Actor
Girish Karnad
May 19, 1938 · Maharashtra, India
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.
Often works with
Naseeruddin Shah
6 titles together
Iqbal, Peepli Live, Hey Ram
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
4 titles together
Pukar, China Gate, Manthan
Paresh Rawal
3 titles together
Tiger Zinda Hai, China Gate, Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.
Shreyas Talpade
3 titles together
Iqbal, Dor, Aashayein
Prateeksha Lonkar
3 titles together
Iqbal, Dor, Aashayein
Om Puri
3 titles together
Hey Ram, Pukar, China Gate
Full filmography · 83
Tiger Zinda Hai
as Shenoy
20176.3
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as Sathya's grandfather
20167.2
Chalk N Duster
cast
2016
Rana Vikrama
as K. V. Anand Rao
2015
Gurudakshina
cast
2015
Rudra Tandava
cast
2015
Benegal's New Cinema
cast
2014
Samrat & Co.
as Mahendra Pratap Singh
2014
Chandra
cast
2014
Sweety Nanna Jodi
cast
2013
Yaare Koogadali
cast
2012
Mugamoodi
as Anand's Grand father
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