Question: Facts: - death place: bangalore , karnataka , india - birth name: babukodi venkataramana karanth - death date: 01 september 2002 - spouse: prema -rrb- karanth -lrb- 1958 2002 ; his death - birth date: 19 september 1929 - nationality: indian - image: karanth.jpg - birth place: babukodi india , manchi , kingdom of mysore , british - occupation: composer , film director , screenwriter , actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of b. v. karanth .
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babukodi venkataramana karanth -lrb- ; 19 september 1929 -- 1 september 2002 -rrb- was a renowned 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 hindi , and one of the pioneers of kannada and hindi new wave cinema .he was an alumnus of the national school of drama -lrb- 1962 -rrb- and later , its director .he has directed many successful plays and has directed award winning kannada movies .the government of india honoured him with the padma shri .