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Girish Karnad
Born 1938-05-19Maharashtra, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Master: Shyam BenegalHimselfRevisiting SamskaraRoleTiger Zinda HaiShenoy24Sathya's grandfatherChalk N DusterRoleRana VikramaK. V. Anand RaoGurudakshinaRoleRudra TandavaRoleBenegal's New CinemaRoleSamrat & Co.Mahendra Pratap SinghChandraRoleSweety Nanna JodiRoleYaare KoogadaliRoleMugamoodiAnand's Grand fatherEk Tha TigerShenoyKempe GowdaMahadev (Kavya's father)Komaram PuliPrime MinisterAashayeinG. ParthasarthiPeepli LiveAvinash NimadeLife Goes OnAlok8x10 TasveerAnil SharmaDhanamAnanth's fatherLava KushaRoleAa DinagaluGirish Naik