Girish Kasaravalli

Girish Kasaravalli

Born: December 3, 1950
in India
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.

Movies for Girish Kasaravalli...

Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli
Title: Life in Metaphors: A Portrait of Girish Kasaravalli
Character: Himself
Released: July 6, 2015
Type: Movie
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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Celluloid Man
Title: Celluloid Man
Character: Self
Released: June 26, 2012
Type: Movie
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.