| Real Name | Girish Raghunath Karnad |
| Nickname | Giri |
| Gender | Male |
| Profession | Actor, Film Director, Screenwriter, Professor |
| Height | 5.9 ft |
| Weight | 80 kg |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Date of Birth | 19 May 1938 |
| Age | 87 Years |
| Date of Death | |
| Birth Place | Bombay Presidency, British India |
| Hometown | Bangalore, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| School / College | Karnatak Arts College, Dharwad, Karnataka University Magdalen College, University of Oxford, England B.sc , M.A, Ph.D. |
| Parents | Son - Raghu Karnad |
| Spouse | Saraswathy Ganapathy |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Hobbies | Reading, Writing, Listening music, Yoga |
| Net Worth | 5-10 Crore |
Girish Karnad, born Girish Raghunath Karnad on 19 May 1938 in Matheran, Maharashtra, was one of India’s most celebrated playwrights, actors, and film directors. He studied mathematics and...
He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, where he studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics before returning to India to pursue theatre and cinema.
Karnad’s play Tughlaq...