Prathama Ushakirana (Kannada: ಪ್ರಥಮ ಉಷಾಕಿರಣ; 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.[1] Besides Heblikar in the lead, the film features Geetha, Girish Karnad, Pramila Joshai and Vanitha Vasu in the pivotal roles.[2] The film's music was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar and the cinematography was by P. Rajan.

Prathama Ushakirana
Directed bySuresh Heblikar
Story byAshok Pai
Produced byManasa Arts
StarringSuresh Heblikar
Girish Karnad
Geetha
CinematographyP. Rajan
Edited byM. N. Swamy
Music byVijaya Bhaskar
Production
company
Manasa Arts
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

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.[3] Besides winning awards, the film was screened at various international film festivals.

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Music edit

The soundtrack and score for the film was composed by Vijaya Bhaskar.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Etthara Balu Etthara"M. N. Vyasa Rao, Nagathihalli ChandrashekarRajkumar Bharathi 

Awards edit

The film won multiple awards for the year 1990.

1989-90 :

  1. Karnataka State Film Award for Third Best Film - Manasa Arts
  2. Karnataka State Film Award for Best Child Actor (Male) - Master Damarugendra

1990:

  1. Filmfare Award for Best Film - Manasa Arts
  2. Filmfare Award for Best Director - Suresh Heblikar

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