Girish Karnad

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Personal Info

Known for

Acting

From

Maharashtra, India

Born

5/19/1938

Age

87

Credit(s)

75

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 199 ...Show More