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Girish Karnad

Acting Born May 19, 1938 Maharashtra, India 24 credits

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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Full filmography

  • Malgudi Days (1987)
  • Ek Tha Tiger (2012) as Shenoy
  • Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) as Shenoy
  • Manthan (1976) as Dr. Manohar Rao
  • Meri Jung (1985) as Deepak Verma
  • Pukar (2000) as Mr. Rajvansh
  • Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. (2004) as Satya Prasad
  • Kaanooru Heggadithi (1999) as Chandre Gowda
  • Aatank (1996) as Inspector Khan
  • 24 (2016) as Sathya's grandfather
  • Hey Ram (2000) as Uppilli Iyengar
  • China Gate (1998) as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
  • Peepli Live (2010) as Avinash Nimade
  • Kaadhalan (1994) as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
  • A.K.47 (1999) as Jagannath Rao
  • The Prince (1996) as Vishwanath
  • Gunaa (1991) as Doctor Ganesh
  • Kadhal Mannan (1998) as Rudran
  • Prathyartha (1999) as Home Minister of India
  • Zamana (1985) as Satish Kumar
  • Minsara Kanavu (1997) as Amalraj
  • Komaram Puli (2010) as Prime Minister
  • Ratchagan (1997) as Sriram
  • Mugamoodi (2012) as Anand's Grand father