Girish Kasaravalli

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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.

03-12-1950

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Sagittarius

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Total Films

Also known as (male)

India

Place of Birth

03-12-1950

Birthday

Sagittarius

Zodiac Sign

Genres

Total Films

Also Known As (male)

India

Place of Birth

Popular works

Media

Creative career

actor

3 Works

producer

3 Works

director

37 Works

writer

14 Works

other

2 Works

Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli

Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli is a collection of portraits sketched by colleagues, friends, family, filmmakers, and film critics, providing insights into the intricate layers of Kasaravalli's cinema and exploring the nuances of his films and their metaphors.

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2015

Images | Reflections

A documentary on eminent film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan by Girish Kasaravalli.

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2015

Celluloid Man

Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built the archive can by can in a country where the archiving of cinema was considered unimportant.

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2012