Suprabhatha

Suprabhatha is a 1988 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed and written by Dinesh Babu,[1] making his first entry as a director. The film stars Vishnuvardhan,[2] Suhasini and Srividya in the lead roles.[3] The music was composed by Rajan-Nagendra and the dialogues & lyrics were written by Chi. Udaya Shankar. The film was presented by Charuhasan and produced by Prabha Raj.

Suprabhatha
Directed byDinesh Babu
Produced byPrabha Raj
Written byDinesh Babu
StarringVishnuvardhan
Suhasini
Srividya
Music byRajan-Nagendra
CinematographyDinesh Babu
Edited by
Production
company
Suryaprabha Films
Release date
  • 1988 (1988)
Running time
121 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

The film upon release was declared a musical blockbuster and was widely appreciated for its content. The film created a record by winning 8 different awards for a single film in 1988. This was the first such film to have won multiple awards in Kannada cinema.[4] Dinesh Babu was awarded with the Best Cinematographer at the Karnataka State Awards in 1989 and Filmfare Best Director award in 1988. Actor Vishnuvardhan received multiple awards including the Filmfare Best Actor award Karnataka State Film Awards also.

Cast

Soundtrack

All songs were composed by Rajan-Nagendra, with lyrics by Chi. Udaya Shankar.[5] 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 - Dinesh Babu
  • Filmfare Award for Best Director - Kannada - Dinesh Babu
  • Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Kannada - Vishnuvardhan
  • Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada - Suhasini
  • Cinema Express Awards Best Film - Prabha Raj [6]
  • Cinema Express Awards Best Actor - Vishnuvardhan[6]
  • Cinema Express Awards Best Actress - Suhasini[6]
  • 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
  1. Dinesh Babu movies list
  2. Vishnuvardhan movies list
  3. Cast & crew
  4. Suprabhatha Awards
  5. Songs list
  6. Express News Service (11 March 1989), "Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram", The Indian Express, p. 4, retrieved 7 October 2016
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