Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
19 maggio 1938
Died
10 giugno 2019
Place of birth
Maharashtra, India
Also known as
ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್
Biography
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.
Conosciuto per
7.8
Series
Malgudi Days
W. T. Srinivasan (Swami’s Father) / The Watchman
1987
0.0
Film
Vande Matharam
2001
0.0
Film
Yaare Koogadali
2012
6.2
Film
Ek Tha Tiger
Shenoy
2012
5.2
Film
Prathyartha
Home Minister of India
1999
7.0
Film
Aa Dinagalu
Girish Naik
2007
7.0
Film
Hey Ram
Uppilli Iyengar
2000
5.0
Film
Rana Vikrama
K. V. Anand Rao
2015
6.5
Film
Manthan
Dr. Manohar Rao
1976
6.3
Film
Tiger Zinda Hai
Shenoy
2017
7.2
Film
24
Sathya's grandfather
2016
7.2
Film
Chalk N Duster
2016
4.0
Film
The Master: Shyam Benegal
Himself
2022
Acting credits 13 titles
The Master: Shyam Benegal
as Himself
4.0
2022
Tiger Zinda Hai
as Shenoy
6.3
2017
Chalk N Duster
7.2
2016
24
as Sathya's grandfather
7.2
2016
Rana Vikrama
as K. V. Anand Rao
5.0
2015
Ek Tha Tiger
as Shenoy
6.2
2012
Yaare Koogadali
0.0
2012
Aa Dinagalu
as Girish Naik
7.0
2007
Vande Matharam
0.0
2001
Hey Ram
as Uppilli Iyengar
7.0
2000
Prathyartha
as Home Minister of India
5.2
1999
Malgudi Days
as W. T. Srinivasan (Swami’s Father) / The Watchman
7.8
1987
Manthan
as Dr. Manohar Rao
6.5
1976