Veteran Film And Theatre Personality Girish Karnad Dies At 81
BENGALURU:
HIGHLIGHTS
Playwright, actor and director Girish Karnad died today in Benglaru
The award-winning litterateur was also known as a fearless activist
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1974 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992
Girish Karnad, a celebrated actor, playwright and filmmaker, died at 81 today after a long illness. He died at a hospital in Bengaluru at 6.30 am, according to his family.
Born on May 19, 1938, in Mumbai (then Bombay Presidency), his critically-acclaimed body of work includes plays like "Yayati", "Hayavadana" and "Tughlaq", all of which he wrote in Kannada and then translated to English, losing none of the beauty and poignancy of the original texts.
A prominent figure in the Kannada literary scene, many of his plays drew from mythology and traditional stories to create wonderful insights into modernlifefrom mythology and he helped transform the Kannada theatre scene.
His contributions were not limited to the stage.
He acted in both Kannada and Hindi films, was a filmmaker and wrote screenplays, winning multiple awards for his work at the state and central level. A legendary figure, he was also briefly director of the Film and Television Institute in Pune and director of the Nehru Centre in London.
His most memorable role - that of Swami's father - was undoubtedly in "Malgudi Days", a television adaptation of RK Narayan's timeless and enchanting collection of short stories about the sleepy (and fictional) town of Malgudi in South India.
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BENGALURU:
HIGHLIGHTS
Playwright, actor and director Girish Karnad died today in Benglaru
The award-winning litterateur was also known as a fearless activist
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1974 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992
Girish Karnad, a celebrated actor, playwright and filmmaker, died at 81 today after a long illness. He died at a hospital in Bengaluru at 6.30 am, according to his family.
Born on May 19, 1938, in Mumbai (then Bombay Presidency), his critically-acclaimed body of work includes plays like "Yayati", "Hayavadana" and "Tughlaq", all of which he wrote in Kannada and then translated to English, losing none of the beauty and poignancy of the original texts.
A prominent figure in the Kannada literary scene, many of his plays drew from mythology and traditional stories to create wonderful insights into modernlifefrom mythology and he helped transform the Kannada theatre scene.
His contributions were not limited to the stage.
He acted in both Kannada and Hindi films, was a filmmaker and wrote screenplays, winning multiple awards for his work at the state and central level. A legendary figure, he was also briefly director of the Film and Television Institute in Pune and director of the Nehru Centre in London.
His most memorable role - that of Swami's father - was undoubtedly in "Malgudi Days", a television adaptation of RK Narayan's timeless and enchanting collection of short stories about the sleepy (and fictional) town of Malgudi in South India.
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