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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Revisiting Samskara
Character:
MOVIE • 2018
Tiger Zinda Hai
Character: Shenoy
MOVIE • 2017
24
Character: Sathya's grandfather
MOVIE • 2016
Chalk N Duster
Character:
MOVIE • 2016
Rana Vikrama
Character: K. V. Anand Rao
MOVIE • 2015
Gurudakshina
Character:
MOVIE • 2015
Rudra Tandava
Character:
MOVIE • 2015
Samrat & Co.
Character: Mahendra Pratap Singh
MOVIE • 2014
Chandra
Character:
MOVIE • 2014
Yaare Koogadali
Character:
MOVIE • 2012
Mugamoodi
Character: Anand's Grand father
MOVIE • 2012
Ek Tha Tiger
Character: Shenoy
MOVIE • 2012
Kempe Gowda
Character: Mahadev (Kavya's father)
MOVIE • 2011
Komaram Puli
Character: Prime Minister
MOVIE • 2010
Aashayein
Character: G. Parthasarthi
MOVIE • 2010
Peepli Live
Character: Avinash Nimade
MOVIE • 2010
Life Goes On
Character: Alok
MOVIE • 2009
8 x 10 Tasveer
Character: Anil Sharma
MOVIE • 2009
Dhanam
Character: Ananth's father
MOVIE • 2008
Lava Kusha
Character:
MOVIE • 2007
Crew
Crew Credits
Aa Dinagalu
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2007
Agni Varsha
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2002
Kaanooru Heggadithi
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1999
Nagamandala
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1997
Cheluvi
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1992
Kanaka Purandara
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1988
Utsav
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1984
Utsav
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1984
Kalyug
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1981
Ondanondu Kaladalli
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1979
The Sage from the Sea
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1978
The Role
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1977
Kakana Kote
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1977
Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1977
Kaadu
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 1973
Kaadu
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1973
Vamsha Vriksha
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1971
Samskara
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 1970