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Girish Karnad

Actor

Girish Karnad

Born May 19, 1938 in Maharashtra, IndiaDied June 10, 201982 films

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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Filmography

82 films as actor
  1. 2018Revisiting Samskara
  2. 2017Tiger Zinda HaiShenoy
  3. 201624Sathya's grandfather
  4. 2016Chalk N Duster
  5. 2015Rana VikramaK. V. Anand Rao
  6. 2015Gurudakshina
  7. 2015Rudra Tandava
  8. 2014Samrat & Co.Mahendra Pratap Singh
  9. 2014Chandra
  10. 2013Sweety Nanna Jodi
  11. 2012Yaare Koogadali
  12. 2012MugamoodiAnand's Grand father
  13. 2012Ek Tha TigerShenoy
  14. 2011Kempe GowdaMahadev (Kavya's father)
  15. 2010Komaram PuliPrime Minister
  16. 2010AashayeinG. Parthasarthi
  17. 2010Peepli LiveAvinash Nimade
  18. 2009Life Goes OnAlok
  19. 20098x10 TasveerAnil Sharma
  20. 2008DhanamAnanth's father
  21. 2007Lava Kusha
  22. 2007Aa DinagaluGirish Naik
  23. 2006Tananam TananamShastry
  24. 2006DorRandhir Singh
  25. 2005IqbalGuruji
  26. 2004Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.Satya Prasad
  27. 2004ChellamaeRajasekhar
  28. 2001Vande Matharam
  29. 2000Hey RamUppilli Iyengar
  30. 2000PukarMr. Rajvansh
  31. 1999A.K.47Jagannath Rao
  32. 1999PrathyarthaHome Minister of India
  33. 1999Kaanooru HeggadithiChandre Gowda
  34. 1998China GateForest Officer Sunder Rajan
  35. 1998Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
  36. 1998Kadhal MannanRudran
  37. 1997RatchaganSriram
  38. 1997Minsara KanavuAmalraj
  39. 1996SivasakthiSiva’s Father
  40. 1996The PrinceVishwanath
  41. 1996AatankInspector Khan
  42. 1996Dharma ChakramMahendra
  43. 1995Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara GavaiHangal Kumaraswamiji
  44. 1994KaadhalanKakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
  45. 1992CheluviVillage Headman
  46. 1992PranadaataDr. Siva Prasad
  47. 1991GunaaDoctor Ganesh
  48. 1991BrammaJennifer's father
  49. 1991Mysooru Mallige
  50. 1991Chaitanya
  51. 1991Inner voice
  52. 1990Prathama UshakiranaPsychiatrist
  53. 1990Santha Shishunala SharifGovindabhatta
  54. 1990Nehru: The Jewel of India
  55. 1989Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
  56. 1988AkarshanAnand (Movie Director)
  57. 1987Sankeertana
  58. 1987SutradharZamindar
  59. 1987Neela Kurinji Poothappol....Appu Menon
  60. 1986Naan Adimai Illai
  61. 1985Nee Thanda Kanike
  62. 1985ZamanaSatish Kumar
  63. 1985Sur Sangam
  64. 1985Meri JungDeepak Verma
  65. 1984TarangDinesh
  66. 1984DivorceJayant Oswal
  67. 1983Ananda BhairaviBhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
  68. 1983AnveshaneRotti
  69. 1982UmbarthaSubhash Mahajan
  70. 1982AparoopaMr. Kanna
  71. 1981Shama
  72. 1981Paanch Qaidi
  73. 1980Apne ParayeHarish
  74. 1980Man PasandKashinath
  75. 1980AashaMala's Friend
  76. 1979The Jewelled LampMadan (Railway official)
  77. 1977SwamiGhanshyam
  78. 1976ManthanDr. Manohar Rao
  79. 1975NishantSchoolmaster
  80. 1974Jadu Ka Shankh
  81. 1971Vamsha Vriksha
  82. 1970SamskaraPraneshacharya