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.
2017Tiger Zinda HaiMovieas Shenoy201624Movieas Sathya's grandfather
2016Chalk N DusterMovie
2015Rana VikramaMovieas K. V. Anand Rao
2015GurudakshinaMovie
2015Rudra TandavaMovie
2014Benegal's New CinemaMovie
2014Samrat & Co.Movieas Mahendra Pratap Singh
2014ChandraMovie
2013Sweety Nanna JodiMovie
2012Yaare KoogadaliMovie2012MugamoodiMovieas Anand's Grand father2012Ek Tha TigerMovieas Shenoy
2011Kempe GowdaMovieas Mahadev (Kavya's father)
2010Komaram PuliMovieas Prime Minister2010AashayeinMovieas G. Parthasarthi2010Peepli LiveMovieas Avinash Nimade20098x10 TasveerMovieas Anil Sharma
2007Lava KushaMovie
2007Aa DinagaluMovieas Girish Naik · Screenplay
2006Tananam TananamMovieas Shastry2006DorMovieas Randhir Singh2005IqbalMovieas Guruji2004Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.Movieas Satya Prasad2004ChellamaeMovieas Rajasekhar
2002Agni VarshaMovieWriter
2001Vande MatharamMovie2000Hey RamMovieas Uppilli Iyengar2000PukarMovieas Mr. Rajvansh
1999A.K.47Movieas Jagannath Rao
1999PrathyarthaMovieas Home Minister of India1998China GateMovieas Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
1998Aakrosh: Cyclone Of AngerMovie
1998Kadhal MannanMovieas Rudran
1997RatchaganMovieas Sriram1997Minsara KanavuMovieas Amalraj
1997NagamandalaMovieWriter
1996The PrinceMovieas Vishwanath
1996AatankMovieas Inspector Khan
1996Dharma ChakramMovieas Mahendra
1995Sangeetha Sagara Ganayogi Panchakshara GavaiMovieas Hangal Kumaraswamiji1994KaadhalanMovieas Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
1992CheluviMovieas Village Headman · Director · Writer1991GunaaMovieas Doctor Ganesh
1991BrammaMovieas Jennifer's father
1991Mysooru MalligeMovie
1991ChaitanyaMovie
1991Inner voiceMovie
1990Prathama UshakiranaMovieas Psychiatrist
1990Santha Shishunala SharifMovieas Govindabhatta
1989Mil Gayee Manzil MujheMovie
1988AkarshanMovieas Anand (Movie Director)1987Malgudi DaysTV showas W. T. Srinivasan (Swami’s Father) / The Watchman · Creator · 54 episodes
1987SankeertanaMovie
1987SutradharMovieas Zamindar
1987Neela Kurinji Poothappol....Movieas Appu Menon
1986Naan Adimai IllaiMovie
1985Nee Thanda KanikeMovie
1985ZamanaMovieas Satish Kumar
1985Meri JungMovieas Deepak Verma
1984UtsavMovieDirector · Screenplay
1984TarangMovieas Dinesh
1984DivorceMovieas Jayant Oswal
1983Ananda BhairaviMovieas Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
1983AnveshaneMovieas Rotti
1982UmbarthaMovieas Subhash Mahajan
1982AparoopaMovieas Mr. Kanna
1981KalyugMovieScreenplay
1981Paanch QaidiMovie
1980Apne ParayeMovieas Harish
1980Man PasandMovieas Kashinath
1980AashaMovieas Mala's Friend
1979The Jewelled LampMovieas Madan (Railway official)
1979Ondanondu KaladalliMovieDirector · Story · Screenplay · Writer · Dialogue
1978The Sage from the SeaMovieScreenplay
1977BhumikaMovieScreenplay
1977SwamiMovieas Ghanshyam
1977Tabbaliyu Neenade MaganeMovieDirector · Screenplay
1977Kakana KoteMovieScreenplay1976ManthanMovieas Dr. Manohar Rao1975NishantMovieas Schoolmaster
1974Jadu Ka ShankhMovie
1973KaaduMovieDirector · Writer
1971Vamsha VrikshaMovieDirector
1970SamskaraMovieas Praneshacharya · Screenplay · Dialogue