B. V. Karanth biography
B. V. Karanth was an Indian theatre personality, film director, born on 19 September 1929 in Dakshina Kannada district, who died on 1 September 2002.
Honours include Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, Filmfare Awards South and National Film Award for Best Music Direction.
- Also known as
- BVK, Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth, B.V. Karanth
- Born
- 19 September 1929
- Died
- 1 September 2002 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Dakshina Kannada district
- Work
- Film director, Composer, Music director, Screenwriter, Actor
- Film industries
- Kannada cinema
- Awards
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- Filmfare Awards South
- National Film Award for Best Music Direction
- Padma Shri in arts