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Girish Karnad

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Girish is a contemporary writer, playwright, actor and movie director in Kannada language....

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1418 1399

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Full Name:Girish Raghunath Karnad Height (approx.):in feet inches- 5 9 Weight (approx.):in Kilograms- 80 kg Eye Colour:Dark Brown Hair Colour:Black White Date Of Birth:Thursday, 19 May 1938 Age:87

Bio

Full Name

Girish Raghunath Karnad

Profession(s)

- Actor, Playwright, Film Director, Screenwriter, Professor

Physical Stats

Height (approx.)

in feet inches- 5 9

Weight (approx.)

in Kilograms- 80 kg

Eye Colour

Dark Brown

Hair Colour

Black White

Career

Debut

Play Screenwriting:

- 'Maa Nishaadha' (1960)

Kannada Film & Screenwriting:

- 'Samskara' (1970)

Direction:

- 'Vamsha Vriksha' (1971)

TV:

- 'Malgudi Days' (1987)

Awards/Honours

- Sangeet Natak Akademi award and Varthur navya Award- 1972

- Padma Shri- 1974

- Padma Bhushan- 1992

- Kannada Sahitya Parishat Award- 1992

- Sahitya Academy Award- 1994

- Jnanpith Award- 1998

- Kalidas Samman- 1998

- University of Southern California, Los Angeles- 2011

- Best Direction: Vamsha Vriksha (with B. V. Karanth)- 1971

- Best Feature Film in Kannada: Vamsha Vriksha- 1971

- Best Feature Film in Kannada: Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane- 1977

- Best Screenplay: Bhumika (with Shyam Benegal and Satyadev Dubey)- 1978

- Best Feature Film in Kannada: Ondanondu Kaladalli- 1978

- Best Non-Feature Film: Kanaka Purandara- 1989

- Best Non-feature Film on Social Issues: The Lamp in the Niche- 1990

- Best Film on Environment Conservation: Cheluvi- 1992

- Best Feature Film in Kannada: Kaanuru Heggadathi- 1999

- Best Director for the Kannada film: Vamsha Vriksha- 1972

- Best Director for the Kannada film: Kaadu- 1974

- Best Director for the Kannada film: Ondanondu Kaladalli- 1978

- Best Actor for the Kannada film: Ananda Bhairavi- 1983

- Best Screenplay Award: Godhuli (with B. V. Karanth)- 1980

- Honorary Doctorate from University of Southern California, Los Angeles- 2011

Personal Life

Date Of Birth

Thursday, 19 May 1938

Age:

87

Birthplace

Bombay Presidency, British India

Zodiac Sign

Taurus

Nationality

Indian

Hometown

Bengaluru, India

Schools

- Not Known

College(s)

- Karnatak Arts College, Dharwad, Karnataka University

- Magdalen College, University of Oxford, England

Educational Qualification

- Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)

Religion

Hinduism

Address

- Bangalore, India

Hobbies

Reading, Writing, Listening to soft music, Yoga

Relationships

Marriage Date
Marital Status

Married

Affair(s)

- N/A

Family

Spouse(s)

- Dr. Saraswathy Ganapathy

Girish Karnad wife
Children

Son

- - Raghu Karnad

Daughter

- - Not Known

Family

Father

- - Late Rao Saheb Dr Karnad

Mother

- - Late Krishna Bai Mankeekara

Brother

- -None

Sisters

- - 2

Favourites

Book

'Why Survive? Being Old in America' (Robert Neil Butler)

Food

'Kanda Batata Poha', 'Misal Pav', Vada-Pav', 'Aloo Methi', 'Lacha Prantha', 'Sabutdana Khichdi'

Actor(s)

Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Govinda, Puneet Raj Kumar, Diganth

Actress

Rekha, Hema Malini, Arundathi Nag, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Jayanthi

Singer(s)

Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar

Colour(s)

Grey, Black, Brown, Blue

Sport(s)

Cricket

Updated: Monday,Dec 29, 2025 09:48 AM GMT+05:30

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