Born 1938 (age 81) · Maharashtra, India
Appears in 92 titles

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

Ek Tha Tiger
6.2
Ek Tha Tiger
2012
as Shenoy
Tiger Zinda Hai
6.2
Tiger Zinda Hai
2017
as Shenoy
24
7.2
24
2016
as Sathya's grandfather
Iqbal
7.0
Iqbal
2005
as Guruji
Peepli Live
7.3
Peepli Live
2010
as Avinash Nimade
Hey Ram
7.2
Hey Ram
2000
as Uppilli Iyengar
Dor
7.4
Dor
2006
as Randhir Singh
8 x 10 Tasveer
5.2
8 x 10 Tasveer
2009
as Anil Sharma
Mugamoodi
4.5
Mugamoodi
2012
as Anand's Grand father
Gunaa
7.0
Gunaa
1991
as Doctor Ganesh
China Gate
6.7
China Gate
1998
as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
Kaadhalan
6.6
Kaadhalan
1994
as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
Pukar
6.7
Pukar
2000
as Mr. Rajvansh
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.
6.5
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.
2004
as Satya Prasad
Nishant
7.1
Nishant
1975
as Schoolmaster
Minsara Kanavu
6.7
Minsara Kanavu
1997
as Amalraj
Chellamae
6.0
Chellamae
2004
as Rajasekhar
Manthan
7.1
Manthan
1976
as Dr. Manohar Rao
Aashayein
6.7
Aashayein
2010
as G. Parthasarthi
Meri Jung
7.4
Meri Jung
1985
as Deepak Verma