Acting · Maharashtra, India · Born May 19, 1938
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.
The Master: Shyam Benegal
2022
as Himself
Revisiting Samskara
2018
MovieTiger Zinda Hai
2017
as Shenoy
Movie24
2016
as Sathya's grandfather
MovieChalk N Duster
2016
MovieRana Vikrama
2015
as K. V. Anand Rao
MovieGurudakshina
2015
MovieRudra Tandava
2015
MovieSamrat & Co.
2014
as Mahendra Pratap Singh
MovieChandra
2014
MovieSweety Nanna Jodi
2013
MovieYaare Koogadali
2012
MovieMugamoodi
2012
as Anand's Grand father
MovieEk Tha Tiger
2012
as Shenoy
MovieKempe Gowda
2011
as Mahadev (Kavya's father)
MovieKomaram Puli
2010
as Prime Minister
MovieAashayein
2010
as G. Parthasarthi
MoviePeepli Live
2010
as Avinash Nimade
Life Goes On
2009
as Alok
Movie8 x 10 Tasveer
2009
as Anil Sharma
Dhanam
2008
as Ananth's father
MovieLava Kusha
2007
MovieAa Dinagalu
2007
as Girish Naik
MovieTananam Tananam
2006
as Shastry
MovieDor
2006
as Randhir Singh
MovieIqbal
2005
as Guruji
MovieShankar Dada M.B.B.S.
2004
as Satya Prasad
MovieChellamae
2004
as Rajasekhar
MovieVande Matharam
2001
MovieHey Ram
2000
as Uppilli Iyengar
MoviePukar
2000
as Mr. Rajvansh
MovieA.K.47
1999
as Jagannath Rao
MoviePrathyartha
1999
as Home Minister of India
Kaanooru Heggadithi
1999
as Chandre Gowda
MovieChina Gate
1998
as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
MovieAakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
1998
MovieKadhal Mannan
1998
as Rudran
MovieRatchagan
1997
as Sriram
MovieMinsara Kanavu
1997
as Amalraj
Sivasakthi
1996
as Siva’s Father
MovieThe Prince
1996
as Vishwanath
MovieAatank
1996
as Inspector Khan
MovieDharma Chakram
1996
as Mahendra
MovieSangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai
1995
as Hangal Kumaraswamiji
MovieKaadhalan
1994
as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
MovieCheluvi
1992
as Village Headman
Pranadaata
1992
as Dr. Siva Prasad
MovieGunaa
1991
as Doctor Ganesh
MovieBramma
1991
as Jennifer's father
MovieMysooru Mallige
1991
MovieChaitanya
1991
MoviePrathama Ushakirana
1990
as Psychiatrist
MovieSantha Shishunala Sharif
1990
as Govindabhatta
Nehru: The Jewel of India
1990
MovieMil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
1989
MovieAkarshan
1988
as Anand (Movie Director)
TVMalgudi Days
1987
MovieSankeertana
1987
MovieSutradhar
1987
as Zamindar
MovieNeela Kurinji Poothappol....
1987
as Appu Menon
MovieNaan Adimai Illai
1986
MovieNee Thanda Kanike
1985
MovieZamana
1985
as Satish Kumar
Sur Sangam
1985
MovieMeri Jung
1985
as Deepak Verma
MovieTarang
1984
as Dinesh
MovieDivorce
1984
as Jayant Oswal
MovieAnanda Bhairavi
1983
as Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
MovieAnveshane
1983
MovieUmbartha
1982
as Subhash Mahajan
MovieAparoopa
1982
as Mr. Kanna
Shama
1981
MoviePaanch Qaidi
1981
MovieApne Paraye
1980
as Harish
MovieMan Pasand
1980
as Kashinath
MovieAasha
1980
as Mala's Friend
MovieThe Jewelled Lamp
1979
as Madan (Railway official)
MovieSwami
1977
as Ghanshyam
MovieManthan
1976
as Dr. Manohar Rao
MovieNishant
1975
as Schoolmaster
MovieJadu Ka Shankh
1974
Vamsha Vriksha
1971
MovieSamskara
1970
as Praneshacharya
MovieBenegal's New Cinema
