Girish Karnad

Acting

Actor info

Name :
Girish Karnad
Born :
May 19, 1938 in Maharashtra, India (81 years at death)
Died :
June 10, 2019
Known for :
Acting
Gender :
Male
Film career :
82 films (1970–2022)
Also known as :
ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡ್
Links :
IMDb

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.