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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 roles that explain the career.
32 credits across 4 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tiger Zinda Hai | Shenoy | Film |
| 2012 | Mugamoodi | Anand's Grand father | Film |
| 2012 | Ek Tha Tiger | Shenoy | Film |
| 2010 | Aashayein | G. Parthasarthi | Film |
| 2010 | Peepli Live | Avinash Nimade | Film |
| 2010 | Komaram Puli | Prime Minister | Film |
| 2009 | 8 x 10 Tasveer | Anil Sharma | Film |
| 2009 | Life Goes On | Alok | Film |
| 2007 | Aa Dinagalu | Girish Naik | Film |
| 2006 | Dor | Randhir Singh | Film |
| 2005 | Iqbal | Guruji | Film |
| 2004 | Chellamae | Rajasekhar | Film |
| 2004 | Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. | Satya Prasad | Film |
| 2002 | Agni Varsha | Writer | Film |
| 2000 | Pukar | Mr. Rajvansh | Film |
| 1999 | A.K.47 | Jagannath Rao | Film |
| 1998 | Kadhal Mannan | Rudran | Film |
| 1998 | China Gate | Forest Officer Sunder Rajan | Film |
| 1997 | Minsara Kanavu | Amalraj | Film |
| 1997 | Ratchagan | Sriram | Film |
| 1996 | Dharma Chakram | Mahendra | Film |
| 1996 | The Prince | Vishwanath | Film |
| 1996 | Aatank | Inspector Khan | Film |
| 1994 | Kaadhalan | Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy | Film |
| 1991 | Gunaa | Doctor Ganesh | Film |
| 1986 | Naan Adimai Illai | Film | |
| 1985 | Meri Jung | Deepak Verma | Film |
| 1982 | Umbartha | Subhash Mahajan | Film |
| 1979 | Ondanondu Kaladalli | Director | Film |
| 1979 | Ondanondu Kaladalli | Writer | Film |
| 1975 | Nishant | Schoolmaster | Film |
| Benegal's New Cinema | Film |
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