Girish Karnad

Actor, Director, Writer

Girish Karnad is also known as Girish Raghunath Karnad is an Actor, Director, and Writer from India. Age 81 years (19 May 1938) born in Matheran, Maharashtra, India. So far Girish Karnad has worked in Tollywood, Sandalwood, Bollywood, and Kollywood entertainment industries and his artwork has been released in Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Tamil language movies. Girish Karnad died on 10 June 2019.

Biography Facts

Name	Girish Karnad
Other Names	Girish Raghunath Karnad
Occupation	Actor, Director, Writer
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	19 May 1938
Birth Place	Matheran, Maharashtra, India
Hometown	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Residence	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Date of Death	10 June 2019
Died	5 Years 0 Months and 21 Days Ago
Age	81 Years
Height	1.75 m (5′ 9″)
Weight (Approx.)	80 kg
Education	Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Statistics, Master of Arts in Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics, Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy)
Nationality (Country)	India
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Reading, Writing, Listening to soft music, Yoga

Family

Father	Late Rao Saheb Dr Karnad
Mother	Late Krishna Bai Mankeekara
Spouse (Wife)	Saraswathy Ganapathy
Children	Raghu Karnad

Favourite Things

Favourite Food	Kanda Batata Poha, Misal Pav, Vada-Pav, Aloo Methi, Lacha Prantha, Sabutdana Khichdi
Favourite Actor(s)	Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Govinda, Puneet Raj Kumar, Diganth
Favourite Actress(s)	Rekha, Hema Malini, Arundathi Nag, Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Jayanthi
Favourite Singer(s)	Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar
Favourite Sport(s)	Cricket
Favourite Book(s)	'Why Survive? Being Old in America' (Robert Neil Butler)
Favourite Colour(s)	Grey, Black, Brown, Blue

Movies & Television

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