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Prathama Ushakirana
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Wikipedia article
'Prathama Ushakirana' (; 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.[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/exploring-matters-of-the-mind/article17322739.ece Exploring matters of the mind] Besides Heblikar in the lead, the film features Geetha, Girish Karnad, Pramila Joshai and Vanitha Vasu in the pivotal roles.[https://chiloka.com/movie/prathama-ushakirana-1990 Film cast and crew] 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.[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/Foray-into-psychiatry/article14000062.ece Foray into psychiatry] 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.
Awards
The film won multiple awards for the year 1990.
* Karnataka State Film Awards
1989-90 :
# Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film - Manasa Arts
# Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Male) - Master Damarugendra
*38th Filmfare Awards South
1990:
# Filmfare Award for Best Film - Manasa Arts
# Filmfare Award for Best Director - Suresh Heblikar
References
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