B.V. Karanth
B.V. Karanth: A king of theatre
Babukodi Venkataramana Karanth (19 September 1929 – 1 September 2002) was a noted film and theatre personality from India. Throughout his life, he was director, actor and musician of modern Indian theatre, both in Kannada as well as in Hindi, and one of the pioneers of Kannada and Hindi new wave cinema. Born in Dakshina Kannada, he was an alumnus of the National School of Drama (1962) and later, its director. He has directed many successful plays and has directed award-winning works in Kannada cinema. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri. His entry brough | Click Here...
B.V. Karanth: A genius of theatre
Karanth is regarded as a genius of theatre by the legion of friends, co-workers and students he leaves behind in the theatre world, including in remote towns and villages of the country where he took theatre. As much loved for his qualities of heart (his friends recall the "naivete" and "vulnerability" of his personality) as his mastery over the stage, Karanth leaves a formidable legacy not just for Kannada theatre on which of course he has left an imprint but for Indian theatre in general. "He was one of the first major all-India theatre personalities," said Prasanna, playwright and | Click Here...