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Girish Karnad
Also Known As: ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್
Birth Date
May 19, 1938
Death Date
June 10, 2019
(passed away at 81)
Place of Birth
Maharashtra, India
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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.
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Ek Tha Tiger
Shenoy
2012
Malgudi Days
W. T. Srinivasan (Swami’s Father) / The Watchman
1987 • 54 episodes
Tiger Zinda Hai
Shenoy
2017
Vande Matharam
2001
Peepli Live
Avinash Nimade
2010
Dor
Randhir Singh
2006
Hey Ram
Uppilli Iyengar
2000
24
Sathya's grandfather
2016
Manthan
Dr. Manohar Rao
1976
Aatank
Inspector Khan
1996
China Gate
Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
1998
Yaare Koogadali
2012
Chandra
2014
Ratchagan
Sriram
1997
Dhanam
Ananth's father
2008
Minsara Kanavu
Amalraj
1997
Sutradhar
Zamindar
1987
Kaanooru Heggadithi
Chandre Gowda
1999
Inner voice
1991
Gunaa
Doctor Ganesh
1991