Actor

Girish Karnad

Acting

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Acting credits

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Large and steady acting portfolio.

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1.1

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Movies: 77Series: 1Crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 83593

IMDb ID: nm0439784

Known for: Acting

Born: May 19, 1938

Died: June 10, 2019

Age: 81

Place of birth: Maharashtra, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1970 - 2017

Years active: 48

Average TMDB rating: 6.45

Wikidata: Q3518444

Also known as

ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್

Other jobs

Screenplay (6)Director (5)Writer (2)

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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.