Prema Karanth

Film director

1936 – 2007

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Who was Prema Karanth?

Prema Karanth was a well known theatre personality and the first-ever woman film-maker of Kannada cinema. She was the wife of B. V. Karanth and was known for the children's plays that she staged. She became the first ever woman director in Kannada cinema when she directed the film Phaniyamma, which was based on a novel by M. K. Indira.

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Born
Aug 15, 1936
Bangalore
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Nationality
  • India
Profession
Lived in
  • Karnataka
Died
Oct 29, 2007

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on July 23, 2013

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