinath
Dhanam
Ananth's father
Nehru: The Jewel of India
Apne Paraye
Harish
Aparoopa
Mr. Kanna
Santha Shishunala Sharif
Govindabhatta
Dharma Chakram
Mahendra
Chaitanya
Lava Kusha
Umbartha
Subhash Mahajan
Rudra Tandava
Swami
Ghanshyam
Tananam Tananam
Shastry
The Master: Shyam Benegal
Himself
Cheluvi
Village Headman
Jadu Ka Shankh
Prathyartha
Home Minister of India
Sankeertana
Pranadaata
Dr. Siva Prasad
Sutradhar
Zamindar
Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
Mysooru Mallige
Anveshane
Ananda Bhairavi
Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
Revisiting Samskara
Sivasakthi
Gurudakshina
Rana Vikrama
K. V. Anand Rao
Prathama Ushakirana
Psychiatrist
Kaanooru Heggadithi
Chandre Gowda