Acting
Girish Karnad
- Titles
- 68movies
- Career
Active from 1970 to 2017, busiest in 1977 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 28top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Aa Dinagalu77/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Adrenaline7.0average 5.1
- Crime5.7average 3.7
- Politics4.5average 2.6
- Violence6.0average 4.3
- Romance5.3average 3.8
- Catharsis6.3average 5.1
- Contemporary Realism6.4average 5.2
- Tension7.1average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Historical1.1, average 2.6
- Nostalgia2.6, average 3.6
- Pop Culture1.4, average 2.2
- Fantasy0.9, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 3
- 1980s Indian Cinema 2
- Indian Cinema 2
- Action Thriller 2
- High-Octane Action 2
- Tamil Cinema 2
- Family Drama 2
- Fast-Paced 2
- Intriguing Plot 2
- Character Study 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Kidnapping 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Smita PatilActorThe Churning, Sutradhar, Nishant, Tarang, The Role, +3 more
Amrish PuriActorThe Churning, Kalyug, Nishant, Meri Jung, The Role, +2 more
Kulbhushan KharbandaActorThe Churning, Utsav, Kalyug, Pukar, The Role, +1 more
Om PuriActorHey Ram, Kalyug, Pukar, Tarang, Zamana, +1 more
Naseeruddin ShahActorHey Ram, The Churning, Iqbal, Nishant, The Role
Anant NagActorThe Churning, Kalyug, Nishant, The Role, The Sage from the Sea
Shyam BenegalDirectorThe Churning, Kalyug, Nishant, The Role, The Sage from the Sea
IlaiyaraajaComposerHey Ram, Dhanam, Gunaa, Aa Dinagalu, Prathyartha
S. P. BalasubramaniamActorRatchagan, Minsara Kanavu, Gunaa, Kaadhalan
B. LeninEditorRatchagan, Dhanam, Gunaa, Kaadhalan
Nagesh KukunoorDirectorDor, 8 x 10 Tasveer, Iqbal, Aashayein
Basu ChatterjeeDirectorApne Paraye, The Jewelled Lamp, Man Pasand, Swami
Movies and TV shows
672010s
10 titles · average score 60
60
as Shenoy
75
as Sathya's grandfather
as K. V. Anand Rao
56
as Mahendra Pratap Singh
59
as Shenoy
48
as Anand's Grand father
65
as Mahadev (Kavya's father)
68
as G. Parthasarthi
73
as Avinash Nimade
36
as Prime Minister
2000s
12 titles · average score 70
52
as Anil Sharma
as Alok
as Ananth's father
77
as Girish Naik
76
as Randhir Singh
as Shastry
75
as Guruji
as Satya Prasad
as Rajasekhar
Writer
75
as Uppilli Iyengar
66
as Mr. Rajvansh
1990s
17 titles · average score 68
as Home Minister of India
66
as Rudran
67
as Forest Officer Sunder Rajan
67
as Amalraj
68
as Sriram
as Inspector Khan
67
as Mahendra
as Vishwanath
68
as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
as Village Headman
76
as Doctor Ganesh
as Govindabhatta
1980s
16 titles · average score 70
as Anand (Movie Director)
as Zamindar
74
as Deepak Verma
as Satish Kumar
59
Director, Screenplay
as Dinesh
as Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
as Subhash Mahajan
as Mr. Kanna
75
Writer
as Kashinath
74
as Harish
1970s
12 titles · average score 67
Director
as Madan (Railway official)
Screenplay
69
Screenplay
Director
54
as Ghanshyam
Screenplay
72
as Dr. Manohar Rao
73
as Schoolmaster
Director, Writer
Director
as Praneshacharya