Girish Karnad, veteran actor and playwright, passes away at 81 in Bengaluru

'Jnanpith' award-winning playwright, actor and director Girish Karnad passed away at his residence early Monday morning, aged 81. Girish Karnad, veteran actor and playwright, and Jnanpith awardee, passed away this morning. More details awaited pic.twitter.com/YiQT8kCEqD — ANI (@ANI) June 10, 2019 Karnad was a prominent playwright for four decades, often using history and mythology to tackle contemporary issues. His plays have been translated into English and several Indian languages and directed by directors like Ebrahim Alkazi, BV Karanth, Alyque Padamsee, Prasanna, Arvind Gaur, Satyadev Dubey, Vijaya Mehta, Shyamanand Jalan, Amal Allana and Zafer Mohiuddin. He was conferred the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan by the Government of India and has won four Filmfare Awards, of which three are Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada and the fourth a Filmfare Best Screenplay Award. READ: Sheetal Jain, Amitabh Bachchan's Longtime Secretary And Producer, Passes Away At 77 His sad demise has come as a shock to many fans who have taken to Twitter to pay their tributes to the veteran. Deeply saddened to learn that playwright, actor and filmmaker, Girish Karnad, passed away in Bangalore. RIP. — Sugata Srinivasaraju (@sugataraju) June 10, 2019 Actor, dramatist and Jnanapeeth awardee Girish Karnad is passed away this morning. He enriched Kannada and Indian theatre by his remarkable and iconic dramas. His immense contribution to Kannada literature and Rangabhoomi is always remembered. Om Shanti. #GirishKarnadNoMore pic.twitter.com/Dq2y3SUG6X — Vishweshwar Bhat (@VishweshwarBhat) June 10, 2019 #GirishKarnad, most loved author, actor and film maker breathed his last at 6:30am in his Bengaluru residence due to multiple organ failure.#RIPGirishKarnad pic.twitter.com/firK8NsThb — Saurav Baidehi (@SauravBaidehi) June 10, 2019 READ: Veteran Actor Dinyar Contractor Passes Away, PM Modi And Smriti Irani Mourn His Sad Demise. Read Here Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa also took to Twitter to mourn the demise of the veteran actor-playwright. "Saddened to hear the demise of veteran actor-playwright and jnanapeeta awardee Sri. Girish Karnad. My deepest condolences to @RKarnad and his family", he wrote. Saddened to hear the demise of veteran actor-playwright and jnanapeeta awardee Sri. Girish Karnad. My deepest condolences to @RKarnad and his family. pic.twitter.com/Sr53rnPSso — B.S. Yeddyurappa (@BSYBJP) June 10, 2019

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Girish Karnad, veteran actor and playwright, passes away at 81 in Bengaluru

'Jnanpith' award-winning playwright, actor and director Girish Karnad passed away at his residence early Monday morning, aged 81.

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