About:
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.

• Known For
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  The Jewelled Lamp
  as
  Madan (Railway official)
• 
  Mysooru Mallige
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  Iqbal
  as
  Guruji
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  Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger
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  Cheluvi
  as
  Village Headman