''Harakeya Kuri'' is a 1992 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 ...

political drama A political drama can describe a play, film or TV program that has a political component, whether reflecting the author's political opinion, or describing a politician or series of political events. Dramatists who have written political dramas in ...

film directed and produced by K. S. L. Swamy (Lalitha Ravee). Starring Vishnuvardhan,

Prakash Rai Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam-language films ...

and Geetha in lead roles,Harakeya Kuri cast
/ref> the film was based on the novel of the same name by

Chandrashekhara Kambara Chandrashekhara Kambara ( kn, ಚಂದ್ರಶೇಖರ ಕಂಬಾರ; born 2 January 1937) is a prominent Indian poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hamp ...

. The film was Prakash Rai's first film as a lead character. Based on a true story, Harakeya Kuri was critically acclaimed and went on to win

National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada The National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organization set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several ...

Awards

* Won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada

Cast

* Vishnuvardhan as Sidlingu *

as Prakash * Geetha as Rosie *

Srinath Narayana Swamy (born 28 December 1944), known by his stage name Srinath, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. He holds the position of vice-president of the Kannada television channel Udaya TV. He is ...

H. G. Dattatreya Wing Commander Harihar Gundurao Dattatreya AE(L) (Retd.) (born 1942), popularly known as Dattanna, is an Indian actor who has appeared in more than 204 films and several plays. Alongside his career as an actor, he served in the Indian Air Force ...

as Danappa *

H. G. Somashekar Rao Harihar Gundurao Somashekar Rao (3 November 2020) was an Indian Kannada-language theatre artist and actor. He acted in over 300 plays and 60 films over a career that spanned 50 years. He was a recipient of the Karnataka State Government's award ...

Gangadhar Gangadhar (1936–2003) was an Indian actor known for his work in Kannada cinema. A character actor who transitioned from stage to films in the mid-1960s, he had a brief period of success when his performances in social-dramas such as ''Gejje ...

* Master Hirannaiah * Ramesh Pandit * B. M. Venkatesh * K. S. L. Swamy *

B. Suresha B. Suresha is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor who works in Kannada-language films. He is known for directing the films ''Artha'' (2003) and ''Puttakkana Highway'' (2011). Career B. Suresha made his debut as a child ac ...

as a television journalist

References

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* 1992 films 1990s Kannada-language films Films based on Indian novels Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar Kannada literature Best Kannada Feature Film National Film Award winners Films directed by K. S. L. Swamy {{1990s-Kannada-film-stub