Girish Karnad
Acting · 81 years old
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.
Known For
Cheluvi
Village Headman
Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
Malgudi Days
Dor
Randhir Singh
Meri Jung
Deepak Verma
Ratchagan
Sriram
Peepli Live
Avinash Nimade
Chalk N Duster
24
Sathya's grandfather
Manthan
Dr. Manohar Rao
Hey Ram
Uppilli Iyengar
Nishant
Schoolmaster
Gunaa
Doctor Ganesh
Aa Dinagalu
Girish Naik
Chaitanya
Sankeertana
Iqbal
Guruji
Samskara
Praneshacharya
Pukar
Mr. Rajvansh
Minsara Kanavu
Amalraj
