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.
The Jewelled Lamp
(Madan (Railway official))
Mysore Mallige
Iqbal
(Guruji)
Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
Cheluvi
(Village Headman)
Man Pasand
(Kashinath)
Samrat & Co.
(Mahendra Pratap Singh)
Aashayein
(G. Parthasarthi)
Dor
(Randhir Singh)
Naan Adimai Illai
Sutradhar
(Zamindar)
8 x 10 Tasveer
(Anil Sharma)
Life Goes On
(Alok)
Santha Shishunala Sharif
(Govindabhatta)
Apne Paraye
(Harish)
Chellamae
(Rajasekhar)
Jadu Ka Shankh
China Gate
(Forest Officer Sunder Rajan)
Umbartha
(Subhash Mahajan)
Night's End
(Schoolmaster)
The Churning
(Dr. Rao)
Kempe Gowda
(Mahadev (Kavya's father))
Prathyartha
(Home Minister of India)
Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
Zamana
(Satish Kumar)
Tarang
(Dinesh)
Mugamoodi
(Anand's Grand father)
Chandra
Kadhal Mannan
(Black Dog security service MD)
Aatank
(Inspector Khan)
Dharma Chakram
(Mahendra)
The Prince
(Vishwanath)
Lava Kusha
Gunaa
(Doctor Ganesh)
Tananam Tananam
(Shastry)
Samskara
(Praneshacharya)
Ratchagan
(Sriram)
Sivasakthi
Aa Dinagalu
(Girish Naik)
24
(Sathya's grandfather)
Shankar Dada MBBS
(Shankar's Father)
Chalk N Duster
Kaanooru Heggadithi
(Chandre Gowda)
Nehru: The Jewel of India
Swami
(Ghanshyam)
Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara Gavai
(Hangal Kumaraswamiji)
Kadhalan
(Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy)
Hey Ram
(Uppilli Iyengar)
Akarshan
(Anand (Movie Director))
Pranadaata
(Dr. Siva Prasad)
Sur Sangam
Tiger Zinda Hai
(Shenoy)
Pukar
(Mr. Rajvansh)
Meri Jung
(Deepak Verma)
Komaram Puli
(Prime Minister)
Ek Tha Tiger
(Shenoy)
Rudra Tandava
Neela Kurinji Poothappol....
(Appu Menon)
Chaitanya
Sankeertana
Minsara Kanavu
(Amalraj)
Aasha
(Mala's Friend)
Aparoopa
(Mr. Kanna)
Dhanam
(Ananth's father)
Anveshane
Ananda Bhairavi
(Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma)
Rana Vikrama
(K. V. Anand Rao)
Gurudakshina
Revisiting Samskara
Paanch Qaidi
Yaare Koogadali
Peepli Live
(Avinash Nimade)
Prathama Ushakirana
(Psychiatrist)
Divorce
(Jayant Oswal)
The Role
(Screenplay)
Agni Varsha
(Writer)
Kalyug
(Writer)
Aa Dinagalu
(Screenplay)
Kakana Kote
(Screenplay)
Vamsha Vriksha
(Director)
Utsav
(Director)
Kanaka Purandara
(Director)
The Sage from the Sea
(Screenplay)
Kaanooru Heggadithi
(Director)
Kaadu
(Director)
Kaadu
(Writer)
Samskara
(Screenplay)
Utsav
(Screenplay)
Ondanondu Kaladalli
(Director)
Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane
(Director)
Nagamandala
(Writer)
Cheluvi
(Director)