Acting
Girish Karnad
Maharashtra, IndiaBorn 1938
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.
67
Films
1
TV Shows
7
Crew Credits
Known For
68 Credits
Peepli Live
as Avinash Nimade
2010
Aatank
as Inspector Khan
1996
Dor
as Randhir Singh
2006
Yaare Koogadali
2012
Tananam Tananam
as Shastry
2006
Komaram Puli
as Prime Minister
2010
Tiger Zinda Hai
as Shenoy
2017
Malgudi Days
1987
24
as Sathya's grandfather
2016
Iqbal
as Guruji
2005
China Gate
as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
1998
Hey Ram
as Uppilli Iyengar
2000
