Prathama Ushakirana

1990 Indian film
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
128 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageKannada

Prathama Ushakirana (Kannada: ಪ್ರಥಮ ಉಷಾಕಿರಣ; English: The First Morning Ray) is a 1990 Indian Kannada fiction drama film directed by Suresh Heblikar, written by Ashok Pai and produced under Manasa Arts.[1] Besides Heblikar in the lead, the film features Geetha, Girish Karnad, Pramila Joshai and Vanitha Vasu in the pivotal roles.[2] The film's music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar and the cinematography was by P. Rajan.

The film dealt with child psychiatry as the main theme and met with critical appraise and went on to win several awards at the Karnataka State Film Awards 1989-90 and the 38th Filmfare Awards South.[3] Besides winning awards, the film was screened at various international film festivals.

Cast

  • Suresh Heblikar as Shridhar
  • Geetha
  • Girish Karnad Psychiatrist
  • Vanitha Vasu
  • Pramila Joshai Seeta
  • Sumana
  • Shyamala
  • Nagathihalli Chandrashekar
  • Mimicry Dayanand Shettru
  • Shanthamma
  • S. Malathi
  • Baby Nisha Shenoy G
  • Master Damarugendra
  • Master Abhishek
  • Narayana Rao

Music

The soundtrack and score for the film was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Etthara Balu Etthara"M. N. Vyasa Rao, Nagathihalli ChandrashekarRajkumar Bharathi 

Awards

The film won multiple awards for the year 1990.

1989-90 :

  1. Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film - Manasa Arts
  2. Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Male) - Master Damarugendra

1990:

  1. Filmfare Award for Best Film - Manasa Arts
  2. Filmfare Award for Best Director - Suresh Heblikar

References

  1. ^ Exploring matters of the mind
  2. ^ Film cast and crew
  3. ^ Foray into psychiatry

External links

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