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Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

Birthday: 1938-05-19 | Place of Birth: 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, 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2017
Tiger Zinda Hai

as    Shenoy

2016
24

as    Sathya's grandfather

2014
Samrat & Co.

as    Mahendra Pratap Singh

2012
Mugamoodi

as    Anand's Grand father

2012
Ek Tha Tiger

as    Shenoy

2010
Peepli Live

as    Avinash Nimade

2010
Aashayein

as    G. Parthasarthi

2010
Komaram Puli

as    Prime Minister

2009
Life Goes On

as    Alok

2009
8 x 10 Tasveer

as    Anil Sharma

2007
Aa Dinagalu

as    Girish Naik

2006
Dor

as    Randhir Singh

2005
Iqbal

as    Guruji

2004
Shankar Dada MBBS

as    Shankar's Father

2000
Pukar

as    Mr. Rajvansh

2000
Hey Ram

as    Uppilli Iyengar

1999
Prathyartha

as    Home Minister of India

1998
Kadhal Mannan

as    Rudran

1997
Minsara Kanavu

as    Amalraj

1997
Ratchagan

as    Sriram

1996
Aatank

as    Inspector Khan

1996
Dharma Chakram

as    Mahendra

1995
Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai

as    Hangal Kumaraswamiji

1994
Kaadhalan

as    Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy