Girish Kasaravalli

Girish Kasaravalli is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works primarily the Kannada cinema. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema. His films have received critical acclaim and he has received fourteen National Film Awards, National Film Awards, including four Best Feature Films: Ghatashraddha, Tabarana Kathe, Thaayi Saheba and Dweepa. In 2011, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour.