Acting
Girish Karnad
- 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
Characters
1The characters Girish Karnad played, best-known titles first.
Character images: TheTVDB
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 25 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
Rarely in their work
- Uncanny1.4, average 2.5
- Absurdist Humor1.1, 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
- Family Conflict 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Kannada Cinema 2
- Revenge 2
- Indian Film 2
- Social Realism 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Smita PatilActorSutradhar, Anveshane, Bhumika, Umbartha, Manthan, +4 more
Anant NagActorMalgudi Days, Anveshane, Kalyug, Bhumika, Manthan, +2 more
Amrish PuriActorKaadu, Kalyug, Bhumika, Manthan, Meri Jung, +2 more
Om PuriActorHey Ram, Kalyug, Pukar, A.K.47, Tarang, +2 more
Naseeruddin ShahActorHey Ram, Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane, Bhumika, Manthan, Iqbal, +1 more
Kulbhushan KharbandaActorKalyug, Bhumika, Pukar, Manthan, Utsav, +1 more
IlaiyaraajaComposerHey Ram, Gunaa, Aa Dinagalu, Bramma, Prathyartha, +1 more
Shyam BenegalWriterKalyug, Bhumika, Manthan, Nishant, The Sage from the Sea
B. LeninEditorRatchagan, Gunaa, Kaadhalan, Dhanam, Sivasakthi
V. T. VijayanEditorRatchagan, Gunaa, Kaadhalan, Chellamae, Sivasakthi
A.R. RahmanComposer24, Ratchagan, Minsara Kanavu, Pukar, Kaadhalan- BBhanudas DivakarEditorKalyug, Bhumika, Manthan, Nishant, The Sage from the Sea
Movies and TV shows
722010s
10 titles · average score 60
GoodWatch score 61as Shenoy
GoodWatch score 79as Sathya's grandfather
GoodWatch score 54as K. V. Anand Rao
GoodWatch score 58as Mahendra Pratap Singh
GoodWatch score 68as Shenoy
GoodWatch score 46as Anand's Grand father
GoodWatch score 65as Mahadev (Kavya's father)
GoodWatch score 55as G. Parthasarthi
GoodWatch score 75as Avinash Nimade
GoodWatch score 38as Prime Minister
2000s
12 titles · average score 67
as Alok
GoodWatch score 53as Anil Sharma
as Ananth's father
GoodWatch score 77as Girish Naik
GoodWatch score 79as Randhir Singh
as Shastry
GoodWatch score 81as Guruji
GoodWatch score 72as Satya Prasad
GoodWatch score 61as Rajasekhar
GoodWatch score 42Writer
GoodWatch score 78as Uppilli Iyengar
GoodWatch score 61as Mr. Rajvansh
1990s
20 titles · average score 66
as Chandre Gowda
as Home Minister of India
Writer
GoodWatch score 72as Amalraj
GoodWatch score 67as Sriram
as Inspector Khan
GoodWatch score 45as Vishwanath
GoodWatch score 71as Mahendra
GoodWatch score 68as Kakarla Sathyanarayana Moorthy
as Dr. Siva Prasad
as Village Headman
GoodWatch score 77as Doctor Ganesh
1980s
18 titles · average score 72
as Anand (Movie Director)
GoodWatch score 86TV show · as W. T. Srinivasan (Swami’s Father) / The Watchman
as Zamindar
as Appu Menon
GoodWatch score 73as Deepak Verma
GoodWatch score 59Director, Screenplay
as Dinesh
as Jayant Oswal
as Rotti
as Bhagavathula Venkata Rama Sarma
as Subhash Mahajan
GoodWatch score 77Screenplay
1970s
12 titles · average score 71
GoodWatch score 76Dialogue, Director
as Madan (Railway official)
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 76Screenplay
Director, Screenplay
GoodWatch score 54as Ghanshyam
Screenplay
GoodWatch score 79as Dr. Manohar Rao
GoodWatch score 73as Schoolmaster
Director, Writer
Director
as Praneshacharya