Girish Raghunath Karnad was born 19 May 1938 is an Indian actor, film director, writer playwright and a Rhodes Scholar, who predominantly works in South Indian cinema and Bollywood. His rise as a playwright in the 1960s, marked the coming of age of modern Indian playwriting in Kannada, just as Badal Sarkar did in Bengali, Vijay Tendulkar in Marathi, and Mohan Rakesh in Hindi. He is a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India.
For four decades Karnad has been composing plays, often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues. He has translated his plays into English and has received acclaim. His plays have been translated into some Indian languages and directed by directors like Ebrahim Alkazi, B. V. Karanth, Alyque Padamsee, Prasanna, Arvind Gaur, Satyadev Dubey, Vijaya Mehta, Shyamanand Jalan, Amal Allana and Zafer Mohiuddin. He is active in the world of Indian cinema working as an actor, director, and screenwriter, in Hindi and Kannada cinema, earning awards along the way. He was conferred Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India and won four Filmfare Awards, of which three are Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada and the fourth a Filmfare Best Screenplay Award.
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| Name | Girish Karnad |
|---|---|
| Date Of Birth | 19 May 1938 |
| Age | 79 years |
| Height | 5'9" |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Profession | Playwright, film director, film actor |
| TV series | Malgudi Days Indradhanush |
| Movie | Tiger Zinda Hai Shivaay 24 Chandrika Dheera Rana Vikrama Rudra Tandava Savari 2 Samrat & Co. Sweety Nanna Jodi Yaare Koogadali Mugamoodi Ek Tha Tiger Kempe Gowda Narthagi Komaram Puli Life Goes On Aashayein 8 x 10 Tasveer Sangaathi Chilipili Hakkigalu Lava Kusha Aa Dinagalu Tananam Tananam Dor Iqbal Shankar Dada MBBS Chellamae Vande Matharam |
| School | Not Known |
| College | Karnatak University, Karnatak College Dharwar, University of Oxford, Lincoln College, Oxford |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Home Town | Matheran |
| Hobbies | Yoga, Reading, Writing |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Fathers Name | Late Rao Saheb Dr Karand |
| Mothers Name | Late Krishnabai Mankeekara |
| Spouse Name | Saraswathy Ganapathy |
| Children Name | Shalmali Radha Karnad, Raghu Amay Karnad |
| Girlfriend/Boyfriend | Not Known |
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