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Girish Karnad

Acting · Born May 19, 1938 · 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.

Girish Karnad movies and shows

  • Malgudi Days1987
  • Ek Tha Tiger2012
  • Tiger Zinda Hai2017
  • 242016
  • Peepli Live2010
  • Hey Ram2000
  • Minsara Kanavu1997
  • Meri Jung1985
  • Pukar2000
  • Gunaa1991
  • Ratchagan1997
  • Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.2004
  • Iqbal2005
  • Samskara1970
  • Komaram Puli2010
  • Manthan1976
  • Agni Varsha2002
  • Neela Kurinji Poothappol....1987
  • Kaadu1973
  • Cheluvi1992
  • China Gate1998
  • The Prince1996
  • Ondanondu Kaladalli1979
  • Mugamoodi2012