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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
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Rank- Actor, Playwright, Film Director, Screenwriter, Professor
in Kilograms- 80 kg
Dark Brown
Black White
- 'Samskara' (1970)
- 'Vamsha Vriksha' (1971)
- 'Malgudi Days' (1987)
- 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
Bombay Presidency, British India
Taurus
Indian
Bengaluru, India
- Not Known
- Karnatak Arts College, Dharwad, Karnataka University
- Magdalen College, University of Oxford, England
- Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
Hinduism
- Bangalore, India
Reading, Writing, Listening to soft music, Yoga
Married
- N/A
- - Raghu Karnad
- - Not Known
- - Late Rao Saheb Dr Karnad
- - Late Krishna Bai Mankeekara
- -None
- - 2
'Kanda Batata Poha', 'Misal Pav', Vada-Pav', 'Aloo Methi', 'Lacha Prantha', 'Sabutdana Khichdi'
Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Govinda, Puneet Raj Kumar, Diganth
Rekha, Hema Malini, Arundathi Nag, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Jayanthi
Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar
Grey, Black, Brown, Blue
Cricket
Updated: Monday,Dec 29, 2025 09:48 AM GMT+05:30
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