2012Nominee
Best Performance
Ek Tha Tiger
Girish Karnad
Actor · Director · Writer
Maharashtra, India
May 19, 1938
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.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1979Nominee
Best Director
Ondanondu Kaladalli
2012Nominee
Best Performance
Yaare Koogadali
Career Highlights
2000Highlight
Best Performance
Hey Ram
2017Highlight
Best Performance
Tiger Zinda Hai
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Ek Tha Tiger
Hey Ram
Tiger Zinda Hai