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Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

19/05/1938

Day of Death

10/06/2019
(81) years old

Place of Birth

Maharashtra, India

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 pl... Read More

Known For

Tiger Zinda Hai

Tiger Zinda Hai

24

Chalk N Duster

Rana Vikrama

Gurudakshina

Rudra Tandava

Samrat & Co.

Chandra

Yaare Koogadali

Yaare Koogadali

Filmography

Cast

2018

Revisiting Samskara

2017

Tiger Zinda Hai

as Shenoy

2016

24

as Sathya's grandfather

2016

Chalk N Duster

2015

Rana Vikrama

as K. V. Anand Rao

2015

Gurudakshina

2015

Rudra Tandava

2014

Samrat & Co.

as Mahendra Pratap Singh

2014

Chandra

2012

Yaare Koogadali

2012

Mugamoodi

as Anand's Grand father

2012

Ek Tha Tiger

as Shenoy

2011

Kempe Gowda

as Mahadev (Kavya's father)

2010

Komaram Puli

as Prime Minister

2010

Aashayein

as G. Parthasarthi

2010

Peepli Live

as Avinash Nimade

2009

Life Goes On

as Alok

2009

8 x 10 Tasveer

as Anil Sharma

2008

Dhanam

as Ananth's father

2007

Lava Kusha

2007

Aa Dinagalu

as Girish Naik

2006

Tananam Tananam

as Shastry

2006

Dor

as Randhir Singh

2005

Iqbal

as Guruji

2004

Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.

as Satya Prasad

2004

Chellamae

as Rajasekhar

2001

Vande Matharam

2000

Hey Ram

as Uppilli Iyengar

2000

Pukar

as Mr. Rajvansh

1999

Prathyartha

as Home Minister of India

1999

Kaanooru Heggadithi

as Chandre Gowda

1998

China Gate

as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan

1998

Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger

1998

Kadhal Mannan

as Rudran

1997

Ratchagan

as Sriram

1997

Minsara Kanavu

as Amalraj

1996

Sivasakthi

1996

The Prince

as Vishwanath

1996

Aatank

as Inspector Khan

1996

Dharma Chakram

as Mahendra

1995

Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara G...

as Hangal Kumaraswamiji

1994

Kaadhalan

as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy

1992

Cheluvi

as Village Headman

1992

Pranadaata

as Dr. Siva Prasad

1991

Gunaa

as Doctor Ganesh

1991

Mysooru Mallige

1991

Chaitanya

1990

Prathama Ushakirana

as Psychiatrist

1990

Santha Shishunala Sharif

as Govindabhatta

1990

Nehru: The Jewel of India

1989

Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe

1988

Akarshan

as Anand (Movie Director)

1987

Sankeertana

1987

Sutradhar

as Zamindar

1987

Neela Kurinji Poothappol....

as Appu Menon

1986

Naan Adimai Illai

1985

Nee Thanda Kanike

1985

Zamana

as Satish Kumar

1985

Sur Sangam

1985

Meri Jung

as Deepak Verma

1984

Tarang

as Dinesh

1984

Divorce

as Jayant Oswal

1983

Ananda Bhairavi

as Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma

1983

Anveshane

1982

Umbartha

as Subhash Mahajan

1982

Aparoopa

as Mr. Kanna

1981

Shama

1981

Paanch Qaidi

1980

Apne Paraye

as Harish

1980

Man Pasand

as Kashinath

1980

Aasha

as Mala's Friend

1979

The Jewelled Lamp

as Madan (Railway official)

1977

Swami

as Ghanshyam

1976

The Churning

as Dr. Manohar Rao

1975

Nishant

as Schoolmaster

1974

Jadu Ka Shankh

1971

Vamsha Vriksha

1970

Samskara

as Praneshacharya

Crew

2007

Aa Dinagalu

as Screenplay

2002

Agni Varsha

as Writer

1999

Kaanooru Heggadithi

as Director

1999

Kaanooru Heggadithi

as Screenplay

1997

Nagamandala

as Writer

1992

Cheluvi

as Director

1988

Kanaka Purandara

as Director

1984

Utsav

as Director

1984

Utsav

as Screenplay

1981

Kalyug

as Screenplay

1979

Ondanondu Kaladalli

as Director

1978

The Sage from the Sea

as Screenplay

1977

The Role

as Screenplay

1977

Kakana Kote

as Screenplay

1977

Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane

as Director

1973

Kaadu

as Director

1973

Kaadu

as Writer

1971

Vamsha Vriksha

as Director

1970

Samskara

as Screenplay

1970

Samskara

as Dialogue