''Prathama Ushakirana'' (; English: ''The First Morning Ray'') is a 1990 Indian

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fiction drama film directed by Suresh Heblikar, written by Ashok Pai and produced under Manasa Arts. Besides Heblikar in the lead, the film features Geetha,

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and Vanitha Vasu in the pivotal roles. The film's music was composed by

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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.Foray into psychiatry
/ref> Besides winning awards, the film was screened at various international film festivals.

Cast

* Suresh Heblikar as Shridhar * Geetha *

Psychiatrist * Vanitha Vasu *

Seeta * Sumana * Shyamala * Nagathihalli Chandrashekar *

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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

Awards

The film won multiple awards for the year 1990. *

Karnataka State Film Awards Karnataka State Film Awards are the most notable and prestigious film awards given for Kannada film industry in Karnataka, India. These are considered the highest awards for Kannada language films. They are given annually by the Government ...

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 #

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- Suresh Heblikar

References

External links

* 1990 films 1990s Kannada-language films 1990s Indian films Indian drama films Films about children Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub