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Girish Karnad

18 films · 1 series

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.

Where to Start with Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad appears in 18 films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Hey Ram, Gunaa, Iqbal, a strong place to start exploring Girish Karnad's work.

Hey Ram 79

Hey Ram

2000
Gunaa 76

Gunaa

1991
Iqbal 76

Iqbal

2005

Girish Karnad: Films 18

Apne Paraye 67

Apne Paraye

1980
Meri Jung 68

Meri Jung

1985
Dor 73

Dor

2006
Dharma Chakram 67

Dharma Chakram

1996
Nishant 69

Nishant

1975
Gunaa 76

Gunaa

1991
Hey Ram 79

Hey Ram

2000
Iqbal 76

Iqbal

2005
Ondanondu Kaladalli 68

Ondanondu Kaladalli

1979
Manthan 71

Manthan

1976
Aashayein 68

Aashayein

2010
Shankar Dada M.B.B.S. 72

Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.

2004
Minsara Kanavu 68

Minsara Kanavu

1997
Kadhal Mannan 68

Kadhal Mannan

1998
Kempe Gowda 67

Kempe Gowda

2011
Utsav 67

Utsav

1984
Rana Vikrama 66

Rana Vikrama

2015
Swami 67

Swami

1977

Girish Karnad: TV Series 1

Malgudi Days 79

Malgudi Days

1987

Frequent Collaborators

Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi 3 films together Amrish Puri Amrish Puri 3 films together Nagesh Kukunoor Nagesh Kukunoor 3 films together Prateeksha Lonkar Prateeksha Lonkar 3 films together Kamal Haasan Kamal Haasan 3 films together Basu Chatterjee Basu Chatterjee 2 films together