Girish Karnad
Personal information
- Known for
- Acting
- Known credits
- 96
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- May 19, 1938
- Died
- June 10, 2019
- Place of birth
- Maharashtra, India
- Also known as
- ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್
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.
Popular
Filmography
Acting
85 titles
Writing
14 titles
1992
