Karanth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:B. V. Karanth, Indian theatre personality from Karnataka BV Karanth:Baba, a 2012 Indian film about him K. Shivaram Karanth, major Kannada writer, social reformer, environmentalist, artist, movie maker K. Ullas Karanth, Indian conservation zoologist Prema Karanth, Indian theatre personality