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Girish Karnad

Acting

May 19, 1938

Maharashtra, India

84 movies

5.5 avg

1

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.

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Peepli Live

Peepli Live

as Avinash Nimade

24

as Sathya's grandfather

Iqbal

Iqbal

as Guruji

Filmography

2020s

1 film

The Master: Shyam Benegal

as Himself

2010s

18 films

Revisiting Samskara

Tiger Zinda Hai

Tiger Zinda Hai

as Shenoy

24

as Sathya's grandfather

Hey Ram

7

Hey Ram

as Uppilli Iyengar

Tiger Zinda Hai

Tiger Zinda Hai

as Shenoy

7.2

Chalk N Duster

Chalk N Duster

Rana Vikrama

Rana Vikrama

as K. V. Anand Rao

Gurudakshina

Gurudakshina

Rudra Tandava

Rudra Tandava

Benegal's New Cinema

Benegal's New Cinema

Samrat & Co.

Samrat & Co.

as Mahendra Pratap Singh

Chandra

Chandra

Sweety Nanna Jodi

Sweety Nanna Jodi

Yaare Koogadali

Yaare Koogadali

Mugamoodi

Mugamoodi

as Anand's Grand father

Ek Tha Tiger

Ek Tha Tiger

as Shenoy

Kempe Gowda

Kempe Gowda

as Mahadev (Kavya's father)

Komaram Puli

Komaram Puli

as Prime Minister

Aashayein

Aashayein

as G. Parthasarthi

Peepli Live

Peepli Live

as Avinash Nimade

2000s

13 films

Life Goes On

as Alok

8x10 Tasveer

8x10 Tasveer

as Anil Sharma

Dhanam

as Ananth's father

Lava Kusha

Lava Kusha

Aa Dinagalu

Aa Dinagalu

as Girish Naik

Tananam Tananam

Tananam Tananam

as Shastry

Dor

Dor

as Randhir Singh

Iqbal

Iqbal

as Guruji

Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.

Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.

as Satya Prasad

Chellamae

Chellamae

as Rajasekhar

Vande Matharam

Vande Matharam

Hey Ram

Hey Ram

as Uppilli Iyengar

Pukar

Pukar

as Mr. Rajvansh

1990s

24 films

A.K.47

A.K.47

as Jagannath Rao

Prathyartha

Prathyartha

as Home Minister of India

Kaanooru Heggadithi

as Chandre Gowda

China Gate

China Gate

as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan

Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger

Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger

Kadhal Mannan

Kadhal Mannan

as Rudran

Ratchagan

Ratchagan

as Sriram

Minsara Kanavu

Minsara Kanavu

as Amalraj

Sivasakthi

as Siva’s Father

The Prince

The Prince

as Vishwanath

Aatank

Aatank

as Inspector Khan

Dharma Chakram

Dharma Chakram

as Mahendra

Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai

Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai

as Hangal Kumaraswamiji

Kaadhalan

Kaadhalan

as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy

Cheluvi

Cheluvi

as Village Headman

Pranadaata

as Dr. Siva Prasad

Gunaa

Gunaa

as Doctor Ganesh

Bramma

Bramma

as Jennifer's father

Mysooru Mallige

Mysooru Mallige

Chaitanya

Chaitanya

Inner voice

Inner voice

Prathama Ushakirana

Prathama Ushakirana

as Psychiatrist

Santha Shishunala Sharif

Santha Shishunala Sharif

as Govindabhatta

Nehru: The Jewel of India

1980s

21 films

Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe

Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe

Akarshan

Akarshan

as Anand (Movie Director)

Sankeertana

Sankeertana

Sutradhar

Sutradhar

as Zamindar

Neela Kurinji Poothappol....

Neela Kurinji Poothappol....

as Appu Menon

Naan Adimai Illai

Naan Adimai Illai

Nee Thanda Kanike

Nee Thanda Kanike

Zamana

Zamana

as Satish Kumar

Sur Sangam

Meri Jung

Meri Jung

as Deepak Verma

Tarang

Tarang

as Dinesh

Divorce

Divorce

as Jayant Oswal

Ananda Bhairavi

Ananda Bhairavi

as Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma

Anveshane

Anveshane

Umbartha

Umbartha

as Subhash Mahajan

Aparoopa

Aparoopa

as Mr. Kanna

Shama

Paanch Qaidi

Paanch Qaidi

Apne Paraye

Apne Paraye

as Harish

Man Pasand

Man Pasand

as Kashinath

Aasha

Aasha

as Mala's Friend

1970s

7 films

The Jewelled Lamp

The Jewelled Lamp

as Madan (Railway official)

Swami

Swami

as Ghanshyam

Manthan

Manthan

as Dr. Manohar Rao

Nishant

Nishant

as Schoolmaster

Jadu Ka Shankh

Jadu Ka Shankh

Vamsha Vriksha

Samskara

Samskara

as Praneshacharya

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