Girish Kasaravalli

Girish Kasaravalli

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Directing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1950-12-03 (74 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    India

Biography

Girish Kasaravalli is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. Known internationally for his works, Kasaravalli has garnered fourteen National Film Awards, including four Best Feature Films; Ghatashraddha (1977), Tabarana Kathe (1986), Thaayi Saheba (1997) and Dweepa (2002). In 2011, he was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India.

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