Girish Karnad
| Girish Raghunath Karnad | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 19 May 1938 Matheran, Maharashtra |
| Occupation | Playwright, Film Director, Film actor, Poet |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Genres | Fiction |
| Literary movement | Navya |
| Notable work(s) | Tughalak 1964 Taledanda |
Girish Raghunath Karnad (born 19 May 1938) is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language. His rise as a prominent playwright in 1960s, marked the coming of age of Modern Indian playwriting in Kannada, just as Badal Sarkar did it in Bengali, Vijay Tendulkar in Marathi, and Mohan Rakesh in Hindi. He is a recipient of the 1998Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honour conferred in India.
For four decades Karnad has been composing plays, often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues. He has translated his major plays into English, and has received critical acclaim across India. His plays have been translated into several Indian languages and directed by eminent directors like Ebrahim Alkazi, B. V. Karanth, Alyque Padamsee, Prasanna, Arvind Gaur, Satyadev Dubey, Vijaya Mehta, Shyamanand Jalan and Amal Allana. He is also active in the world of Indian cinema working as an actor, director, and screenwriter, both in Hindi and Kannada cinema, earning numerous awards along the way. He was conferred Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.
Filmography
Movies
- Komaram Puli (2010) Telugu Film
- Life Goes On[disambiguation needed
] (2009) (post-production) as Sanjay - Aashayein (2009) (completed) as Parthasarthi
- 8 x 10 Tasveer (2009) as Anil Sharma
- Aa dinagalu Kannada (2007) as Girish nayak
- Dor (2006) as Randhir Singh
- Iqbal (2005) as Guruji
- Shankar Dada MBBS (Telugu) (2004) as Satya Prasad
- Hey Ram (Tamil) (2000) as Uppilli Iyengar
- Pukar (2000) as Mr. Rajvansh
- Aakrosh: Cyclone of Anger (1998) as Rajwansh Shashtri
- China Gate (1998) as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
- Minsaara Kanavu (Tamil) (1997) as Amal Raj
- Ratchagan (Tamil) (1997) as Sriram
- The Prince (1996) as Vishwanath. Malayalam film
- Aatank (1996) as Inspector Khan
- Aaghata (Kannada) (1994) as Psychiatrist
- Kadhalan (Tamil) (1994) as Kakarla
- Praana Daata (1993)
- Cheluvi (1992) as Village Headman
- Guna (1991)
- Antarnaad (1991)
- Brahma (1991)
- Chaithanya (1991)
- Nehru: The Jewel of India (1990)
- Santha Shishunala Sharif (Kannada) (1990) as Govindabhatta
- Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe (1989)
- Akarshan (1988)
- Sutradhar (1987) as Zamindar
- Naan Adimai Illai (1986) as Rajinikanth's Father-in-law
- Nilakurinhi Poothappol (Malyalam) (1986) as Appu Menon
- Sur Sangam (1985) as Pandit Shivshankar Shastri
- Meri Jung (1985) as Deepak Verma
- Zamana (1985) as Satish Kumar
- Nee Thanda Kanike (Kannada) (1985)
- Divorce (1984) as Jayant Oswal
- Tarang (1984) as Dinesh
- Ek Baar Chale Aao (1983) as Din Dayal
- Ananda Bhairavi' (1983) as Narayana Sarma
- Teri Kasam (1982) as Rakesh
- Aparoopa (Assamese) (1982)
- Umbartha (Marathi) (1982) as Advocate Subhash Mahajan
- Shama (1981) as Nawab Yusuf Khan
- Apne Paraye (1980) as Harish
- Man Pasand (1980) as Kashinath
- Aasha (1980) as Deepak
- Anveshane (Kannada) (1980)
- Beqasoor (1980) as Dr. Anand Bhatnagar
- Ratnadeep (1979)
- Sampark (1979) as Heera
- Jeevan Mukt (1977) as Amarjeet
- Swami (1977) as Ghanshyam
- Manthan (1976) as Dr.Rao
- Nishaant (1975) as Schoolmaster
- Jadu Ka Shankh (1974)
- Vamsha Vriksha (1971)
- Samskara (1970) as Praneshacharya
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