Girish Karnad

Birthday: 1938-05-19
Deathday: 2019-06-10
Birthplace: Maharashtra, India
Gender: Male

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.

Credits

Year Title
1999-01-01 Kaanooru Heggadithi
1992-06-11 Cheluvi
1988-04-01 Kanaka Purandara
1984-08-22 Utsav
1979-10-01 Ondanondu Kaladalli
1977-01-01 Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane
1973-01-04 Kaadu
1971-04-01 Vamsha Vriksha