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Girish Karnad

Date of birth: 1938-05-19

Place of birth: Maharashtra, India

Known for: Acting

Also known as: ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್

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.

Movie Credits

The Jewelled Lamp
0

The Jewelled Lamp

1979-12-23

Ratnadeep revolves around a person who was fed up with his job and to get out of that situation, he

Mysooru Mallige
0

Mysooru Mallige

1991-07-01

Padma is in love with poet Manju. After he goes missing while trying to save a friend from nationali

Iqbal
3.5

Iqbal

2005-08-26

This is all about chasing your dreams, no matter what the obstacles. The story involves a young deaf

Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
1

Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger

1998-04-03

An officer faces personal challenges after he is assigned to stop killers of the Prime Minister.

Cheluvi
0

Cheluvi

1992-06-11

Cheluvi, a poor young woman, has a secret magical power. With the magic, she turns into a tree which

Man Pasand
0

Man Pasand

1980-06-11

Kamli belongs to a poor family. She sells datuns for a living. She sells them in local suburban trai

Samrat & Co.
2.5

Samrat & Co.

2014-04-25

A young, beautiful and rich girl, Dimpy Singh, approaches Samrat Tilakdhari, a private investigator,

Aashayein
3.3

Aashayein

2010-08-27

The story revolves around Rahul Singh (John Abraham), a compulsive gambler who wins Rs. 20 million f

Dor
3.7

Dor

2006-09-22

Shankar Singh and his wife, Meera, live in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India along with widowed paternal gra

Naan Adimai Illai
2.9

Naan Adimai Illai

1986-03-01

Vijay and Priya fall in love and get married against her father's wishes. However, when they get sep

Sutradhar
0

Sutradhar

1987-01-31

Prerna is the only daughter of the local school's headmaster. She gets to meet her childhood friend,

8 x 10 Tasveer
2.5

8 x 10 Tasveer

2009-04-03

8X10 Tasveer is a story about young man named Jai Puri, (Akshay Kumar), who possesses supernatural p

Life Goes On
1.5

Life Goes On

2009-11-13

The drama explores the relations between a grief stricken father and his three daughters. Set in Lon

Santha Shishunala Sharif
0

Santha Shishunala Sharif

1990-07-19

The story is based on the life of acclaimed saint poet Shishunala Sharif who wrote several moral poe

Apne Paraye
0

Apne Paraye

1980-08-08

Film about the trials facing a family whose patriarch has squandered money into a series of unwise v

Chellamae
2.9

Chellamae

2004-09-10

A young man follows his newlywed neighbour from Chennai to Goa when she moves there with her husband

Jadu Ka Shankh
0

Jadu Ka Shankh

1974-01-01

Shyam and Soni live with their mother in a village. They are very poor. The children give away the o

China Gate
3.3

China Gate

1998-11-27

After witnessing the brutal slaying of her Forest Officer father, Sunder Rajan, at the hands of drea

Umbartha
3.6

Umbartha

1982-07-20

After the passing of her husband, Mrs. Mahajan takes care of four institutions, and lives a comforta

Nishant
3.5

Nishant

1975-06-06

A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will

The Churning
3.5

The Churning

1976-10-01

A veterinarian, Dr. Rao, makes a visit to a village, where he intends to commence a co-operative soc

Kempe Gowda
2.9

Kempe Gowda

2011-03-11

An enraged and influential gangster plans the ultimate vengeance against an honest police officer.

Prathyartha
2.6

Prathyartha

1999-01-01

Akshay, a family man, finds himself compromising with his conscience when he is blackmailed to murde

Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
4.8

Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe

1989-01-12

Vijay falls in love with a woman, who rejects him for a wealthy man, which drives him to work for a

Zamana
0

Zamana

1985-11-11

Poona-based Satish is a professional photographer and lives with his pregnant wife, Sudha, and son n

Tarang
2.5

Tarang

1984-01-01

Rahul, the son-in-law of an old industrialist and one of the heirs to his fortune, clashes with Dine

Mugamoodi
2.3

Mugamoodi

2012-08-31

A man can no longer tolerate injustice and corruption and he becomes a vigilante to fight for a bett

Chandra
1.1

Chandra

2014-02-14

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chandra is a 2013 and 2014 Indian fantasy film, simultaneousl

Kadhal Mannan
3

Kadhal Mannan

1998-03-06

Strict and authoritarian, Rudran disowns his elder daughter for eloping. His younger daughter, Thilo

Aatank
1.5

Aatank

1996-07-10

Jesu and Peter are childhood friends who live in a coastal village in India and depend on fishing as

Dharma Chakram
3.3

Dharma Chakram

1996-01-13

The story is about a family in which mother and son together fight against father for the principles

The Prince
1.8

The Prince

1996-08-23

The Prince is the story of the other side of a Mafia family. Jeeva (Mohanlal), son of a Don (Girish

Lava Kusha
0

Lava Kusha

2007-12-13

Lava Kusha is a 2007 Kannada film directed by Om Saiprakash. The film stars Upendra, Shivaraj Kumar,

Gunaa
3.5

Gunaa

1991-11-05

Guna, a mentally-disturbed man, imagines a fictitious character of a woman to be his future wife. On

Tananam Tananam
0

Tananam Tananam

2006-11-24

Tananam Tananam (Kannada: ತನನಂ ತನನಂ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada romantic musical drama film directed a

Samskara
3.4

Samskara

1970-05-13

Narayanappa, a Madhwa Brahmin man, dies in the Agrahara of the village Durvasapura. As per Madhwa cu

Ratchagan
3.7

Ratchagan

1997-10-29

A girl falls for a violent man, who keeps taking law in his hands and beats people up. She wants to

Sivasakthi
0

Sivasakthi

1996-09-06

Marc Zuber Antony alias Tony (Mahesh Anand), an international smuggler, ended up in an isolated isla

Aa Dinagalu
3.5

Aa Dinagalu

2007-10-19

Chetan loves Mallika but his father hires an underworld don, Kotwal, to break their relationship. Ir

24
3.6

24

2016-05-05

Scientist turned Entrepreneur Dr. Sethuraman tries to safeguard his newly invented time travel devic

Shankar Dada MBBS
3.2

Shankar Dada MBBS

2004-10-15

Shankar Dada is a local goon who sets out to fulfill his parents' dream of him being a doctor. With

Chalk N Duster
3.6

Chalk N Duster

2016-01-15

Chalk n Duster is an emotional journey of two teachers Vidya ( Shabana Azmi) & Jyoti ( Juhi Chaw

Kaanooru Heggadithi
0

Kaanooru Heggadithi

1999-01-01

Subbamma (Tara), third wife of Chandre Gowda (Girish Karnad), is a rebellious mistress of the househ

Nehru: The Jewel of India
0

Nehru: The Jewel of India

1990-01-01

Based on the life of Jawaharlal Nehru (played by Pratap Sharma) -- who succeeded Mahatma Gandhi and

Swami
2

Swami

1977-01-06

Saudamini is a pampered girl until she is forced to marry the widower Ghanshyam and move into his la

Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai
0

Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai

1995-07-21

Kaadhalan
3.3

Kaadhalan

1994-09-17

Prabhu, a college student, falls in love with Shruthi, a governor's daughter. On knowing about their

Hey Ram
3.5

Hey Ram

2000-02-18

Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced th

Akarshan
1

Akarshan

1988-02-21

Love story about an actress falling in love with her costar

Pranadaata
0

Pranadaata

1992-01-19

A doctor with amnesia starts treating patients when he remembers how to use surgical instruments. Me

Sur Sangam
3.3

Sur Sangam

1985-09-11

As Pandit Shivshankar Shastri fades to obscurity with no one to carry on his legacy of Indian Classi

Tiger Zinda Hai
3.1

Tiger Zinda Hai

2017-12-18

When a group of Indian and Pakistani nurses are held hostage in Iraq by a terrorist organization, a

Pukar
3.4

Pukar

2000-02-04

Major Jaidev saves a politician from the clutches of a dreaded terrorist. However, the terrorist joi

Meri Jung
3.8

Meri Jung

1985-08-11

When evil lawyer Thakral prosecutes innocent family man Deepak and sends him to his death, his famil

Komaram Puli
2

Komaram Puli

2010-09-10

Puli joins the police force since he wants to avenge his father's murder at the hands of Al Saleem.

Ek Tha Tiger
3.1

Ek Tha Tiger

2012-08-15

A top Indian agent is sent to observe the actions of a scientist but the mission complicates when he

Rudra Tandava
2.3

Rudra Tandava

2015-02-27

Rudra Tandava follows a timid young man who has a loving family. When his brother, a government offi

Neela Kurinji Poothappol....
0

Neela Kurinji Poothappol....

1987-01-09

Sivaramakrishnan Nair meets his retired defence friend Mennon after a long time and invites him to s

Chaitanya
3.5

Chaitanya

1991-06-07

A Garage Mechanic, Chaitanya, who wants to participate in a car race, finds himself beaten and left

Sankeertana
3.5

Sankeertana

1987-02-26

Sankeertana is a 1987 Telugu-language classical film produced by M. Gangaiah under the Konark Movie

Minsara Kanavu
3.4

Minsara Kanavu

1997-01-14

Priya decides that she wants to be a nun, much to the horror of her father and Thomas, the boy who i

Aasha
2.3

Aasha

1980-03-21

A famous singer, Aasha, falls in love with a truck driver, who believes his wife is dead, but when A

Aparoopa
0

Aparoopa

1982-04-01

Set in the tea plantations of Assam in northeast India, where a young woman quits her studies to mar

Dhanam
0

Dhanam

2008-09-05

Ananthakrishnan, coming from a conservative and rich Brahmin family, falls in love at first sight wi

Anveshane
0

Anveshane

1983-01-01

In the mid-1980s, Shaam (Anant Nag) and Revati (Smita Patil) live in a Vatara (housing complex) with

Ananda Bhairavi
0

Ananda Bhairavi

1983-08-25

Steeped in tradition, a village elder defies social scorn to preserve the dying art of Kuchipudi dan

Rana Vikrama
2.5

Rana Vikrama

2015-04-10

Gurudakshina
2

Gurudakshina

2015-03-19

An orphaned boy Dev is adopted by Guruji and brought to his dance academy in Kolkata, owing to his d

Revisiting Samskara
0

Revisiting Samskara

2018-03-07

Samskara, the film by Pattabhi Rama Reddy, created a revolution in Indian cinema 50 years ago. Winni

Paanch Qaidi
0

Paanch Qaidi

1981-01-01

Once upon a time in a village a dacoit named Daku Mangal Singh (Ranjeet) harasses the villagers for

Yaare Koogadali
0

Yaare Koogadali

2012-12-20

Kumara and Natesa escape from their village and settle in the city. Later they start to work at a ga

Peepli Live
3.6

Peepli Live

2010-08-13

Natha decides to commit suicide to get the farmers' compensation. However, the media and politicians

Prathama Ushakirana
0

Prathama Ushakirana

1990-08-01

Filmfare South Award-winning Kannada film dealing with child psychiatry.

Divorce
0

Divorce

1984-01-01

Mr. Oswal is a very rich, influential, domineering man who lives with his wife and two sons, Jayant

The Master: Shyam Benegal
0

The Master: Shyam Benegal

A personal portrait of director Shyam Benegal, made by his collaborator, Khalid Mohammed

Nee Thanda Kanike
0

Nee Thanda Kanike

1985-12-24

A young boy, who is never loved by his father, grows up to become a spoilt and alcoholic man. Howeve

Vamsha Vriksha
0

Vamsha Vriksha

1971-04-01

Through the story of a young widow who is devoted to her father-in-law but also desires to remarry t