Girish Karnad
- Directing
- Cast
- Writing
- Born
- 19 May 1938 (died 10 June 2019)
- Place of birth
- Maharashtra, India
- Known for
- Acting · Chalk N Duster, Kalyug, Nishant, Kempe Gowda
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.
Filmography
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