Girish Karnad

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.

Known For

Ek Tha Tiger

as Shenoy

Tiger Zinda Hai

as Shenoy

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as Sathya's grandfather

Iqbal

as Guruji

Peepli Live

as Avinash Nimade

Hey Ram

as Uppilli Iyengar

Dor

as Randhir Singh

8 x 10 Tasveer

as Anil Sharma

Mugamoodi

as Anand's Grand father

Gunaa

as Doctor Ganesh