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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

Movies (69 total, ranked by score)

  1. Vamsha Vriksha

    1971

    31

  2. Komaram Puli

    2010 · ★ 4.0 (5 votes)

    Action, Crime

    32

  3. Chaitanya

    1991 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    33

  4. Rana Vikrama

    2015 · ★ 5.0 (2 votes)

    Action, Drama

    34

  5. Zamana

    1985

    35

  6. Chalk N Duster

    2016 · ★ 7.2 (4 votes)

    Drama

    36

  7. Jadu Ka Shankh

    1974

    Adventure, Family, Fantasy

    37

  8. Chellamae

    2004 · ★ 6.0 (13 votes)

    Thriller, Romance

    38

  9. Anveshane

    1983

    39

  10. Apne Paraye

    1980

    Drama, Family, Comedy

    40

  11. Aatank

    1996 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    Thriller, Horror

    41

  12. Sankeertana

    1987 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Action, Family

    42

  13. Sivasakthi

    1996

    43

  14. The Jewelled Lamp

    1979

    Drama

    44

  15. The Prince

    1996 · ★ 4.7 (3 votes)

    Drama

    45

  16. Dharma Chakram

    1996 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    46

  17. Kaanooru Heggadithi

    1999

    47

  18. Aparoopa

    1982

    Drama

    48

  19. Lava Kusha

    2007

    Drama

    49

  20. Akarshan

    1988 · ★ 4.0 (3 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    50

  21. Tananam Tananam

    2006

    Music, Romance, Drama

    51

  22. Prathyartha

    1999 · ★ 5.2 (2 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Crime

    52

  23. Life Goes On

    2009 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    53

  24. Aakrosh: Cyclone Of Anger

    1998 · ★ 2.0 (2 votes)

    54

  25. Gurudakshina

    2015 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    55

  26. Sweety Nanna Jodi

    2013

    Romance, Drama

    56

  27. Naan Adimai Illai

    1986 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Drama

    57

  28. Shama

    1981

    Crime, Drama, Family

    58

  29. Tarang

    1984 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)

    Drama

    59

  30. Rudra Tandava

    2015 · ★ 4.5 (4 votes)

    Action, Drama, Romance

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.