Girish Karnad
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Jewelled Lamp
as Madan (Railway official)
1979
Mysooru Mallige
1991
Iqbal
as Guruji
2005
Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
1998
Cheluvi
as Village Headman
1992
Man Pasand
as Kashinath
1980
Samrat & Co.
as Mahendra Pratap Singh
2014
Aashayein
as G. Parthasarthi
2010
Dor
as Randhir Singh
2006
Naan Adimai Illai
1986
Sutradhar
as Zamindar
1987
8 x 10 Tasveer
as Anil Sharma
2009
Life Goes On
as Alok
2009
Santha Shishunala Sharif
as Govindabhatta
1990
Apne Paraye
as Harish
1980
Chellamae
as Rajasekhar
2004
Jadu Ka Shankh
1974
China Gate
as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
1998
Umbartha
as Subhash Mahajan
1982
Nishant
as Schoolmaster
1975
