Girish Karnad
Known for acting · Born 19 May 1938 · Died 10 June 2019 · aged 81 · Maharashtra, India
102 credits
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.
Known for
Malgudi Days
1987
Ek Tha Tiger
2012
Tiger Zinda Hai
2017
Iqbal
2005
Hey Ram
2000
Manthan
1976
Nishant
1975
Dor
2006
8x10 Tasveer
2009
Utsav
1984
Umbartha
1982
Bhumika
1977
Acting (85)
2022The Master: Shyam BenegalHimselfFilm
2018Revisiting SamskaraFilm
2017Tiger Zinda HaiShenoyFilm
201624Sathya's grandfatherFilm
2016Chalk N DusterFilm
2015Rudra TandavaFilm
2015Rana VikramaK. V. Anand RaoFilm
2015GurudakshinaFilm
2014Samrat & Co.Mahendra Pratap SinghFilm
2014ChandraFilm
2014Benegal's New CinemaFilm
2013Sweety Nanna JodiFilm
2012Ek Tha TigerShenoyFilm
2012MugamoodiAnand's Grand fatherFilm
2012Yaare KoogadaliFilm
2011Kempe GowdaMahadev (Kavya's father)Film
2010Peepli LiveAvinash NimadeFilm
2010AashayeinG. ParthasarthiFilm
2010Komaram PuliPrime MinisterFilm
20098x10 TasveerAnil SharmaFilm
2009Life Goes OnAlokFilm
2008DhanamAnanth's fatherFilm
2007Aa DinagaluGirish NaikFilm
2007Lava KushaFilm
2006DorRandhir SinghFilm
2006Tananam TananamShastryFilm
2005IqbalGurujiFilm
2004Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.Satya PrasadFilm
2004ChellamaeRajasekharFilm
2001Vande MatharamFilm
2000Hey RamUppilli IyengarFilm
2000PukarMr. RajvanshFilm
1999PrathyarthaHome Minister of IndiaFilm
1999Kaanooru HeggadithiChandre GowdaFilm
1999A.K.47Jagannath RaoFilm
1998China GateForest Officer Sunder RajanFilm
1998Kadhal MannanRudranFilm
1998Aakrosh: Cyclone Of AngerFilm
1997Minsara KanavuAmalrajFilm
1997RatchaganSriramFilm
1996AatankInspector KhanFilm
1996Dharma ChakramMahendraFilm
1996The PrinceVishwanathFilm
1996SivasakthiSiva’s FatherFilm
1995Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara GavaiHangal KumaraswamijiFilm
1994KaadhalanKakarla Sathyanarayana MoorthyFilm
1992CheluviVillage HeadmanFilm
1992PranadaataDr. Siva PrasadFilm
1991GunaaDoctor GaneshFilm
1991ChaitanyaFilm
1991Mysooru MalligeFilm
1991BrammaJennifer's fatherFilm
1991Inner voiceFilm
1990Santha Shishunala SharifGovindabhattaFilm
1990Nehru: The Jewel of IndiaFilm
1990Prathama UshakiranaPsychiatristFilm
1989Mil Gayee Manzil MujheFilm
1988AkarshanAnand (Movie Director)Film
1987Malgudi DaysW. T. Srinivasan (Swami’s Father) / The Watchman · 54 episodesSeries
1987SankeertanaFilm
1987SutradharZamindarFilm
1987Neela Kurinji Poothappol....Appu MenonFilm
1986Naan Adimai IllaiFilm
1985Meri JungDeepak VermaFilm
1985Sur SangamFilm
1985ZamanaSatish KumarFilm
1985Nee Thanda KanikeFilm
1984TarangDineshFilm
1984DivorceJayant OswalFilm
1983AnveshaneRottiFilm
1983Ananda BhairaviBhagavathula Venkata Rama SarmaFilm
1982UmbarthaSubhash MahajanFilm
1982AparoopaMr. KannaFilm
1981Paanch QaidiFilm
1981ShamaFilm
1980AashaMala's FriendFilm
1980Man PasandKashinathFilm
1980Apne ParayeHarishFilm
1979The Jewelled LampMadan (Railway official)Film
1977SwamiGhanshyamFilm
1976ManthanDr. Manohar RaoFilm
1975NishantSchoolmasterFilm
1974Jadu Ka ShankhFilm
1971Vamsha VrikshaFilm
1970SamskaraPraneshacharyaFilm
Creator (1)
1987Malgudi DaysCreatorSeries
Directing (7)
1999Kaanooru HeggadithiDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1992CheluviDirector, WriterFilm
1988Kanaka PurandaraDirectorFilm
1984UtsavDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1979Ondanondu KaladalliDirector, Story, Screenplay, Writer, DialogueFilm
1977Tabbaliyu Neenade MaganeDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1971Vamsha VrikshaDirectorFilm
Writing (9)
2007Aa DinagaluScreenplayFilm
2002Agni VarshaWriterFilm
1997NagamandalaWriterFilm
1981KalyugScreenplayFilm
1978The Sage from the SeaScreenplayFilm
1977BhumikaScreenplayFilm
1977Kakana KoteScreenplayFilm
1973KaaduWriter, DirectorFilm
1970SamskaraScreenplay, DialogueFilm