''Suprabhatha'' is a 1988 Indian
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
-language
romantic drama film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...
directed, written and filmed by
Dinesh Babu
Dinesh Baboo (also known as Dinesh Babu) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, actor and screenwriter who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 40 films, filmed more than 20 fil ...
, making his debut as a director. The film stars
Vishnuvardhan and
Suhasini
Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...
in lead roles, along with
Srividya
Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, ...
,
Maanu and
Vijay Kashi in other supporting roles. The film revolves around the relationship between the mute Hema (Suhasini) and Vijay Kumar portrayed by Vishnuvardhan, a man with a stammering problem. The film explores the issue of relationships with the handicapped, revealing the emotional divide b/w their worlds.
The film was produced by Prabha Raj under the banner of Suryaprabha Films. The film features original songs composed by music duo
Rajan–Nagendra
Rajan–Nagendra were an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four de ...
, with lyrics were written by
Chi. Udaya Shankar (who also wrote the dialogs of the film). The film was presented by
Charuhasan
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. The film was edited by
B. Lenin and
V. T. Vijayan
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu langua ...
in their Kannada film debut.
The film upon release was met with widespread critical acclaim was declared a musical blockbuster. The film created a record by winning eight different awards for a single film in 1988. This was the first such film to have won multiple awards in Kannada cinema. Dinesh Babu was awarded with the
Best Cinematographer at the
Karnataka State Awards in 1989 and
Filmfare Best Director award in 1988. Vishnuvardhan received multiple awards for his performance in the film including the
Filmfare Best Actor award and the
Cinema Express Awards Best Actor, while Suhasini won the
Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada
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.
Plot
Vijay Kumar (Vishnuvardhan), who suffers from stammering problem, lives his life alone in a beautiful valley as petrol bunk owner. He is later joined by a mute Hema (Suhasini) & her brother, Sundereshwar (Maanu) who visits the resort as a hobby to watch migrating birds.
Cast
*
Vishnuvardhan as Vijay Kumar
*
Suhasini
Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...
as Hema
*
Srividya
Srividya (24 July 1953 – 19 October 2006), also known as Sreevidya, was an Indian actress best known for her work predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films, along with few Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films. In a career spanning for 40 years, ...
as Vijay's Sister
*
Maanu as Sundareshwar, Hema's Brother
*
Vijay Kashi
* Anand Kumar
* Baby Mala
* Rajendra Singh
Soundtrack
All songs were composed by
Rajan–Nagendra
Rajan–Nagendra were an Indian musical duo who were prominent composers of film music in Kannada and Telugu cinema from the late 1950s to the early 1990s. Rajan, along with his brother Nagendra, created a niche for themselves for nearly four de ...
, with lyrics by
Chi. Udaya Shankar.
Songs list
/ref> The soundtrack was hugely successful upon release.
* "Ee Hrudaya Haadide" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
* "Nanna Haadu Nannadu" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
* "Cheluve Nanna Cheluve" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
* "Aralida Aase" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra
* "Ee Hrudaya Haadide" - K. S. Chithra
* "Cheluva Nanna Cheluva" - K. S. Chithra
Awards
* Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer
Karnataka State Film Award for Best Cinematographer is a state film award of the Indian state of Karnataka
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- Dinesh Babu
Dinesh Baboo (also known as Dinesh Babu) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, actor and screenwriter who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 40 films, filmed more than 20 fil ...
* Filmfare Award for Best Director - Kannada - Dinesh Babu
Dinesh Baboo (also known as Dinesh Babu) is an Indian film director, cinematographer, actor and screenwriter who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 40 films, filmed more than 20 fil ...
* Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Kannada - Vishnuvardhan
* Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada
''Filmfare'' is an Indian English-language fortnightly magazine published by Worldwide Media. Acknowledged as one of Indian most popular entertainment magazines, it publishes pieces involving news, interviews, photos, videos, reviews, events, an ...
- Suhasini
Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...
* Cinema Express Awards Best Film - Prabha Raj
* Cinema Express Awards Best Actor - Vishnuvardhan
* Cinema Express Awards Best Actress - Suhasini
Suhasini Maniratnam (born 15 August 1961) known mononymously as Suhasini, is an Indian actress, director, producer and writer in the Tamil film industry. She has worked as an actress in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films. She made her ...
* Aragini Readers' Award
* Cine Express Award
* Tarangini Berkley Award
* Indira Pratishtana National Award
* Kannada Film Fan's Association Award
* Kaladevi Award(Chennai)
* It screened at 12th IFFI mainstream section.
References
External links
*
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1988 films
1980s Kannada-language films
Indian romantic drama films
Films scored by Rajan–Nagendra
Films directed by Dinesh Baboo
1988 directorial debut films
1988 romantic drama films