# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/girish-kasaravalli
# Generated: 2026-08-15T01:22:45.657Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/girish-kasaravalli"
name: "Girish Kasaravalli"
slug: "girish-kasaravalli"
description: "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 with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India."
tagline: "Indian film director"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
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birthDate: "1950-12-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  162
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump