Aaghaatha

1994 Indian film

1994 (1994)

Running time

127 minCountryIndiaLanguageKannada

Aaghaata is a 1994 Indian Kannada language thriller - drama film directed by Suresh Heblikar and based on a novel by Dr. Ashok Pai. It was produced by Manasa Arts banner. Besides Heblikar, the film features Girish Karnad, Shruti and Srikanth in pivotal roles.^[1]^{[dead link]} The music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.

The film won actress Shruti her first Karnataka State Best Actress award for her performance.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

Kannada psychodrama based on the true-life case studies of the Pai couple, practicing psychiatrists and the film's producers. Usha (Shruthi), daughter of a retired school teacher, turns down a marriage proposal from a progressive US-based engineer in favour of university colleague Vikas (Srikant). Vikas abandons Usha when his oppressive father demands a dowry she cannot pay. After psychiatric treatment, Usha joins a rural voluntary organisation where she falls for its leader, Francis (Suresh Heblikar). The demise of her second lover after local gossip takes on religious overtones causes a further psychological crisis. The psychiatrist in the film (Girish Karnad), representing the producers, offers a sociological critique of the events.

Cast

Suresh Heblikar
Girish Karnad
Shruti
Srikanth
Ramakrishna
G. V. Shivanand
Radha Ramachandra
Mallikarjuna

Soundtrack

All the songs are composed and scored by Vijaya Bhaskar.^[2]

Sl No	Song Title	Singer(s)	Lyricist
1	"Banthido Shringara Maasa"	Kusuma	D R Bendre
2	"Eko Kaane Arali Banthu"	Rajesh Krishnan	Chi. Udaya Shankar

References

^ Aaghaata (1994) – Kannada Movie Archived 21 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Raaga". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2015.