B.V. Karanth was born on September 19, 1929 in Manchi, Karnataka, India. He was a composer and director, known for Godhuli (1977), Vamsha Vriksha (1971) and Chomana Dudi (1975). He was married to Prema Karanth. He died on September 1, 2002 in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
In 2012, a documentary film, B V Karanth: Baba (2012), was made on BV Karanth by Films Division, India's largest documentary film producing organisation.