Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 19, 1938
Died
June 10, 2019 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Maharashtra, India
Also Known As
- ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್
Girish Karnad
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.
Known For
Acting
6.3
Tiger Zinda Hai
2017
7.2
24
2016
4.5
Mugamoodi
2012
6.2
Ek Tha Tiger
2012
6.6
Aashayein
2010
7.3
Peepli Live
2010
5.2
8 x 10 Tasveer
2009
7.4
Dor
2006
6.9
Iqbal
2005
6.4
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.
2004
5.7
Chellamae
2004
7.0
Hey Ram
2000
6.7
Pukar
2000
6.5
China Gate
1998
6.7
Minsara Kanavu
1997
6.6
Kaadhalan
1994
7.0
Gunaa
1991
7.8
Malgudi Days
1987
6.9
The Churning
1976
7.0
Nishant
1975
