Person
Girish Karnad
Acting · 1938-05-19 · † 2019-06-10 · 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.
Filmography (128)
| Year | Film | As |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pushpsaaz(Flowers) | written by |
| 2018 | Neenillada Male | Actor |
| 2016 | Shivaay | Anushka's Father |
| 2015 | Chandrika | Actor |
| 2015 | Rudra Tandava | Actor |
| 2015 | Rana Vikrama | K.V. Anand Rao - Home Minister of Karnataka state |
| 2015 | Gurudakshina | Actor |
| 2014 | Samrat & Co. | Mahendra Pratap Singh |
| 2013 | Chandra | Actor |
| 2013 | Sweety Nanna Jodi | Actor |
| 2012 | Yaare Koogadali | Actor |
| 2012 | Ek Tha Tiger | Shenoy |
| 2012 | Sweet Poison | Professor Vaidyanathan |
| 2012 | Mugamoodi | Anand's Grandfather |
| 2011 | Kempe Gowda | Mahadev (Kavya's father) |
| 2010 | Komaram Puli | Samara Simha Rao |
| 2010 | Aashayein | G. Parthasarthi |
| 2009 | 8 x 10 Tasveer | Advocate Anil Sharma |
| 2009 | Life Goes On | Dr. Sanjay Banerjee |
| 2008 | Chili Pili Hakkigalu | Actor |
| 2008 | Sangaathi | Actor |
| 2007 | Aa Dinagalu | screenplay |
| 2007 | Lava Kusha | Actor |
| 2007 | Aa Dinagalu | Girish Naayak (Chethan's father) |
| 2006 | Amirtham | Actor |
| 2006 | Dor | Randhir Singh |
| 2006 | Tananam Tananam | Shastry Krishnamurthy the father of Vanaja |
| 2005 | Iqbal | Guruji |
| 2004 | Chellame | Rajasekhar |
| 2004 | Shankar Dada MBBS | Satya Prasad |
| 2003 | The Return of Tezaab | Actor |
| 2002 | Agnivarsha: The Fire and the Rain | play "The Fire and the Rain" |
| 2001 | Vande Mataram | Actor |
| 2001 | Vande Matharam | Actor |
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Uppilli Iyengar |
| 1999 | Kanooru Heggadithi | screenplay |
| 1999 | Kanooru Heggadithi | Chandre Gowda |
| 1999 | AK 47 | Jagannath Rao |
| 1999 | AK 47 | Ram's Father |
| 1999 | Prathyartha | Home Minister of India |
| 1999 | Janumadatha | Dr. Akbar Ali |
| 1999 | Kanooru Heggadithi | director |
| 1998 | Kadhal Mannan | Actor |
| 1998 | Aakrosh: Cyclone of Anger | Prime Minister Rajvansh Shashtri |
| 1997 | Nagamandala | story: novel |
| 1997 | Sapnay | Actor |
| 1997 | Ratchakan | Sriram |
| 1997 | Minsaara Kanavu | Amal Raj |
| 1996 | Aatank | Inspector Khan |
| 1996 | Dharma Chakram | Mahendra |
| 1996 | Sivasakthi | Siva's Father |
| 1996 | The Prince | Vishwanath |
| 1995 | Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai | Hangal Kumaraswamiji |
| 1994 | Kaadhalan | Kakarla Sathyanarayana |
| 1994 | Aaghaatha | Psychiatrist |
| 1993 | Praana Daata | Actor |
| 1992 | The Flowering Tree | Village Headman |
| 1992 | The Flowering Tree | Director |
| 1992 | Mysore Mallige | Shanuboga |
| 1991 | Chaitanya | Actor |
| 1991 | Guna | Dr. Ganesh |
| 1991 | Jawahar | Actor |
| 1991 | Brahma | Actor |
| 1991 | Antarnaad | Actor |
| 1990 | The Lamp in the Niche | Director |
| 1990 | Prathama Usha Kiran | A Psychiatrist |
| 1990 | Santha Shishunala Sharif | Govindabhatta |
| 1990 | Nehru: The Jewel of India | Actor |
| 1989 | Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe | Actor |
| 1989 | Abala | Actor |
| 1988 | Akarshan | Anand - Movie Director |
| 1988 | Kadina Benki | Actor |
| 1988 | Kehkashaa | Actor |
| 1988 | Kanaka Purandara | Director |
| 1987 | Sankeerthana | Actor |
| 1987 | Sab Se Badi Adalat | Actor |
| 1986 | Teri Aarzoo | Actor |
| 1986 | Nilakurinhi Poothappol | Appu Menon |
| 1986 | Sutradhar | Zamindar |
| 1986 | Nenapina Doni | Actor |
| 1985 | Bayen Hath Ka Khel | Actor |
| 1985 | Pyaari Bhabhi | Actor |
| 1985 | Zamana | Satish Kumar |
| 1985 | Nee Thanda Kanike | Actor |
| 1985 | Meri Jung | Deepak Verma |
| 1985 | Sur Sangam | Pandit Shivshankar Shastri |
| 1984 | Utsav | Director |
| 1984 | Divorce | Jayant Oswal |
| 1984 | Utsav | script |
| 1984 | Tarang | Dinesh |
| 1983 | Anveshane | Rotti |
| 1983 | Ek Baar Chale Aao | Din Dayal |
| 1983 | Ananda Bhairavi | Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma |
| 1983 | Anveshane | story, screenplay, dialogue |
| 1983 | Aas Aur Pyaas | Actor |
| 1982 | Aparoopa | Mr. Khanna |
| 1982 | Teri Kasam | Rakesh |
| 1982 | Umbartha | Advocate Subhash Mahajan |
| 1981 | Kalyug | screenplay |
| 1981 | Shama | Nawab Yusuf Khan |
| 1981 | Paanch Qaidi | DSP Vijay |
| 1980 | Man Pasand | Kashinath |
| 1980 | Aasha | Deepak |
| 1980 | Apne Paraye | Harish |
| 1979 | Ratnadeep | Actor |
| 1979 | Sampark | Heera |
| 1978 | Anugraham | screen adaptation |
| 1978 | Sandarbha | A psychiatrist |
| 1978 | Ondanondu Kaladalli | screenplay |
| 1978 | Ondanondu Kaladalli | Director |
| 1978 | Kondura (The Sage from the Sea) | writer |
| 1977 | Godhuli | Writer |
| 1977 | Bhumika | screenplay |
| 1977 | Thabbaliyu Neenade Magane | director |
| 1977 | Kakana Kote | screenplay |
| 1977 | Godhuli | Director |
| 1977 | Jeevan Mukt | Amarjeet |
| 1977 | Thabbaliyu Neenade Magane | screenplay |
| 1977 | Swami | Ghanshyam |
| 1976 | Manthan | Dr. Manohar Rao |
| 1975 | Nishant | Schoolmaster |
| 1974 | Jadu Ka Shankh | Actor |
| 1972 | D.R. Bendre | Director |
| 1971 | Vamsha Vriksha | Actor |
| 1971 | Vamsha Vriksha | Director |
| 1971 | Vamsha Vriksha | screenplay, dialogue |
| 1970 | Samskara | Praneshacharya |
| 1970 | Samskara | Writer |