
Actor
Girish Karnad
Born 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.
Directed
Acting

24
Sathya's grandfather · 2016

Ek Tha Tiger
Shenoy · 2012

Peepli Live
Avinash Nimade · 2010

Tiger Zinda Hai
Shenoy · 2017

Iqbal
Guruji · 2005

Hey Ram
Uppilli Iyengar · 2000

Dor
Randhir Singh · 2006

Cheluvi
Village Headman · 1992

Zamana
Satish Kumar · 1985

Divorce
Jayant Oswal · 1984

Gunaa
Doctor Ganesh · 1991

Nishant
Schoolmaster · 1975

Pukar
Mr. Rajvansh · 2000

China Gate
Forest Officer Sunder Rajan · 1998

Manthan
Dr. Manohar Rao · 1976

Meri Jung
Deepak Verma · 1985

Kaadhalan
Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy · 1994

Sutradhar
Zamindar · 1987

The Jewelled Lamp
Madan (Railway official) · 1979

Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.
Satya Prasad · 2004

Ratchagan
Sriram · 1997

Minsara Kanavu
Amalraj · 1997

Aashayein
G. Parthasarthi · 2010

Samskara
Praneshacharya · 1970
Writing

Cheluvi
Writer · 1992

The Sage from the Sea
Screenplay · 1978

Kaadu
Writer · 1973

Bhumika
Screenplay · 1977

Samskara
Screenplay · 1970

Nagamandala
Writer · 1997

Aa Dinagalu
Screenplay · 2007

Kalyug
Screenplay · 1981

Ondanondu Kaladalli
Story · 1979

Utsav
Screenplay · 1984

Agni Varsha
Writer · 2002

Kakana Kote
Screenplay · 1977
