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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

Movie Released: Wed, Mar 07 2018

Tiger Zinda Hai

Girish Karnad was 79 in Tiger Zinda Hai as 'Shenoy'.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 18 2017

Girish Karnad was 77 in 24 as 'Sathya's grandfather'.

Movie Released: Thu, May 05 2016

Chalk N Duster

Girish Karnad was 77 in Chalk N Duster

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 15 2016

Rana Vikrama

Girish Karnad was 76 in Rana Vikrama as 'K. V. Anand Rao'.

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 10 2015

Gurudakshina

Girish Karnad was 76 in Gurudakshina

Movie Released: Thu, Mar 19 2015

Rudra Tandava

Girish Karnad was 76 in Rudra Tandava

Movie Released: Fri, Feb 27 2015

Samrat & Co.

Girish Karnad was 75 in Samrat & Co. as 'Mahendra Pratap Singh'.

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 25 2014

Chandra

Girish Karnad was 75 in Chandra

Movie Released: Fri, Feb 14 2014

Yaare Koogadali

Girish Karnad was 74 in Yaare Koogadali

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 20 2012

Mugamoodi

Girish Karnad was 74 in Mugamoodi as 'Anand's Grand father'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 31 2012

Ek Tha Tiger

Girish Karnad was 74 in Ek Tha Tiger as 'Shenoy'.

Movie Released: Wed, Aug 15 2012

Kempe Gowda

Girish Karnad was 72 in Kempe Gowda as 'Mahadev (Kavya's father)'.

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 11 2011

Komaram Puli

Girish Karnad was 72 in Komaram Puli as 'Prime Minister'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 10 2010

Aashayein

Girish Karnad was 72 in Aashayein as 'G. Parthasarthi'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 27 2010

Peepli Live

Girish Karnad was 72 in Peepli Live as 'Avinash Nimade'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 13 2010

Life Goes On

Girish Karnad was 71 in Life Goes On as 'Alok'.

Movie Released: Fri, Nov 13 2009

8 x 10 Tasveer

Girish Karnad was 70 in 8 x 10 Tasveer as 'Anil Sharma'.

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 03 2009

Dhanam

Girish Karnad was 70 in Dhanam as 'Ananth's father'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 05 2008

Lava Kusha

Girish Karnad was 69 in Lava Kusha

Movie Released: Thu, Dec 13 2007

Aa Dinagalu

Girish Karnad was 69 in Aa Dinagalu as 'Girish Naik'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 19 2007

Tananam Tananam

Girish Karnad was 68 in Tananam Tananam as 'Shastry'.

Movie Released: Fri, Nov 24 2006

Dor

Girish Karnad was 68 in Dor as 'Randhir Singh'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 22 2006

Iqbal

Girish Karnad was 67 in Iqbal as 'Guruji'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 26 2005

Shankar Dada MBBS

Girish Karnad was 66 in Shankar Dada MBBS as 'Shankar's Father'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 15 2004

Chellamae

Girish Karnad was 66 in Chellamae as 'Rajasekhar'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 10 2004

Hey Ram

Girish Karnad was 61 in Hey Ram as 'Uppilli Iyengar'.

Movie Released: Fri, Feb 18 2000

Pukar

Girish Karnad was 61 in Pukar as 'Mr. Rajvansh'.

Movie Released: Fri, Feb 04 2000

Kaanooru Heggadithi

Girish Karnad was 60 in Kaanooru Heggadithi as 'Chandre Gowda'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 01 1999

Prathyartha

Girish Karnad was 60 in Prathyartha as 'Home Minister of India'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 01 1999

China Gate

Girish Karnad was 60 in China Gate as 'Forest Officer Sunder Rajan'.

Movie Released: Fri, Nov 27 1998

Kadhal Mannan

Girish Karnad was 59 in Kadhal Mannan as 'Black Dog security service MD'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 04 1998

Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger

Girish Karnad was 59 in Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 03 1998

Ratchagan

Girish Karnad was 59 in Ratchagan as 'Sriram'.

Movie Released: Wed, Oct 29 1997

Minsara Kanavu

Girish Karnad was 58 in Minsara Kanavu as 'Amalraj'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 14 1997

Sivasakthi

Girish Karnad was 58 in Sivasakthi

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 06 1996

The Prince

Girish Karnad was 58 in The Prince as 'Vishwanath'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 23 1996

Aatank

Girish Karnad was 58 in Aatank as 'Inspector Khan'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jul 10 1996

Dharma Chakram

Girish Karnad was 57 in Dharma Chakram as 'Mahendra'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jan 13 1996

Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai

Girish Karnad was 57 in Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai as 'Hangal Kumaraswamiji'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jul 21 1995

Kadhalan

Girish Karnad was 56 in Kadhalan as 'Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 17 1994

Cheluvi

Girish Karnad was 54 in Cheluvi as 'Village Headman'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jun 11 1992

Pranadaata

Girish Karnad was 53 in Pranadaata as 'Dr. Siva Prasad'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 19 1992

Gunaa

Girish Karnad was 53 in Gunaa as 'Doctor Ganesh'.

Movie Released: Tue, Nov 05 1991

Mysooru Mallige

Girish Karnad was 53 in Mysooru Mallige

Movie Released: Mon, Jul 01 1991

Chaitanya

Girish Karnad was 53 in Chaitanya

Movie Released: Fri, Jun 07 1991

Prathama Ushakirana

Girish Karnad was 52 in Prathama Ushakirana as 'Psychiatrist'.

Movie Released: Wed, Aug 01 1990

Santha Shishunala Sharif

Girish Karnad was 52 in Santha Shishunala Sharif as 'Govindabhatta'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jul 19 1990

Nehru: The Jewel of India

Girish Karnad was 51 in Nehru: The Jewel of India

Movie Released: Mon, Jan 01 1990

Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe

Girish Karnad was 50 in Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 12 1989

Akarshan

Girish Karnad was 49 in Akarshan as 'Anand (Movie Director)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Feb 21 1988

Sankeertana

Girish Karnad was 48 in Sankeertana

Movie Released: Thu, Feb 26 1987

Sutradhar

Girish Karnad was 48 in Sutradhar as 'Zamindar'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jan 31 1987

Neela Kurinji Poothappol....

Girish Karnad was 48 in Neela Kurinji Poothappol.... as 'Appu Menon'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 09 1987

Naan Adimai Illai

Girish Karnad was 47 in Naan Adimai Illai

Movie Released: Sat, Mar 01 1986

Zamana

Girish Karnad was 47 in Zamana as 'Satish Kumar'.

Movie Released: Mon, Nov 11 1985

Sur Sangam

Girish Karnad was 47 in Sur Sangam

Movie Released: Wed, Sep 11 1985

Meri Jung

Girish Karnad was 47 in Meri Jung as 'Deepak Verma'.

Movie Released: Sun, Aug 11 1985

Tarang

Girish Karnad was 45 in Tarang as 'Dinesh'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 1984

Divorce

Girish Karnad was 45 in Divorce as 'Jayant Oswal'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 1984

Ananda Bhairavi

Girish Karnad was 45 in Ananda Bhairavi as 'Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma'.

Movie Released: Thu, Aug 25 1983

Anveshane

Girish Karnad was 44 in Anveshane

Movie Released: Sat, Jan 01 1983

Umbartha

Girish Karnad was 44 in Umbartha as 'Subhash Mahajan'.

Movie Released: Tue, Jul 20 1982

Aparoopa

Girish Karnad was 43 in Aparoopa as 'Mr. Kanna'.

Movie Released: Thu, Apr 01 1982

Paanch Qaidi

Girish Karnad was 42 in Paanch Qaidi

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 1981

Apne Paraye

Girish Karnad was 42 in Apne Paraye as 'Harish'.

Movie Released: Fri, Aug 08 1980

Man Pasand

Girish Karnad was 42 in Man Pasand as 'Kashinath'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jun 11 1980

Aasha

Girish Karnad was 41 in Aasha as 'Mala's Friend'.

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 21 1980

The Jewelled Lamp

Girish Karnad was 41 in The Jewelled Lamp as 'Madan (Railway official)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Dec 23 1979

Swami

Girish Karnad was 38 in Swami as 'Ghanshyam'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 06 1977

The Churning

Girish Karnad was 38 in The Churning as 'Dr. Manohar Rao'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 01 1976

Night's End

Girish Karnad was 37 in Night's End as 'Schoolmaster'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jun 06 1975

Jadu Ka Shankh

Girish Karnad was 35 in Jadu Ka Shankh

Movie Released: Tue, Jan 01 1974

Samskara

Girish Karnad was 31 in Samskara as 'Praneshacharya'.

Movie Released: Wed, May 13 1970

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