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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Girish Kasaravalli
| image = Girish Kasaravalli 2014.JPG
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|12|03}}
| birth_place = Kesaluru, [[Thirthahalli]], [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]], [[Mysore State]] (now [[Karnataka]]), India
| nationality = [[India]]n
| death_date =
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| occupation = Film director, producer, screenwriter
| salary =
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2011)
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Vaishali Kasaravalli|Vaishali]]|1978|2010|end=died}}
| children = [[Apurva Kasaravalli|Apurva]] (son) <br> [[Ananya Kasaravalli|Ananya]] (daughter)
}}
'''Girish Kasaravalli''' (born 3 December 1950) is an Indian film director, in the [[Kannada cinema]], and one of the pioneers of the [[Parallel Cinema]].<ref>[http://www.upperstall.com/people/girish-kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli] ''Upperstall.com''.</ref> Known internationally for his works, Kasaravalli has garnered fourteen [[National Film Awards]], including four [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Best Feature Films]]; ''[[Ghatashraddha]]'' (1977), ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]'' (1986), ''[[Thaayi Saheba]]'' (1997) and ''[[Dweepa]]'' (2002).<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/jun/20list.htm India's Best Film – Girish Kasaravalli], ''[[Rediff.com]]''.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103203646/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/96820/Girish-Kasaravalli Girish Kasaravalli], ''[[New York Times]]''.</ref> In 2011, he was awarded [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award by [[Government of India]].<ref>http://www.topnews.in/light/usha-uthup-girish-kasaravalli-get-padma-shri-231934</ref>

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 thirteen [[National Film Awards]].<ref name="ReferenceA">[http://www.ourkarnataka.com/kannada/movie/filmography_girishkasaravalli.htm Kannada Cinema Special: Filmography of Girish Kasaravalli]</ref>

==Early life==
Girish Kasaravalli was born in Kesalur, a village in the [[Tirthahalli]] taluk in [[Shimoga]] district on 3 December 1950<ref>''Filmography of Sixty Eminent Indian Moviakers, Along with Their Short Biographical Notes'', by Rajata Raya. Published by Cine Society, Mosaboni, 1983. Page 266.</ref> to Ganesh Rao, an agriculturist, as well as a freedom fighter, and Lakshmidevi, a homemaker, one of 10 children (five brothers and four sisters). 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]].

He was attracted to the touring talkies which visited his village once in a while to screen popular [[Kannada]] films. This was his first exposure to the world of cinema. Another relative who supported his love for creative arts was his maternal uncle [[K.V.Subbanna]], a [[Ramon Magsaysay Award|Magsaysay]] award winner who founded [[Neenasam]], a critically acclaimed and popular drama company.

He shifted to Shimoga where he graduated from Sahyadri College. College was transformative for Kasaravalli as poets [[G. S. Shivarudrappa|G S Shivarudrappa]] and [[Sa Shi Marulaiah]] were his Kannada teachers.<ref name="toi1">{{Cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/TOI/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOI&BaseHref=TOIBG%2F2009%2F12%2F14&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=4&EntityId=Ar00400&AppName=1|title=PUBLIC SPACE PRIVATE LIFE: GIRISH KASARAVALLI|publisher=[[Times of India]]|access-date=5 June 2016}}</ref> He then enrolled for the B.Pharma course in the College of Pharmacy, [[Manipal]]. The college was a common place for many cultural activities and kept Kasaravalli's creative interests alive. After completing his degree, he went to Hyderabad for training. But, due to his pre-occupations in cinema and art, he found it difficult to manage his profession and interest together. He decided to quit the career in Pharmacy and join the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune.

==Career==
[[File:The Director Girish Kasaravalli and the National Award Winner Actress of film ‘Hasina’, Tara at a Press Conference during the ongoing 36th International Film Festival of India – 2005 in Panaji, Goa on December 3, 2005.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kasaravalli (right) with Tara (left) at a press conference in [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[36th International Film Festival of India|2005]]) ]]

Kasaravalli graduated from [[Film and Television Institute of India|FTII]] [[Pune]] in 1975, with a specialisation in film direction. The world of [[Akira Kurosawa|Kurosawa]], [[Satyajit Ray|Ray]], [[Yasujirō Ozu|Ozu]], [[Federico Fellini|Fellini]] and [[Michelangelo Antonioni|Antonioni]] inspired him, and his conviction in neo-realist cinema deepened. In an interview many years later, he recollected how he was inspired by these filmmakers, especially [[Yasujirō Ozu|Ozu]]. While in his final year, he was chosen to be the assistant director for [[B. V. Karanth]] for the film ''[[Chomana Dudi]]''. He passed out of the FTII with a gold medal to his credit. His student film ''Avasesh'' won the President's Silver Lotus award for the best experimental short film of the year.

His first film as an independent director was ''[[Ghatashraddha]]'' in 1977; it won him the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Golden Lotus]] and a few international awards. This film was followed by many more masterpieces. For a short while, he served as the principal of a film institute in Bangalore.

He has worked as associate director for [[T. S. Nagabharana]]'s ''[[Grahana]]'' movie during 1981
He won his second [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Golden Lotus]] for ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]'' in 1987. Considered as one of the best edited films in India, it deals with the futile efforts of a retired government servant to earn his pension. In 1997, he came up with another masterpiece, ''[[Thaayi Saheba]]'' which won him his third [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Golden Lotus]] award. ''[[Thaayi Saheba]]'' is considered to be the most mature work of the director, dealing with the transition in the Indian society from the pre- to the post-independence periods.

The narrative structure was unique, and it had a powerful way of depicting a social situation. He repeated his success with ''[[Dweepa]]'' in 2002 starring late actress [[Soundarya]]. It won his fourth [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Golden Lotus]] award. ''[[Dweepa]]'' was different from his earlier films: It used music extensively and was visually stunning. Apart from these four films winning [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film|Golden Lotus]] awards, Kasaravalli directed ''Akramana'' in 1979, ''Mooru darigalu'' in 1981, ''Bannada Vesha'' in 1988, ''Mane'' in 1990, ''[[Kraurya]]'' in 1996, ''Hasina'' in 2004 and ''[[Naayi Neralu]]'' in 2006.

''[[Naayi Neralu]]'' dealt with a very intense and bizarre concept of reincarnation, based on the novel with the same name by [[S.L. Bhyrappa]]. Kasaravalli has given a different interpretation of the subject. It won the Best Film award at KARA film festival, Karachi thus making it the first ever Kannada film to win the top honour in any international festival.

In 2008 he directed ''[[Gulabi Talkies]]'' based on a short story of the same name by [[Vaidehi (Kannada writer)|Vaidehi]]. It was shown in many international film festivals, winning awards and accolades. In 2010, he made ''[[Kanasemba Kudureyaneri]]'' (Riding the Stallion of Dreams) which, too, won him many international awards. He has finished his ''[[Koormavatara]]'' (The Tortoise, an Incarnation) which won the National film award for the best Kannada film of 2011. In 2015 he made a documentary film on [[Adoor Gopalakrishnan]] named ''[[Images/Reflections]]''.<ref name="Kasaravalli’s documentary on Adoor to be screened today">{{cite news|title=Kasaravalli's documentary on Adoor to be screened today|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/kasaravallis-documentary-on-adoor-to-be-screened-today/article7096723.ece|access-date=17 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="HindustanTimes">{{cite news|title=Girish Kasaravalli reflects on Adoor's images in a new docu|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-cinema/girish-kasaravalli-reflects-on-adoor-s-images-in-a-new-docu/story-6MhzSbzCpIBlisATqMBm8H.html|access-date=17 February 2016|work=HindustanTimes}}</ref>

The International Film Festival of Rotterdam held a retrospective of Kasaravalli's films in 2003. In August 2017, the Entertainment Society of Goa organized a film festival in [[Goa]] in his honour.<ref>{{cite news|title=Goa to host festival in honour of Girish Kasaravalli|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/goa-to-host-festival-in-honour-of-girish-kasaravalli/articleshow/59651827.cms|access-date=14 November 2017|work=The Times of India|date=18 July 2017}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Kasaravalli married actress [[Vaishali Kasaravalli|Vaishali]] on 21 April 1978.<ref name="toi1"/> They have two children: son Apoorva and daughter Ananya. Vaishali died of illness in 2010, aged 59.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vaishali Kasaravalli passes away|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/100103/kannada-actress-vaishali-kasaravalli-dead.html|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=5 April 2017|date=27 September 2010}}</ref>

Kasaravalli is a voracious reader and counts the works of [[K. Shivaram Karanth]], [[Kuvempu]] and [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]] among his influences.

==Awards and international honours==
{{Main|List of awards and international honours received by Girish Kasaravalli}}

== Notable filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
|- style="background:#cccccf; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Film
! colspan="2" | Functioned as
! scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
! style="width:65px;"| Director
! style="width:65px;"| Screenplay
|-
|1977 || ''[[Ghatashraddha]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]
|-
|1980 || ''Akramana''
|{{Yes}}
| {{No}}||
|-
|1981 || ''Mooru Darigalu''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}||
|-
|1987 || ''[[Tabarana Kathe]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| National Film Award for Best Feature Film
|-
|1988 || ''Bannada Vesha''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada]]
|-
|1990 || ''[[Mane (film)|Mane]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada
|-
|1991 || ''[[Ek Ghar]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| [[Hindi]] film
|-
|1992 || ''[[Kubi Matthu Iyala]]''
|{{No}}
| {{Yes}}|| Screenplay and Dialogues only
|-
|1996 || ''[[Kraurya]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada
|-
|1997 || ''[[Thaayi Saheba]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| National Film Award for Best Feature Film
|-
|2002 || ''[[Dweepa]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| National Film Award for Best Feature Film
|-
|2003 || ''Grihabhanga''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| Tele Series
|-
|2004 || ''[[Hasina (film)|Hasina]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}||National Film Award for Best Costumes, National Film Award for Best Film on Social Issues, Karnataka State Award for Best Film on Social Issues
|-
|2006 || ''[[Naayi Neralu]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}||
|-
|2008 || ''[[Gulabi Talkies]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada
|-
|2010|| ''[[Kanasemba Kudureyaneri]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| [[National Film Award for Best Screenplay]]
|-
|2012 || ''[[Koormavatara]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada
|-
|2020 || ''[[Illiralare Allige Hogalare]]''
|{{Yes}}
| {{Yes}}|| Upcoming film

|}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|0440424|Girish Kasaravalli}}
* [http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/19ssgirish.htm External interview at Rediff on directing Gulabi Talkies]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090219222122/http://samvaada.com/themes/editorial/unicode ಕನ್ನಡಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ.ಕಾಮ್ ನಿಂದ ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾಸರವಳ್ಳಿ ಗೌರವಾರ್ಥ – ಕನ್ನಡ ಪರ್ಯಾಯ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ರಸಗ್ರಹಣ ಶಿಬಿರ]
* [http://theseventhart.info/2011/03/13/the-films-of-girish-kasaravalli The Films of Girish Kasaravalli]
* [http://www.reelismfilms.in/?p=410 Life in Metaphors : A portrait of Girish Kasaravalli]

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