Girish Karnad
Actor · 77 credits · 13 in highly-rated films
Best known for 24 (2016)
Frequent collaborators: Shabana Azmi, Hema Malini, S. P. Balasubramaniam, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Naseeruddin Shah
Best Girish Karnad movies by genre
Movies (69 total, ranked by score)
124
2016 · ★ 7.2 (135 votes)
Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
2Hey Ram
2000 · ★ 7.0 (65 votes)
History, Drama, Crime
3Gunaa
1991 · ★ 7.0 (18 votes)
Romance, Thriller, Drama
4Peepli Live
2010 · ★ 7.3 (72 votes)
Drama, Comedy
5Dor
2006 · ★ 7.4 (28 votes)
Drama
6Cheluvi
1992 · ★ 10.0 (2 votes)
Drama, Family
7Kaadhalan
1994 · ★ 6.6 (16 votes)
Action, Drama, Romance
- 8
Sur Sangam
1985 · ★ 6.5 (1 votes)
9Samskara
1970 · ★ 7.7 (7 votes)
Drama
10Ek Tha Tiger
2012 · ★ 6.2 (224 votes)
Action, Thriller, Romance
11Tiger Zinda Hai
2017 · ★ 6.3 (183 votes)
Action, Adventure, Thriller
12Aa Dinagalu
2007 · ★ 7.0 (6 votes)
Drama, Crime, Romance
13Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.
2004 · ★ 6.7 (17 votes)
14Kempe Gowda
2011 · ★ 5.8 (7 votes)
Action, Thriller, Comedy
15Nee Thanda Kanike
1985
Romance, Drama
- 16
Nehru: The Jewel of India
1990
Drama, History
17Minsara Kanavu
1997 · ★ 6.6 (15 votes)
Comedy, Romance, Drama
- 18
Dhanam
2008
Drama
19Aasha
1980 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)
Drama, Family, Romance
20Santha Shishunala Sharif
1990
21Bramma
1991 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)
Action, Thriller
22Mil Gayee Manzil Mujhe
1989 · ★ 9.5 (2 votes)
23Kadhal Mannan
1998 · ★ 5.9 (6 votes)
Romance, Drama
24Chandra
2014 · ★ 2.2 (2 votes)
- 25
Pranadaata
1992
Drama, Music
26Samrat & Co.
2014 · ★ 5.0 (4 votes)
Action, Mystery, Crime
27Swami
1977 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Romance, Drama
28Mysooru Mallige
1991
29Ananda Bhairavi
1983 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Family
30Sutradhar
1987
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.