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Girish Karnad

Bio: 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

Born: Thu, May 19 1938

Birthplace: Maharashtra, India

Death: Mon, Jun 10 2019

Girish Karnad is 81 years old

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Revisiting Samskara

Girish Karnad was

79 in Revisiting Samskara

Wed, Mar 07 2018

Tiger Zinda Hai

Girish Karnad was

79 in Tiger Zinda Hai

as 'Shenoy'.

Mon, Dec 18 2017

Girish Karnad was

77 in 24

as 'Sathya's grandfather'.

Thu, May 05 2016

Chalk N Duster

Girish Karnad was

77 in Chalk N Duster

Fri, Jan 15 2016

Rana Vikrama

Girish Karnad was

76 in Rana Vikrama

as 'K. V. Anand Rao'.

Fri, Apr 10 2015

Gurudakshina

Girish Karnad was

76 in Gurudakshina

Thu, Mar 19 2015

Rudra Tandava

Girish Karnad was

76 in Rudra Tandava

Fri, Feb 27 2015

Samrat & Co.

Girish Karnad was

75 in Samrat & Co.

as 'Mahendra Pratap Singh'.

Fri, Apr 25 2014

Chandra

Girish Karnad was

75 in Chandra

Fri, Feb 14 2014

Yaare Koogadali

Girish Karnad was

74 in Yaare Koogadali

Thu, Dec 20 2012

Mugamoodi

Girish Karnad was

74 in Mugamoodi

as 'Anand's Grand father'.

Fri, Aug 31 2012

Ek Tha Tiger

Girish Karnad was

74 in Ek Tha Tiger

as 'Shenoy'.

Wed, Aug 15 2012

Kempe Gowda

Girish Karnad was

72 in Kempe Gowda

as 'Mahadev (Kavya's father)'.

Fri, Mar 11 2011

Komaram Puli

Girish Karnad was

72 in Komaram Puli

as 'Prime Minister'.

Fri, Sep 10 2010

Aashayein

Girish Karnad was

72 in Aashayein

as 'G. Parthasarthi'.

Fri, Aug 27 2010

Peepli Live

Girish Karnad was

72 in Peepli Live

as 'Avinash Nimade'.

Fri, Aug 13 2010

Life Goes On

Girish Karnad was

71 in Life Goes On

as 'Alok'.

Fri, Nov 13 2009

8 x 10 Tasveer

Girish Karnad was

70 in 8 x 10 Tasveer

as 'Anil Sharma'.

Fri, Apr 03 2009

Dhanam

Girish Karnad was

70 in Dhanam

as 'Ananth's father'.

Fri, Sep 05 2008

Lava Kusha

Girish Karnad was

69 in Lava Kusha

Thu, Dec 13 2007

Aa Dinagalu

Girish Karnad was

69 in Aa Dinagalu

as 'Girish Naik'.

Fri, Oct 19 2007

Tananam Tananam

Girish Karnad was

68 in Tananam Tananam

as 'Shastry'.

Fri, Nov 24 2006

Dor

Girish Karnad was

68 in Dor

as 'Randhir Singh'.

Fri, Sep 22 2006

Iqbal

Girish Karnad was

67 in Iqbal

as 'Guruji'.

Fri, Aug 26 2005

Shankar Dada MBBS

Girish Karnad was

66 in Shankar Dada MBBS

as 'Shankar's Father'.

Fri, Oct 15 2004

Chellamae

Girish Karnad was

66 in Chellamae

as 'Rajasekhar'.

Fri, Sep 10 2004

Hey Ram

Girish Karnad was

61 in Hey Ram

as 'Uppilli Iyengar'.

Fri, Feb 18 2000

Pukar

Girish Karnad was

61 in Pukar

as 'Mr. Rajvansh'.

Fri, Feb 04 2000

Kaanooru Heggadithi

Girish Karnad was

60 in Kaanooru Heggadithi

as 'Chandre Gowda'.

Fri, Jan 01 1999

Prathyartha

Girish Karnad was

60 in Prathyartha

as 'Home Minister of India'.

Fri, Jan 01 1999

China Gate

Girish Karnad was

60 in China Gate

as 'Forest Officer Sunder Rajan'.

Fri, Nov 27 1998

Kadhal Mannan

Girish Karnad was

59 in Kadhal Mannan

as 'Black Dog security service MD'.

Sat, Apr 04 1998

Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger

Girish Karnad was

59 in Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger

Fri, Apr 03 1998

Ratchagan

Girish Karnad was

59 in Ratchagan

as 'Sriram'.

Wed, Oct 29 1997

Minsara Kanavu

Girish Karnad was

58 in Minsara Kanavu

as 'Amalraj'.

Tue, Jan 14 1997

Sivasakthi

Girish Karnad was

58 in Sivasakthi

Fri, Sep 06 1996

The Prince

Girish Karnad was

58 in The Prince

as 'Vishwanath'.

Fri, Aug 23 1996

Aatank

Girish Karnad was

58 in Aatank

as 'Inspector Khan'.

Wed, Jul 10 1996

Dharma Chakram

Girish Karnad was

57 in Dharma Chakram

as 'Mahendra'.

Sat, Jan 13 1996

Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai

Girish Karnad was

57 in Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai

as 'Hangal Kumaraswamiji'.

Fri, Jul 21 1995

Kadhalan

Girish Karnad was

56 in Kadhalan

as 'Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy'.

Sat, Sep 17 1994

Cheluvi

Girish Karnad was

54 in Cheluvi

as 'Village Headman'.

Thu, Jun 11 1992

Pranadaata

Girish Karnad was

53 in Pranadaata

as 'Dr. Siva Prasad'.

Sun, Jan 19 1992

Gunaa

Girish Karnad was

53 in Gunaa

as 'Doctor Ganesh'.

Tue, Nov 05 1991

Mysooru Mallige

Girish Karnad was

53 in Mysooru Mallige

Mon, Jul 01 1991

Chaitanya

Girish Karnad was

53 in Chaitanya

Fri, Jun 07 1991

Prathama Ushakirana

Girish Karnad was

52 in Prathama Ushakirana

as 'Psychiatrist'.

Wed, Aug 01 1990

Santha Shishunala Sharif

Girish Karnad was

52 in Santha Shishunala Sharif

as 'Govindabhatta'.

Thu, Jul 19 1990

Nehru: The Jewel of India

Girish Karnad was

51 in Nehru: The Jewel of India

Mon, Jan 01 1990

Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe

Girish Karnad was

50 in Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe

Thu, Jan 12 1989

Akarshan

Girish Karnad was

49 in Akarshan

as 'Anand (Movie Director)'.

Sun, Feb 21 1988

Sankeertana

Girish Karnad was

48 in Sankeertana

Thu, Feb 26 1987

Sutradhar

Girish Karnad was

48 in Sutradhar

as 'Zamindar'.

Sat, Jan 31 1987

Neela Kurinji Poothappol....

Girish Karnad was

48 in Neela Kurinji Poothappol....

as 'Appu Menon'.

Fri, Jan 09 1987

Naan Adimai Illai

Girish Karnad was

47 in Naan Adimai Illai

Sat, Mar 01 1986

Zamana

Girish Karnad was

47 in Zamana

as 'Satish Kumar'.

Mon, Nov 11 1985

Sur Sangam

Girish Karnad was

47 in Sur Sangam

Wed, Sep 11 1985

Meri Jung

Girish Karnad was

47 in Meri Jung

as 'Deepak Verma'.

Sun, Aug 11 1985

Tarang

Girish Karnad was

45 in Tarang

as 'Dinesh'.

Sun, Jan 01 1984

Divorce

Girish Karnad was

45 in Divorce

as 'Jayant Oswal'.

Sun, Jan 01 1984

Ananda Bhairavi

Girish Karnad was

45 in Ananda Bhairavi

as 'Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma'.

Thu, Aug 25 1983

Anveshane

Girish Karnad was

44 in Anveshane

Sat, Jan 01 1983

Umbartha

Girish Karnad was

44 in Umbartha

as 'Subhash Mahajan'.

Tue, Jul 20 1982

Aparoopa

Girish Karnad was

43 in Aparoopa

as 'Mr. Kanna'.

Thu, Apr 01 1982

Paanch Qaidi

Girish Karnad was

42 in Paanch Qaidi

Thu, Jan 01 1981

Apne Paraye

Girish Karnad was

42 in Apne Paraye

as 'Harish'.

Fri, Aug 08 1980

Man Pasand

Girish Karnad was

42 in Man Pasand

as 'Kashinath'.

Wed, Jun 11 1980

Aasha

Girish Karnad was

41 in Aasha

as 'Mala's Friend'.

Fri, Mar 21 1980

The Jewelled Lamp

Girish Karnad was

41 in The Jewelled Lamp

as 'Madan (Railway official)'.

Sun, Dec 23 1979

Swami

Girish Karnad was

38 in Swami

as 'Ghanshyam'.

Thu, Jan 06 1977

The Churning

Girish Karnad was

38 in The Churning

as 'Dr. Manohar Rao'.

Fri, Oct 01 1976

Night's End

Girish Karnad was

37 in Night's End

as 'Schoolmaster'.

Fri, Jun 06 1975

Jadu Ka Shankh

Girish Karnad was

35 in Jadu Ka Shankh

Tue, Jan 01 1974

Samskara

Girish Karnad was

31 in Samskara

as 'Praneshacharya'.

Wed, May 13 1970

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