Girish Kasaravalli

Girish Kasaravalli is an Indian film director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. Known internationally, he has won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film four times for Ghatashraddha , Tabarana Kathe , Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa . In 2011, he was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India.

Girish Kasaravalli was born in Kesalur, a village in the Tirthahalli taluk in Shimoga district onDecember 1950 to Ganesh Rao and Lakshmi Devi. In one of the musical public shows, Ravi Belagere, the animatic presenter compere has stated that Girishs full name was Girish Karanth. This needs verification as it is Ravi Belagere who gave this information. He had his primary education in Kesalur and middle school education in Kammaradi. Hailing from a family of book lovers, he was initiated to reading from a young age by his father. His father was a patron of Yakshagana, a folk system of dance native to Karnataka. All this formed a basis for a life rich with creative aspirations.

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