Director

B.V. Karanth

Sound

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 15

TMDB ID: 1409617

IMDb ID: nm0438911

Known for: Sound

Born: September 19, 1929

Died: September 1, 2002

Age: 72

Place of birth: Manchi, Karnataka, India

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1973 - 1993

Years active: 21

Wikidata: Q3595279

Also known as

B. V. Karanth • Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth

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Director (2)Original Music Composer (7)Music (5)Music Score Producer (1)

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Biography

Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth (19 September 1929 – 1 September 2002) widely known as B. V. Karanth was an Indian film director, playwright, actor, screenwriter, composer, and dramatist known for his works in the Kannada theatre, Kannada cinema, and Hindi cinema. One of the pioneers of the Parallel Cinema, Karanth was an alumnus of the National School of Drama (1962) and later, its director. He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1976), six National Film Awards, and the civilian honor Padma Shri for his contributions towards the field of art.

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