| 1 | '''Prema Karanth (b. 1936)''' |
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| 4 | Kannada director born in Bangalore. Brought |
| 5 | up by grandparents in a small Karnataka village |
| 6 | in Kolar District. Wrote stories and articles for |
| 7 | children’s magazine, Chandamama. Wellknown |
| 8 | director on Kannada stage noted |
| 9 | particularly for children’s theatre (e.g. |
| 10 | Kambhar’s Alibaba and the Forty Thieves, |
| 11 | 1978). Studied at Benares University and |
| 12 | graduated in direction at National School of |
| 13 | Drama (1971), worked in Delhi-based theatre |
| 14 | groups Yatrik and Dishantar, and in husband |
| 15 | B.V. Karanth’s Benaka in Bangalore (1975). |
| 16 | Did costumes for over 120 plays in English, |
| 17 | Hindi and Kannada. Assisted Karnad and |
| 18 | Karanth on Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane/ |
| 19 | Godhuli (1977), G.V. Iyer on Kudre Motte, in |
| 20 | which she also acted. Worked at the Adarsh |
| 21 | Film Institute with Kasaravalli. |
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| 24 | '''FILMOGRAPHY''' (* only act): 1977: Kudre |
| 25 | Motte*; 1982: Amara Madhura Prema*; |
| 26 | Phaniyamma; 1983: Simhasana*; 1985: The |
| 27 | Jewel of Manipur: Part 1 (Doc); 1986: The |
| 28 | Jewel of Manipur: Part 2 (Doc); 1988: Appiko |
| 29 | (Doc); 1989: Nakkala Rajkumari; 1990: Sapne |
| 30 | Huye Sakaar (Doc). |
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