Awards & Winners

Girish Karnad

Date of Birth 19-May-1938
Place of Birth Matheran
(India, Maharashtra, Raigarh district)
Nationality India
Also know as Girish Raghunath Karnad, गिरीश रघुनाथ कर्नाड
Profession Film director, Poet, Playwright, Actor, Screenwriter, Writer
Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language. His rise as a playwright in 1960s, marked the coming of age of Modern Indian playwriting in Kannada, just as Badal Sarkar did in Bengali, Vijay Tendulkar in Marathi, and Mohan Rakesh in Hindi. He is a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India. For four decades Karnad has been composing plays, often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues. He has translated his plays into English and has received acclaim. His plays have been translated into some Indian languages and directed by directors like Ebrahim Alkazi, B. V. Karanth, Alyque Padamsee, Prasanna, Arvind Gaur, Satyadev Dubey, Vijaya Mehta, Shyamanand Jalan and Amal Allana. He is active in the world of Indian cinema working as an actor, director, and screenwriter, in Hindi and Kannada flicks, earning awards along the way. He was conferred Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India and won four Filmfare Awards where three are Filmfare Award for Best Director - Kannada and one Filmfare Best Screenplay Award.

Awards by Girish Karnad

Check all the awards nominated and won by Girish Karnad.

1998


Jnanpith Award
(Kannada)

1988


National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film
Honored for : Kanaka Purandara

1983


Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Teri Kasam

1982


Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Story Kalyug

1981


Nominations 1981 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Aasha

1980


Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay
Honored for : Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane

1979


Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada
Honored for : Ondanondu Kaladalli

1978


National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada
Honored for : Ondanondu Kaladalli

1977


National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada
Honored for : Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane
National Film Award for Best Screenplay
Honored for : Bhumika: The Role

1973


Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada
Honored for : Vamsha Vriksha