Girish Karnad is a contemporary playwright, writer, movie director and actor belonging to Kannada language. Girish Karnad has also received Jnanpith Award, which is the highest literary Indian award for Kannada. Girish Karnad has also received Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri award by the Indian government.
Life of Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad was born in Matheran and his parents spoke Konkani language. Girish Karnad completed the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the year 1958 from Karnataka University. After completing graduation, Karnad went to England and completed master degree in Philosophy, Economics and Politics.
Career of Girish Karnad
The plays that have been written by Karnad have become extremely popular and has also been translated into various other Indian language. The plays of Karnad are written in Kannada language. Karnad had found a new approach in writing, which involved mentioning of mythological and historical facts into contemporary themes.
The first play written by Girish Karnad was "Yayati" in the year 1961. The plot of the play revolved around ridiculing life's ironies through the characters of Mahabharata. The play was translated into many other Indian languages. Another play written by Karnad known as "Tughlaq" in 1964 made Karnad popular in the field of playwriting.
Girish Karnad has also acted in some movies in his career. Some of the movies acted by Karnad are:
- Apne Paraye in 1980
- Swami in 1977
- Aasha in 1980
- Aakrosh in 1998
- Hey Ram in 2000
- Iqbal-The Rampur Express in 2005
- Brides Wanted in 2005
- Ananda Bhairavi
Girish Karnad as a Director
The first movie that was directed by Girish Karnad was "VamshaVruksha". The movie was based on a novel written in Kannada language. The movie bagged many international and national awards. Some of the movies directed by Karnad are:
- Godhuli ( Hindi)
- Utsav ( Hindi)
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- Ondanondu Kaaladalli ( Kannada)
- Tabbaliyu neenade magane ( Kannada)
- Kadu ( Kannada)
- Kanooru Heggaditi ( Kannada)
- Cheluvi ( Kannada)
Girish Karnad as a playwright
The plays that were written by Girish Karnad are:
- Hayavadana
- Tughlaq
- Bali
- Nagamandala
- Odakalu Bimba
- Agni mattu Male (The Fire and the Rain)
- Anjumallige
- Yayaathi
- Tippuvina Kanasugalu (The Dreams of Tipu Sultan)
- Maa Nishaadha
- Hittina Hunja
- Taledanda
Awards won by Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad has won many awards both in the filed of movies and literature. Girish has been the Director of Film and Television Institute of India. He was also the Chairman of Sangeet Natak Academy and President of Karnataka Nataka Academy. The awards won by Karnad in the field of movies are:
- President's Golden Lotus
- National Award for best script for "Bhumika"
- National Award for Excellence in Direction for "VamshaVruksha"
- Film Fare Award for best script for Godhuli
- Golden Lotus for the Best Non-Feature Film for "Kanaka Purandara"
- Mysore State Award
- Karnataka State Award for best supporting actor in "Santa Shishunala Shareef"
- Gubbi Veeranna Award
Awards in the field of literature won by Karnad are:
- Padma Shri
- Sangeet Natak Akademi award
- Kannada Sahitya Academy award
- Padma Bhushan
- Jnanpith Award
- Sahitya Academy award
- Rajyotsava Award
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