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Girish Karnad's filmography in Kannada cinema demonstrates his penchant for layered social commentary
FirstpostWhen I was in middle school, I had to memorise the names of all the seven Jnanpith Awardees who had contributed to Kannada literature. “How could a snooty villain from a Tamil film called Kadhalan win a prestigious award for writing Kannada plays?,” I thought. Many film theorists believe that Samskara changed the course of Kannada cinema for until then, the audiences in Karnataka were mostly treated to devotional films, family dramas, and adventure thrillers, inspired from Hollywood Westerns. At a time when Rajkumar, Kalyan Kumar and Udaykumar were ruling the local box office, Karnad sent his sociopolitical dramas to national and international film festivals. Along with Karnad’s plays and onscreen roles in mainstream films, his work as a writer and director of art films is quite important too, for they stand the test of time.
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Girish Karnad, the greatest Kannadiga of his age
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Remembering Girish Karnad: From senior to peer, lessons the thespian taught me in theatre — and life
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Girish Karnad passes away: Master Manjunath revisits fond memories of working with him during Malgudi Days
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Girish Karnad shared a strong bond with Dharwad
Deccan Chronicle
End of an Era
Deccan ChronicleGirish Karnad: life in pictures
The Hindu
One man, many crafts: An era ends with Girish Karnad
The Quint
Veteran actor-playwright Girish Karnad passes away at 81
India TV NewsNoted playwright, actor and Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad dies at 81
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Girish Karnad, veteran actor, director and playwright, passes away aged 81 at Bengaluru residence
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