Prathyartha Explained

Prathyartha
Director:	Sunil Kumar Desai
Producer:	G.V. Srinivas B.G. Manjunath
Story:	Sunil Kumar Desai
Screenplay:	Sunil Kumar Desai
Music:	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography:	H. C. Venu
Editing:	R. Janardhan
Country:	India
Language:	Kannada

Prathyartha is a 1999 Kannada suspense-thriller film directed by Sunil Kumar Desai featuring Ramesh Aravind, Raghuvaran, Girish Karnad and Sudeep in the lead roles.^{[1] [2]} The film features background score composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The concept of this movie is based on the 1995 movie Nick of Time.^[3]

Cast

• Ramesh Aravind as Akshay / Robert
• Raghuvaran as Rakesh
• Girish Karnad as Home Minister of India Sheshanag Dixit
• Sudeep as Sudeep
• Avinash as Karthik, Home Minister's P.A.
• Shivaram as Madhav
• Kashi as Maruthi
• Tharakesh patel
• K. D. Venkatesh
• Vinayak Joshi as Akshay (not the protagonist)
• Sunil Kumar Desai as visitor in Lalitha Mahal Palace (Special appearance)

Production

The entire movie story revolves around the Lalith Mahal Palace in Mysore during Dasara season.

Awards

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Karnataka State Film Awards
Totals
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Karnataka State Film Awards :-

• Best Screenplay - Won - Sunil Kumar Desai (1998–99)

Notes and References

1. News: The long road before 'Tarka' happened . The Hindu . 21 October 2019 . R . Shilpa Sebastian .
2. Web site: CM B.S. Yediyurappa graced the occasion as the chief guest of honor . . 16 March 2021 .
3. Web site: Beladingala Baale is my most loved film: Desai Deccan Herald. 29 August 2020.