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Girish Karnad
ActingBORN: 1938-05-19Maharashtra, India
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.
Top Filmography
6.2
Ek Tha Tiger
2012 // MOVIE
6.3
Tiger Zinda Hai
2017 // MOVIE
7.2
24
2016 // MOVIE
6.9
Iqbal
2005 // MOVIE
7.3
Peepli Live
2010 // MOVIE
7.0
Hey Ram
2000 // MOVIE
7.4
Dor
2006 // MOVIE
5.2
8 x 10 Tasveer
2009 // MOVIE
4.5
Mugamoodi
2012 // MOVIE
7.0
Gunaa
1991 // MOVIE
6.5
China Gate
1998 // MOVIE
6.6
Kaadhalan
1994 // MOVIE
6.7
Pukar
2000 // MOVIE
6.5
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.
2004 // MOVIE
7.8
Malgudi Days
1987 // TV