Acting
Girish Karnad
- Titles
- 72movies1TV show
- Career
Active from 1970 to 2017, busiest in 1977 and 1996 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 30top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Malgudi Days86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Catharsis6.5average 5.1
- Romance5.2average 3.8
- Politics3.9average 2.6
- Spiritual3.1average 2.0
- Adrenaline5.8average 4.9
- Nostalgia4.6average 3.7
- Family Dynamics5.5average 4.8
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor1.2, average 2.0
- Biographical0.2, average 1.0
- Cringe Humor1.4, average 2.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 6
- Indian Cinema 5
- Character Study 4
- Family Drama 4
- Forbidden Love 3
- Coming-of-Age 3
- Kidnapping 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Vigilante Justice 2
- Action Thriller 2
- Emotional Catharsis 2
- Bollywood Classic 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Smita PatilActorUmbartha, Anveshane, Manthan, Nishant, Akarshan, +4 more
Anant NagActorMalgudi Days, Anveshane, Manthan, Nishant, Bhumika, +2 more
Amrish PuriActorManthan, Meri Jung, Nishant, Bhumika, Kalyug, +2 more
Om PuriActorHey Ram, Pukar, Zamana, Kalyug, Tarang, +2 more
Kulbhushan KharbandaActorUtsav, Pukar, Manthan, Zamana, Bhumika, +1 more
Naseeruddin ShahActorHey Ram, Manthan, Nishant, Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane, Iqbal, +1 more
IlaiyaraajaComposerHey Ram, Dhanam, Gunaa, Aa Dinagalu, Bramma, +1 more- BBhanudas DivakarEditorManthan, Nishant, Bhumika, Kalyug, The Sage from the Sea
B. LeninEditorDhanam, Ratchagan, Gunaa, Kaadhalan, Sivasakthi
V. T. VijayanEditorRatchagan, Gunaa, Kaadhalan, Chellamae, Sivasakthi
A.R. RahmanComposer24, Pukar, Minsara Kanavu, Ratchagan, Kaadhalan
Shyam BenegalDirectorManthan, Nishant, Bhumika, Kalyug, The Sage from the Sea
Movies and TV shows
722010s
10 titles · average score 60
as Shenoy
as Sathya's grandfather
as K. V. Anand Rao
as Mahendra Pratap Singh
as Shenoy
as Anand's Grand father
as Mahadev (Kavya's father)
as G. Parthasarthi
as Avinash Nimade
as Prime Minister
2000s
12 titles · average score 67
as Anil Sharma
as Alok
as Ananth's father
as Girish Naik
as Randhir Singh
as Shastry
as Guruji
as Satya Prasad
as Rajasekhar
Writer
as Uppilli Iyengar
as Mr. Rajvansh
1990s
20 titles · average score 66
as Home Minister of India
as Chandre Gowda
as Amalraj
Writer
as Sriram
as Mahendra
as Inspector Khan
as Vishwanath
as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
as Village Headman
as Doctor Ganesh
as Govindabhatta
1980s
18 titles · average score 72
as Anand (Movie Director)
TV show · as W. T. Srinivasan (Swami’s Father) / The Watchman
as Zamindar
as Deepak Verma
Director, Screenplay
as Dinesh
as Rotti
as Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
as Subhash Mahajan
as Mr. Kanna
Screenplay
as Kashinath
1970s
12 titles · average score 71
Dialogue, Director
as Madan (Railway official)
Screenplay
Screenplay
as Ghanshyam
Screenplay, Director
Screenplay
as Dr. Manohar Rao
as Schoolmaster
Writer, Director
Director
as Praneshacharya