Portrait of Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

Acting

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.

Born: May 19, 1938

Place of Birth: Maharashtra, India

Filmography

2017
2016
24

as Sathya's grandfather

2015
Rana Vikrama

as K. V. Anand Rao

2014
Samrat & Co.

as Mahendra Pratap Singh

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
8 x 10 Tasveer

as Anil Sharma

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

2000
Hey Ram

as Uppilli Iyengar

2000
Pukar

as Mr. Rajvansh

1999
Prathyartha

as Home Minister of India

1998
China Gate

as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan

1998
Kadhal Mannan

as Rudran

1997
Ratchagan

as Sriram

1997
Minsara Kanavu

as Amalraj

1996
The Prince

as Vishwanath

1996
Aatank

as Inspector Khan

1996
Dharma Chakram

as Mahendra

1994
Kaadhalan

as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy

1992
Cheluvi

as Village Headman

1991
Gunaa

as Doctor Ganesh

1990
Prathama Ushakirana

as Psychiatrist

1990
Santha Shishunala Sharif

as Govindabhatta

1987
Sutradhar

as Zamindar

1985
Zamana

as Satish Kumar

1985
Meri Jung

as Deepak Verma

1984
Tarang

as Dinesh

1984
Divorce

as Jayant Oswal

1983
Ananda Bhairavi

as Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma

1982
Umbartha

as Subhash Mahajan

1982
Aparoopa

as Mr. Kanna

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

1970
Samskara

as Praneshacharya