Girish Karnad

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Girish Karnad

Acting May 19, 1938

Maharashtra, India

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…

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Ek Tha Tiger

Ek Tha Tiger

6.2 2012 Movie
Tiger Zinda Hai

Tiger Zinda Hai

6.3 2017 Movie
24

24

7.2 2016 Movie
Peepli Live

Peepli Live

7.3 2010 Movie
Iqbal

Iqbal

7.0 2005 Movie
Hey Ram

Hey Ram

7.0 2000 Movie
Malgudi Days

Malgudi Days

7.9 1987 TV Show
Dor

Dor

7.4 2006 Movie
8x10 Tasveer

8x10 Tasveer

5.3 2009 Movie
Mugamoodi

Mugamoodi

4.5 2012 Movie
Manthan

Manthan

6.8 1976 Movie
China Gate

China Gate

6.7 1998 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2022
    The Master: Shyam Benegal

    Movie Himself

  2. 2018
    Revisiting Samskara

    Movie

  3. 2017
    Tiger Zinda Hai

    Movie Shenoy

  4. 2016
    24

    Movie Sathya's grandfather

  5. 2016
    Chalk N Duster

    Movie

  6. 2015
    Rana Vikrama

    Movie K. V. Anand Rao

  7. 2015
    Gurudakshina

    Movie

  8. 2015
    Rudra Tandava

    Movie

  9. 2014
    Benegal's New Cinema

    Movie

  10. 2014
    Samrat & Co.

    Movie Mahendra Pratap Singh

  11. 2014
    Chandra

    Movie

  12. 2013
    Sweety Nanna Jodi

    Movie

  13. 2012
    Yaare Koogadali

    Movie

  14. 2012
    Mugamoodi

    Movie Anand's Grand father

  15. 2012
    Ek Tha Tiger

    Movie Shenoy

  16. 2011
    Kempe Gowda

    Movie Mahadev (Kavya's father)

More credits
  1. 2010
    Komaram Puli

    Movie Prime Minister

  2. 2010
    Aashayein

    Movie G. Parthasarthi

  3. 2010
    Peepli Live

    Movie Avinash Nimade

  4. 2009
    Life Goes On

    Movie Alok

  5. 2009
    8x10 Tasveer

    Movie Anil Sharma

  6. 2008
    Dhanam

    Movie Ananth's father

  7. 2007
    Lava Kusha

    Movie

  8. 2007
    Aa Dinagalu

    Movie Girish Naik

  9. 2006
    Tananam Tananam

    Movie Shastry

  10. 2006
    Dor

    Movie Randhir Singh

  11. 2005
    Iqbal

    Movie Guruji

  12. 2004
    Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.

    Movie Satya Prasad

  13. 2004
    Chellamae

    Movie Rajasekhar

  14. 2002
    Agni Varsha

    Movie Writer

  15. 2001
    Vande Matharam

    Movie

  16. 2000
    Hey Ram

    Movie Uppilli Iyengar

  17. 2000
    Pukar

    Movie Mr. Rajvansh

  18. 1999
    A.K.47

    Movie Jagannath Rao

  19. 1999
    Prathyartha

    Movie Home Minister of India

  20. 1999
    Kaanooru Heggadithi

    Movie Chandre Gowda

  21. 1998
    China Gate

    Movie Forest Officer Sunder Rajan

  22. 1998
    Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger

    Movie

  23. 1998
    Kadhal Mannan

    Movie Rudran

  24. 1997
    Ratchagan

    Movie Sriram