Girish Kasaravalli

Girish Kasaravalli
Girish Kasaravalli in 2010
Born (1950-12-03) 3 December 1950 (age 73)
Kesalur
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter
Spouse
(m. 1978; died 2010)
ChildrenApurva (son)
Ananya (daughter)
AwardsPadma Shri (2011)

Girish Kasaravalli (born 3 December 1950) is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema.[1] 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).[2][3] In 2011, he was awarded with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India.[4]

A gold medalist from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, The film he made to fulfill his diploma, Avashesh, was awarded the Best Student Film and the National Film Award for Best Short Fiction Film for that year. He has received fourteen National Film Awards.[5]

  1. ^ Girish Kasaravalli Upperstall.com.
  2. ^ India's Best Film – Girish Kasaravalli, Rediff.com.
  3. ^ Girish Kasaravalli, New York Times.
  4. ^ "Usha Uthup, Girish Kasaravalli to get Padma Shri | TopNews". Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Kannada Cinema Special: Filmography of Girish Kasaravalli". Archived from the original on 23 December 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2009.

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